These truly are The Good Old Days for Clemson Football. However, if National Signing Day is any indication, there’s no real end in sight. As Clemson gets set to take on No. 2 Ohio State in the College Football Playoff (Dec. 28), Dabo Swinney’s staff also put together the nation’s No. 1 recruiting class.
Here’s look at Clemson’s class, and how the rest of the ACC stacks up on (early) Signing Day.
Boston College — 13
Final tracker: #Gophers football program signs 24 players early Wednesday morning, including flipping a Boston College pledge in defensive end Jah Joyner. Meanwhile, three other U pledges didn't sign letters of intent. https://t.co/xEXyIV9JZr
— Andy Greder (@andygreder) December 18, 2019
Signees
Ozzy Trapilo — Offensive tackle, 4-star, No. 219
Korey Smith — Linebacker, 3-star, No. 431
Charlie Gordinier — Tight end, 3-star, No. 772
Andre Hines Jr. — Running back, 3-star
Taji Johnson — Wide receiver, 3-star
Hans Lillis — Tight end, 3-star
Jason Scott — Cornerback, 3-star
Cameron Horsley — Defensive tackle, 3-star
Denzel Blackwell — Cornerback
Commits
Kevin Pyne — Offensive tackle, 4-star, No. 286
Addison Penn — Center, 3-star, No. 895
Dwayne Allick Jr. — Offensive guard, 3-star
Ben Sauls — Kicker, 2-star
Clemson — 22
The rocket ship that is Clemson Football activated yet another jet booster on National Signing Day; the Tigers inked the No. 1 recruiting class in the country. In the process of doing so, Clemson also flipped a key commitment from one of its superpower rivals — a team it could see in the finals of the College Football Playoff.
BREAKING: #Clemson flips #Rivals250 DB Malcolm Greene from #LSU. @ClemsonFB just announced his signing.
Greene's coach breaks down what the #Tigers are getting: https://t.co/xLx5zIEdkr #ALLIN pic.twitter.com/Sz3xsGunZ3
— Adam Friedman (@RivalsFriedman) December 18, 2019
Keep an eye on 5-star defensive end Jordan Burch — a South Carolina prospect — who will announce his college decision at 2:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Clemson is in the mix — along with Alabama, LSU, Georgia and South Carolina.
Signees
Bryan Bresee — Defensive tackle, 5-star, No. 1
Myles Murphy — Defensive end, 5-star, No. 3
DJ Uiagalelei — Quarterback, 5-star, No. 13
Demarkcus Bowman — Running back, 5-star, No. 16
Demonte Capehart — Defensive tackle, 5-star, No. 24
Fred Davis II — Cornerback, 5-star, No. 26
Trenton Simpson — Linebacker, 4-star, No. 29
Venables breaks down how 5-star Trenton Simpson ended up at Clemson: https://t.co/u4Lokr8jSD
— Clemson247 (@Clemson247) December 18, 2019
Walker Parks — Offensive tackle, 4-star, No. 56
Tre Williams — Defensive tackle, 4-star, No. 87
EJ Williams — Wide receiver, 4-star, No. 98
Paul Tchio — Offensive guard, 4-star, No. 100
RJ Mickens — Safety, 4-star, No. 118
Mitchell Mayes — Offensive guard, 4-star, No. 151
Sergio Allen — Linebacker, 4-star, No. 173
Kevin Swint — Linebacker, 4-star, No. 232
Bryn Tucker — Offensive guard, 4-star, No. 263
Malcolm Greene — Safety, 4-star, No. 298
John Williams — Offensive tackle, 3-star, No. 374
Kobe Pryor — Running back, 3-star, No. 443
Sage Ennis — Tight end, 3-star, No. 568
Tyler Venables — Safety, 3-star
Trent Howard — Offensive guard, 3-star
Clemson's Expected Midyear Enrollees (reporting in 3 weeks):
DJ Uiagalelei
Demarkcus Bowman
EJ Williams
Sage Ennis
Mitchell Mayes
Paul Tchio
Bryn Tucker
Bryan Bresee
Myles Murphy
DeMonte Capehart
Sergio Allen
Trenton Simpson
Kevin Swint
Fred Davis
RJ Mickens
Tyler Venables— Morgan Thomas (@clemsonmorgan) December 18, 2019
Commits
- Ajou Ajou — Wide receiver, 3-star, No. 427 (will sign later today)
Duke — 16
David Cutcliffe and Duke started National Signing Day strong: the Blue Devils flipped a Purdue commitment, 3-star defensive back Jaylen Stinson.
