Clemson cleans up, tops the charts for the ACC in the Early Signing Period

To the surprise of no one, Clemson has positioned itself for another monster recruiting class in 2019. When it comes to the ACC, much like the action on the field, no one can really stack up with the Tigers in terms of recruiting rankings.

As the 2018 Early Signing Period opened up on Wednesday (Dec. 19), Clemson added another layer to the sturdy foundation in Death Valley. However, plenty of other ACC programs — like NC State, for instance — did well, too. Let’s take a look at where the class for each ACC team stands. (Note: Stars, national rankings from 247 Sports.)

 

Boston College — 16

Patrick Garwo — Running back, 3-stars, No. 391

Sam Johnson — Quarterback, 3-stars, No. 602

Shitta Sillah — Linebacker, 3-stars, No. 650

Spencer Bono — Defensive end, 3-stars, No. 763

Bryce Sebastian — Wide receiver, 3-stars, No. 912

Jack Conley — Offensive tackle, 3-stars, No. 925

Jackson Ness — Defensive end, 3-stars, No. 945

Iziah Henderson — Defensive end, 3-stars, No. 968

Josh DeBerry — Cornerback, 3-stars

Jalen Williams — Safety, 3-stars

Ethon Williams — Wide receiver, 3-stars

Zay Flowers — Wide receiver, 3-stars

Blerim Rustemi — Offensive guard, 3-stars

Connor Grieco — Safety, 3-stars

Ireland Burke — Defensive tackle, 3-stars

Steve Lubischer — Safety, 3-stars

 

Unsigned Commits — 2

Romain Mungin — Athlete, 3-stars

Mike Ciaffoni — Defensive tackle, 3-stars

 

ACC Rank: No. 10

 

Clemson — 25

Andrew Booth — Cornerback, 5-stars, No. 19

Frank Ladson — Wide receiver, 5-stars, No. 27

Sheridan Jones — Cornerback, 4-stars, No. 121

Bryton Constantin — Linebacker, 4-stars, No. 127

Joseph Charleston — Safety, 4-stars, No. 148

Tyler Davis — Defensive tackle, 4-stars, No. 161

Taisun Phommachanh — Quarterback, 4-stars, No. 176

Kane Patterson — Linebacker, 4-stars, No. 205

Chez Mellusi — Running back, 4-stars, No. 210

Vonta Bentley — Linebacker, 4-stars, No. 279

Jaelyn Lay — Tight end, 4-stars, No. 305

Jalyn Phillips — Safety, 3-stars, No. 441

Keith Maguire — Linebacker, 3-stars, No. 454

Etinosa Reuben — Defensive end, 3-stars, No. 464

Hunter Rayburn — Offensive guard, 3-stars, No. 474

Tayquon Johnson — Defensive tackle, 3-stars, No. 481

Logan Cash — Defensive end, 3-stars, No. 564

Ray Thornton — Safety, 3-stars, No. 604

Brannon Spector — Wide receiver, 3-stars, No. 607

Ruke Orhorhoro — Defensive end, 3-stars, No. 720

Lannden Zanders — Safety, 3-stars, No. 755

Kaleb Boateng — Offensive tackle, 3-stars, No. 916

Davis Allen — Linebacker, 3-stars, No. 922

Greg Williams — Safety, 3-stars, No. 939

Aidan Swanson — Punter, 3-stars

 

Unsigned Commits — 1

Joe Ngata — Wide receiver, 4-stars, No. 51

 

ACC Rank: No. 1

 

Duke — 20

Tony Davis — Cornerback, 4-stars, No. 282

Jacob Monk — Offensive guard, 3-stars, No. 471

DeWayne Carter — Defensive tackle, 3-stars, No. 511

Eli Pancol — Wide receiver, 3-stars, No. 580

Ron Carr — Offensive tackle, 3-stars, No. 673

Isaiah Kemp — Cornerback, 3-stars, No. 741

Ahmad Craig — Defensive end, 3-stars, No. 744

Darrell Hardig — Wide receiver, 3-stars, No. 754

Jalen Alexander — Cornerback, 3-stars, No. 867

RJ Oben — Defensive end, 3-stars, No. 872

Christian Rorie — Defensive end, 3-stars

Jaylen Coleman — Running back, 3-stars

John Gelotte — Offensive tackle, 3-stars

Caleb Oppan — Defensive end, 3-stars

Jalon Calhoun — Wide receiver, 3-stars

Jordan Waters — Wide receiver, 3-stars

Matthew Smith — Tight end, 3-stars

Sayyid Stevens — Linebacker, 3-stars

Elijah Wroten — Offensive guard, 3-stars

Charlie Ham — Kicker, 3-stars

 

