A former Clemson defensive lineman was waived by an NFL team this week. The Baltimore Ravens have waived defensive tackle Xavier Kelly, according to Wednesday’s league transactions report. Kelly tore his Achilles during OTAs last May, had surgery the following month and then spent last season on IR after clearing waivers. The Ravens signed Kelly in […]
After getting injured in minicamp late last week, a former Clemson Tiger was waved by an NFL team on Tuesday. The Baltimore Ravens waved former Clemson defensive tackle Xavier Kelly. Kelly, who played on Clemson’s defensive line from 2016-’19, tore his Achilles in practice. Kelly signed with the Ravens as a undrafted free agent following […]
A former Clemson player went down with an injury Wednesday in an NFL minicamp. Xavier Kelly, who played on Clemson’s defensive line from 2016-’19, tore his Achilles in practice, according to the Athletics Jeff Zrebiec. Kelly signed with the Ravens as a undrafted free agent following his one season at Arkansas in 2020. Early indication […]
Clemson defensive tackle Xavier Kelly has entered his name into the transfer portal, the Clemson Insider learned Saturday afternoon. Kelly’s name went into the portal Saturday morning, we were told. He enters the transfer portal as a graduate transfer, meaning he will be eligible to play for someone next season. Kelly is the second Clemson […]
Clemson benefitted from another turnover by Georgia Tech and turned it into points on a 14-yard touchdown run by Travis Etienne, that put the Tigers up 21-0 with 12:45 to play in the first half. The drive was one play for 14 yards in six seconds. Chad Smith forced a fumble on a Jamius Griffen […]
Clemson head coach Dabo Swinney feels good about the group of defensive linemen that will take the field for his team Thursday night when the top-ranked Tigers open the season against Georgia Tech at Death Valley. Swinney and his staff have plenty of talent to work with up front, though the defensive line is young […]
With Christian Wilkins, Dexter Lawrence and Albert Huggins having moved on to the NFL, one of the biggest challenges for Clemson head coach Dabo Swinney and his staff entering fall camp was trying to create functional depth at the defensive tackle position. Now, with camp winding down and the season-opener against Georgia Tech just 10 […]
Clemson’s starting defensive front from 2018 is gone. It finished as one of the premier position units in the country on the way to the 2018 College Football Playoff National Championship win. The unit churned out three first-round NFL Draft picks in defensive end Clelin Ferrell (No. 4 overall), defensive tackle Christian Wilkins (No. 13 […]
Granted Christian Wilkins was the unanimous All-American at defensive tackle and deservedly so, but Dexter Lawrence’s value on the defensive line will be he hardest for Clemson defensive coordinator Brent Venables to replace. Lawrence took up a lot of space, sometimes taking on triple teams, allowing guys like Wilkins and defensive ends Clelin Ferrell and […]
Xavier Kelly has spent the last year training to make the transition from defensive end to defensive tackle. Kelly recently spoke on what it was like to make his transition and how last season helped him smooth into that change. Kelly on his transition to defensive tackle “It’s kind of similar to defensive end, just […]