In the last 12 hours Purdue has picked up 3 commitments but lost 1, Jaylen Stinson a 5’8” 160 lbs 3⭐️ CB from Opelika, Alabama signed with Duke this morning.
— ISC Purdue 🚂💨💨💨 (@ISC_PU) December 18, 2019
Signees
Graham Barton — Offensive Guard, 3-star, No. 671
Jontavis Robertson — Wide Receiver, 3-star, No. 802
Malik Bowen — Wide Receiver, 3-star, No. 845
Michael Reese — Defensive Tackle, 3-star, No. 964
Dorian Mausi — Outside Linebacker, 3-star, No. 965
Nicky Dalmolin — Wide receiver, 3-star
Jaylen Stinson — Athlete, 3-star
Christian Hood — Inside Linebacker, 3-star
Aeneas Peebles — Defensive Tackle, 3-star
Isaiah Fisher-Smith — Safety, 3-star
Gary Smith — Offensive Guard, 3-star
Ryan Smith — Inside Linebacker, 3-star
Cole Finney — Tight End, 3-star
Da’Quan Johnson — Athlete, 3-star
When you land a big time QB @lucadiamont and his Soap Opera Star dad @don_diamont is all smiles. #DukeGang pic.twitter.com/PxqDM1MwOc
— Derek Jones (@dukecoachdj) December 18, 2019
Florida State
Mike Norvell has been on the job at FSU for only a few weeks, but he’s off to a fast start on National Signing Day.
Josh Griffis is back in FSU's class.
The 3-star DE flips back from Louisville to the good guys:https://t.co/BHUSEv7yO1 pic.twitter.com/5SnR52DuZu
— Noles247.com (@Noles247) December 18, 2019
Signees
Demorie Tate — Cornerback, 4-star, No. 50
Stephen Dix Jr. — Linebacker, 4-star, No. 245
Emanuel Rogers — Defensive tackle, 4-star, No. 339
Jaylon McCluster — Linebacker, 3-star, No. 409
Kentron Poitier — Wide receiver, 3-star, No. 487
Josh Griffis — Defensive end, 3-star, No. 558
Zane Herring — Offensive guard, 3-star, No. 784
Carter Boatwright — Tight end, 3-star
Alex Mastromanno — Kicker, 2-star
Commits
- Malachi Wideman — Wide receiver, 4-star, No. 132
- Lawrance Toafili — Running back, 4-star, No. 179
- Jadarius McKnight — Safety, 4-star, No. 213
- Ja’Khi Douglas — Wide receiver, 4-star, No. 248
- Thomas Shrader — Center, 3-star, No. 612
- Tate Rodemarker — Quarterback, 3-star, No. 718
- Lloyd Willis — Offensive Tackle, 3-star
Georgia Tech – 21
.@CoachCollins breaks down the 2020 NATIONALLY-RANKED signing class with @AndyDemetra ✍️#404theCULTURE /// #NSD20#GOLDblooded20https://t.co/SIe8q73lW8
— Georgia Tech Football (@GeorgiaTechFB) December 18, 2019
Signees
Jeff Sims — Quarterback, 4-star, No. 206
Miles Brooks — Cornerback, 4-star, No. 211
Bryce Gowdy — Wide receiver, 4-star, No. 310
Jared Ivey — Defensive End, 4-star, No. 329
Nate McCollum — Wide receiver, 4-star, No. 359
Ryan King — Wide receiver, 3-star, No. 437
Michael Rankins — Offensive tackle, 3-star, No. 531
Jordan Williams — Offensive tackle, 3-star, No. 542
Tyson Meiguez — Linebacker, 3-star, No. 575
Jalen Huff — Cornerback, 3-star, No. 627
Paula Vaipulu — Center, 3-star, No. 766
Tucker Gleason — Quarterback, 3-star, No. 783
Kyle Kennard — Defensive end, 3-star, No. 799
Akelo Stone — Defensive end, 3-star, No. 826
Khatavian Franks — Athlete, 3-star, No. 877
Billy Ward — Tight end, 3-star, No. 914
Wing Green — Offensive tackle, 3-star, No. 928
Khaya Wright — Linebacker, 3-star, No. 997
Avery Boyd — Wide receiver, 3-star