Unsigned Commits — 1

Porter Wilson — Punter, 3-stars

 

ACC Rank: No. 7

 

Florida State — 13

Jaleel McRae — Linebacker, 4-stars, No. 200

Kalen DeLoach — Lineback, 4-stars, No. 243

Curtis Fann — Defensive end, 4-stars, No. 286

Raymond Woodie III — Athlete, 4-stars, No. 316

Maurice Goolsby — Wide receiver, 3-stars, No. 383

Derrick McLendon — Defensive end, 3-stars, No. 392

Renardo Green — Cornerback, 3-stars, No. 475

Jarvis Brownlee — Cornerback, 3-stars, No. 532

Tru Thompson — Defensive tackle, 3-stars, No. 630

Kevon Glenn — Linebacker, 3-stars, No. 883

Jay Williams — Offensive tackle, 3-stars, No. 68 (JUCO)

Maurice Smith — Offensive guard, 3-stars

Malcolm Ray — Defensive tackle, 3-stars

 

Unsigned Commits — 7

Akeem Dent — Cornerback, 5-stars, No. 33

Nick Cross — Safety, 4-stars, No. 76

Brendan Gant — Safety, 4-stars, No. 116

Dontae Lucas — Offensive guard, 4-stars, No. 118

Travis Jay — Cornerback, 4-stars, No. 172

Quashon Fuller — Defensive end, 4-stars, No. 203

Derick Hunter — Defensive end, 4-stars, No. 277

 

ACC Rank: No. 2

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Georgia Tech — 14

Wesley Walker — Cornerback, 3-stars, No. 575

Kalani Norris — Wide receiver, 3-stars, No. 645

Jordan Huff — Athlete, 3-stars, No. 715

Zach Owens — Wide receiver, 3-stars, No. 882

Kenan Johnson — Cornerback, 3-stars, No. 964

Jordan Yates — Quarterback, 3-stars, No. 998

Tony Amerson — Running back, 3-stars

Chico Bennett Jr. — Linebacker, 3-stars

Devin Ellison — Running back, 3-stars

Dylan Deveney — Tight end, 3-stars

Jeremiah Smith — Safety, 3-stars

Demetrius Knight — Quarterback, 3-stars

D’Quan Douse — Defensive end, 3-stars

Jamal Camp — Defensive tackle, 3-stars

 

Unsigned Commits — 3

Briton Allen — Safety, 3-stars, No. 394

Larry Dowdy — Offensive tackle, 3-stars

Joshua Black — Offensive tackle, 3-stars

 

ACC Rank: No. 12

 

Louisville — 4

Aidan Robbins — Running back, 3-stars, No. 743

Zach Williams — Offensive tackle, 3-stars, No. 745

Dorian Jones — Linebacker, 3-stars, No. 870

Evan Conley — Quarterback, 3-stars

 

Unsigned Commits — 1

Ty Murray — Offensive guard, 3-stars, No. 959

 

ACC Rank: No. 14

 

Miami — 10

Jeremiah Payton — Wide receiver, 4-stars, No. 69

Keontra Smith — Safety, 4-stars, No. 185

Jahfari Harvey — Defensive end, 4-stars, No. 220

Te’Cory Couch — Cornerback, 4-stars, No. 302

Jason Blissett — Defensive tackle, 4-stars, No. 318

Larry Hodges — Tight end, 3-stars, No. 574

Samuel Brooks — Linebacker, 3-stars, No. 726

Jalar Holley — Defensive tackle, 3-stars, No. 750

Jakai Clark — Center, 3-stars

Zion Nelson — Offensive tackle, 3-stars

 

Unsigned Commits — 4

Avery Huff — Linebacker, 4-stars, No. 222

Cameron Williams — Defensive end, 3-stars, No. 484

Jason Munoz — Defensive end, 3-stars, No. 818

Louis Hedley — Punter, 2-stars, No. 259 (JUCO)

 

ACC Rank: No. 5

 

Let’s check in on Miami and see how everything is going…

 