What’s the Good Word? 🐝 #GOLDblooded20 pic.twitter.com/f6llqFyCHw
— Jeff Sims (@JeffSims_10) December 18, 2019
Commits
- Jahmyr Gibbs — Running back, 4-star, No. 170
- Albany Casey — Defensive end, 3-star
- Cade Kootsouradis — Offensive tackle, 3-star
2020 4⭐️RB Jahmyr Gibbs (GT commit) will have an in-home visit with Florida today.#GatorGangXX #ToTheSwamp
(📸: Steve Wiltfong, 247Sports) pic.twitter.com/b6gSfKVyO0— Florida Zone (@Florida_Zone) December 10, 2019
Louisville — 22
Keep an eye on 4-star quarterback Chubba Purdy, who committed to Louisville back in June. Florida State is making a push.
Signees
Trevor Reid — Offensive tackle, 3-star, No. 25 (JUCO)
Marvin Dallas — Linebacker, 3-star, No. 41 (JUCO)
Braden Smith — Wide receiver, 3-star, No. 108 (JUCO)
Kameron Wilson — Linebacker, 3-star, No. 522
Jamie Vance — Cornerback, 3-star, No. 611
Timothy Lawson — Offensive tackle, 3-star, No. 679
Lovie Jenkins — Safety, 3-star, No. 702
Tee Webb — Quarterback, 3-star, No. 721
Christian Fitzpatrick — Wide receiver, 3-star, No. 734
Jared Dawson — Defensive tackle, 3-star, No. 764
Jordan Watkins — Athlete, 3-star, No. 829
Zay Peterson — Linebacker, 3-star, No. 838
Kobe Baynes — Offensive guard, 3-star, No. 949
Josh Minkins Jr. — Safety, 3-star, No. 990
Luke Kendra — Offensive guard, 3-star, No. 992
Dexter Rentz Jr. — Athlete, 3-star
Nick Malito — Wide receiver, 3-star
Dezmond Tell — Defensive tackle, 3-star
Austin Collins — Offensive guard, 3-star
Desmond Daniels — Tight end, 3-star
Duane Martin — Athlete, 3-star
Brock Travelstead — Kicker, 3-star
Commits
- Chubba Purdy — Quarterback, 4-star, No. 200
- Henry Bryant — Defensive tackle, 3-star, No. 698
#FSU QB target Chubba Purdy with head coach @Coach_Norvell on weekend official visit to Florida State. pic.twitter.com/guz4dW6X6B
— Zach Blostein (@ZBlostein247) December 15, 2019
Miami — 19
Signees
Don Chaney Jr. — Running Back, 4-star, No. 35
Chantz Williams — Weak-side Defensive End, 4-star, No. 77
Jaylan Knighton — Running Back, 4-star, No. 104
Jalen Rivers — Offensive Tackle, 4-star, No. 145
Michael Redding III — Wide Receiver, 4-star, No. 167
Tyler Van Dyke — Pro-style Quarterback, 4-star, No. 209
Jalen Harrell — Safety, 4-star, No. 236
Dazalin Worsham — Wide Receiver, 4-star, No. 327
Keshawn Washington — Safety, 4-star, No. 367
Dominic Mammarelli — Tight End, 3-star, No. 410
Tirek Austin-Cave — Inside Linebacker, 3-star, No. 597
Quentin Williams — Weak-side Defensive End, 3-star, No. 682
Marcus Clarke — Cornerback, 3-star, No. 789
Brian Balom — Safety, 3-star, No. 819
Xavier Restrepo — Athlete, 3-star, No. 828
Corey Flagg — Inside Linebacker, 3-star, No. 888
Chris Washington — Offensive Tackle, 3-star
Commits
- Elijah Roberts — Strong-side Defensive End, 4-star, No. 324
- Willie Moise — Defensive Tackle, 4-star, No. 326
- Romello Height — Outside Linebacker, 3-star, No. 383
North Carolina — 25
Before National Signing Day arrived, North Carolina already had everything in place. UNC will add 25 players as its 2020 class, officially, which ranks inside the top 20 nationally, per 247 Sports.
Signees
Desmond Evans — Defensive end, 4-star, No. 32
Myles Murphy — Defensive end, 4-star, No. 122
Kedrick Bingley-Jones — Defensive tackle, 4-star, No. 142
Ja’Qurious Conley — Safety, 4-star, No. 160
Josh Downs — Wide receiver, 4-star, No. 210
Cameron Roseman-Sinclair — Safety, 4-star, No. 237
Jacolby Criswell — Athlete/Quarterback, 4-star, No. 269
Big. #UNC held off a late push by in-state Arkansas and Auburn to secure the four-star QB.
The Tar Heels had to have a QB in this class. Key signee here. https://t.co/8xpH4ddH3X
— Ross Martin (@RossMartin_IC) December 18, 2019
Ray Rose — Wide receiver, 3-star, No. 404
Ethan West — Linebacker, 3-star, No. 490
Trey Zimmerman — Offensive tackle, 3-star, No. 600
Cayden Baker — Offensive tackle, 3-star, No. 713
Jonathan Adorno — Offensive guard, 3-star, No. 770
Tylee Craft — Wide receiver, 3-star, No. 831
DJ Jones — Running Back, 3-star, No. 832
Jefferson Boaz — Athlete/Tight end, 3-star, No. 894
AJ Beatty — Defensive end, 3-star, No. 917
Stephen Gosnell — Wide receiver, 3-star, No. 942
Kaimon Rucker — Defensive end, 3-star
Malik McGowan — Offensive guard, 3-star
Jayden Chalmers — Wide receiver, 3-star
Commits
- John Copenhaver — Tight end, 3-star, No. 438
- Clyde Pinder Jr. — Defensive tackle, 3-star, No. 439
- Kendall Karr — Tight end, 3-star, No. 679
- Cedric Gray — Athlete, 3-star, No. 925
- Elijah Green — Running back, 3-star, No. 988
NC State — 18
After back-to-back top 25 classes, NC State slipped — to an extent — in 2020. However, the Wolfpack under Dave Doeren still posted a top-50 class (No. 43), according to 247 Sports.
Unfortunately for NC State, this group took a little bit of a hit, too, on Tuesday night when Austin Blaske, a 4-star offensive lineman from Georgia, de-committed.
Respect my decision 💯 pic.twitter.com/0I094XEHsZ
— Austin Blaske (@AustinBlaske) December 18, 2019
Of the 18 players, all but one — Joshua Crabtree, a wide receiver — will officially sign. Crabtree is expected to blueshirt for the 2020 season.
Signees
Porter Rooks — Wide receiver, 4-star, No. 192
Davin Vann — Defensive tackle, 3-star, No. 377
Jayland Parker — Linebacker, 3-star, No. 547
Aydan White — Cornerback, 3-star, No. 694
Ben Finley — Quarterback, 3-star, No. 733
@PackFootball true to my word… pic.twitter.com/JNZS7Txioc
— Ben Finley (@bfin_5) December 18, 2019
Nehki Meredith — Safety, 3-star, No. 749
Devon Beatty — Linebacker, 3-star, No. 782
Devan Boykin — Cornerback, 3-star, No. 816
Our first early enrollee!!!
The Devan Boykin 📁
📍 DB
🗺️ Greensboro, N.C.