NC State — 19

Savion Jackson — Defensive end, 4-stars, No. 93

C.J. Clark — Defensive tackle, 4-stars, No. 212

Joshua Harris — Defensive tackle, 4-stars, No. 283

Shyheim Battle — Cornerback, 3-stars, No. 411

Ty Evans — Quarterback, 3-stars, No. 467

Khalid Martin — Safety, 3-stars, No. 490

Ikem Ekwonu — Offensive guard, 3-stars, No. 601

Bailey Hockman — Quarterback, 3-stars, No. 38 (JUCO)

Terrell Dawkins — Defensive end, 3-stars, No. 609

Drake Thomas — Linebacker, 3-stars, No. 613

Timothy McKay — Offensive guard, 3-stars, No. 647

Zonovan Knight — Running back, 3-stars, No. 657

Jaylon Scott — Linebacker, 3-stars, No. 736

Dylan McMahon — Center, 3-stars, No. 765

Jalen Frazier — Cornerback, 3-stars, No. 822

Chris Toudle — Wide receiver, 3-stars

Keyon Lesane — Wide receiver, 3-stars

Jakeen Harris — Safety, 3-stars

Zovon Lindsay — Offensive tackle, 3-stars

 

Unsigned Commits — 3

Jamious Griffin — Running back, 4-stars, No. 366

Kam Walker — Tight end, 3-stars

Joe Shimko — Long snapper, 2-stars

 

ACC Rank: No. 3

 

North Carolina — 16

Triston Miller — Offensive tackle, 3-stars, No. 381

Emery Simmons — Wide receivers, 3-stars, No. 518

Josh Henderson —Running back, 3-stars, No. 578

Giovanni Biggers — Safety, 3-stars, No. 688

Welton Spottsville — Wide receiver, 3-stars, No. 835

Kevin Hester — Defensive end, 3-stars, No. 860

Asim Richards — Offensive tackle, 3-stars, No. 877

Kamari Morales — Tight end, 3-stars, No. 971

Tomari Fox — Defensive end, 3-stars

Storm Duck — Cornerback, 3-stars

Justin Olson — Wide receiver, 3-stars

Kristian Varner — Defensive end, 3-stars

Wyatt Tunall — Offensive tackle, 3-stars

Obi Egbuna — Cornerback, 3-stars

Ben Kiernan — Punter, 2-stars

Drew Little — Long snapper, 2-stars

 

Unsigned Commits — 3

Sam Howell — Quarterback, 4-stars, No. 87

Khafre Brown — Wide receiver, 4-stars, No. 218

Khadry Jackson — Safety, 3-stars, No. 828

 

ACC Rank: 9

 

Pittsburgh — 20

Daniel Carter — Running back, 3-stars, No. 500

Davis Beville — Quarterback, 3-stars, No. 546

Brandon Mack — Defensive end, 3-stars, No. 625

Brandon Hill — Safety, 3-stars, No. 629

Brandon George — Linebacker, 3-stars, No. 753

Calijah Kancey — Defensive tackle, 3-stars, No. 820

Vincent Davis — Running back, 3-stars, No. 826

Bryce Nelms — Defensive end, 3-stars, No. 839

Deandre Jules — Defensive end, 3-stars, No. 942

Jason Collier — Tight end, 3-stars, No. 976

Bam Brima — Defensive end, 3-stars

Matt Goncalves — Offensive tackle, 3-stars

Will Gipson — Athlete, 3-stars

Kyi Wright — Linebackers, 3-stars

Nick Malone — Offensive guard, 3-stars

Leslie Smith — Linebacker, 3-stars

AJ Woods — Athlete, 3-stars

Jared Wayne — Wide receiver, 3-stars

Liam Dick — Offensive tackle, 3-stars

Nate Temple — Defensive end, 3-stars

 

ACC Rank: 8

 

 

Syracuse —16

Mikel Jones — Linebacker, 4-stars, No. 375

Lee Kpogba — Linebacker, 3-stars, No. 412

Cornelius Nunn — Safety, 3-stars, No. 522

Geoff Cantin — Linebacker, 3-stars, No. 592

Darius Tisdale — Offensive tackle, 3-stars

Matthew Bergeron — Offensive tackle, 3-stars, No. 927

Aman Greenwood — Safety, 3-stars

Courtney Jackson — Athlete, 3-stars

Cooper Dawson — Offensive tackle, 3-stars

Joe Rondi — Defensive tackle, 3-stars

Andrew Tuazama — Defensive end, 3-stars

Garrett Williams — Cornerback, 3-stars

Anthony Red — Offensive guard, 3-stars

Luke Benson — Tight end, 3-stars

Adrian Cole — Cornerback, 3-stars

Ishmael Goulbourne — Defensive end, 3-stars

 

Unsigned Commits — 1

Dorian Hewett — Safety, 3-stars

 

ACC Rank: 13

 

Virginia — 16

Jowon Briggs — Defensive tackle, 4-stars, No. 68

Hunter Stewart — Linebacker, 3-stars, No. 547

Ben Smiley — Defensive tackle, 3-stars, No. 561

Ja’quay Hubbard — Offensive tackle, 3-stars, No. 567

Mike Hollins — Running back, 3-stars, No. 802

Antonio Clary — Athlete, 3-stars, No. 908

Fentrell Cypress — Cornerback, 3-stars, No. 926

D’Sean Perry — Defensive end, 3-stars, No. 987

Josh Ahern — Linebacker, 3-stars

Zachary Teter — Offensive tackle, 3-stars

Dorien Goddard — Wide receiver, 3-stars

Jonathan Leech — Offensive tackle, 3-stars

Chayce Chalmers — Safety, 3-stars

RJ Harvey Jr. — Quarterback, 3-stars

Dontayvion Wicks — Wide receiver, 3-stars

Tenyeh Dixon — Cornerback, 3-stars

 

Unsigned Commits — 6

Nick Jackson — Linebacker, 3-stars, No. 540

Seneca Milledge — All-purpose back, 3-stars, No. 670

Kariem Al Soufi — Offensive guard, 3-stars

Major Williams — Cornerback, 3-stars

Luke Wentz — Quarterback, 3-stars

Jairus Satiu — Linebacker, 3-stars

 

ACC Rank: 6

 

Virginia Tech — 19

Jaden Payoute — Athlete, 4-stars, No. 177

Bryan Hudson — Offensive guard, 4-stars, No. 236

J.R. Walker — Athlete, 4-stars, No. 321

Tayvion Robinson — Athlete, 4-stars, No. 341

Keshawn King — Running back, 4-stars, No. 362

Nyquee Hawkins — Safety, 3-stars, No. 388

Jacoby Pinckney — Wide receiver, 3-stars, No. 416

Jesse Hanson — Offensive guard, 3-stars, No. 635

Elijah Bowick — Wide receiver, 3-stars, No. 644

Nick Gallo — Tight end, 3-stars, No. 758

Tahj Gary — Running back, 3-stars, No. 779

Norell Pollard — Defensive tackle, 3-stars, No. 808

William Pritchard — Offensive guard, 3-stars, No. 892

Mario Kendricks — Defensive tackle, 3-stars, No. 941

Dean Ferguson — Safety, 3-stars, No. 946

Amare Barno — Linebacker, 3-stars

Dashawn Crawford — Defensive tackle, 3-stars

Brion Murray — Cornerback, 3-stars

Joshua Fuga — Defensive tackle, 3-stars

 

Unsigned Commits — 1

Jahad Carter — Athlete, 3-stars, No. 768

 

ACC Rank: 4

 

Wake Forest  —20

Nolan Groulx — Wide receiver, 4-stars, No. 198

Donavon Greene — Wide receiver, 4-stars, No. 238

Shamar McCollum — Defensive end, 4-stars, No. 421

Jeremiah Gray — Defensive end, 3-stars, No. 762

Kendrell Flowers — All-purpose back, 3-stars, No. 823

Trey Rucker — Safety, 3-stars, No. 990

CJ Elmonus — Offensive tackle, 3-stars

Cameron Hite — Tight end, 3-stars

Isaiah Chaney — Defensive end, 3-stars

Chase Jones — Linebacker, 3-stars

Zach Ranson — Athlete, 3-stars

Michael Kern — Quarterback, 3-stars

Jaylen Hudson — Linebacker, 3-stars

Will Smart — Defensive end, 3-stars

Taylor Morin — Athlete, 3-stars

Ivan Mora — Kicker, 3-stars

AJ Williams — Athlete, 3-stars

Drelyn Ford — Tight end, 3-stars

Kenneth Walker — Running back, 3-stars

 

ACC Rank: No. 10

 

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