🏫 Ragsdale HS#Pack20 || #Homegrown pic.twitter.com/br0eGevacn— NC State Football (@PackFootball) December 18, 2019
Ethan Lane — Center, 3-star, No. 826
Anthony Smith — Wide receiver, 3-star, No. 887
Sean Hill — Offensive guard, 3-star, No. 983
Joshua Pierre-Louis — Cornerback, 3-star
Chris Scott — Wide receiver, 3-star
Jalen Colt — Wide receiver, 3-star
Ezemdi Udoh — Tigh end, 3-star
Patrick Matan — Offensive tackle, 3-star
Ian Williams — Kicker, 2-star
Expected to blueshirt
Joshua Crabtree — Wide receiver, 3-star
Pitt — 18
Signees
Emmanuel Belgrave — Weak-side Defensive End, 3-star
Buddy Mack — Safety, 3-star
Commits
- Jordan Addison — Wide Receiver, 4-star, No. 281
- Dayon Hayes — Strong-side Defensive End, 4-star, No. 344
- Israel Abanikanda — Running Back, 3-star, No. 429
- Jaylon Barden — Wide Receiver, 3-star, No. 498
- Branson Taylor — Offensive Tackle, 3-star, No. 513
- Jahvante Royal — Safety, 3-star, No. 525
- Bangally Kamara — Outside Linebacker, 3-star, No. 564
- Timothy Brown — Defensive Tackle, 3-star, No. 641
- Aydin Henningham — Wide Receiver, 3-star, No. 690
- Michael Statham — Offensive Tackle, 3-star, No. 753
- Solomon DeShields — Outside Linebacker, 3-star, No. 823
- A.J. Roberts — Outside Linebacker, 3-star
- Hunter Sellers — Cornerback, 3-star
- Samuel Williams — Weak-side Defensive End, 3-star
- Daniel Moraga — Tight End, 3-star, No. 191 (JUCO)
Syracuse — 19
Signees
Lataire Kinsler — Weak-side Defensive End, 3-star, No. 667
Damien Alford — Wide Receiver, 3-star No. 762
Steven Mahar — Tight End, 3-star, No. 818
Sean Tucker — Running Back, 3-star, No. 900
Ben LaBrosse — Safety, 3-star
Robert Hanna — Safety, 3-star
Garth Barclay — Offensive Tackle, 3-star
Ja’Vontae Williams — Wide Receiver, 3-star
Marlowe Wax — Running Back, 3-star
Justin Barron — Athlete, 3-star
Kevin Lemieux — Strong-side Defensive End, 3-star
Stefon Thompson — Inside Linebacker, 3-star
Trebor Pena — Athlete, 3-star
Leon Lowery — Weak-side Defensive End, 3-star
Joshua Ilaoa — Defensive Tackle, 3-star
James Williams — Kicker, 3-star
Mark Petry — Offensive Tackle, 3-star
Maximilian Mang — Tight End, 3-star
Commits
- Chase Atkinson — Safety, 3-star
Virginia — 12
Signees
Andrew Gentry — Offensive Tackle, 4-star, No. 60
Brandon Williams — Outside Linebacker, 4-star, No. 348
Elijah Gaines — Safety, 3-star, No. 509
Donovan Johnson — Safety, 3-star, No. 719
Jahmeer Carter — Defensive Tackle, 3-star, No. 759
Lavel Davis — Wide Receiver, 3-star
Joshua Rawlings — Tight End, 3-star
Jestus Johnson — Center, 3-star
Sam Brady — Outside Linebacker, 3-star
Dave Herard — Cornerback, 3-star
Ira Armstead — Athlete, 3-star
Commits
- Lorenz Terry — Strong-side Defensive End, 3-star
Virginia Tech — 15
Signees
Robert Wooten — Weak-side Defensive End, 3-star, No. 577
Tyree Saunders — Wide Receiver, 3-star, No. 800
Justin Beadles — Weak-side Defensive End, 3-star
Jalen Hampton — Running Back, 3-star
Derrell Bailey Jr. — Strong-side Defensive End, 3-star
Marco Lee — Running Back, 3-star, No. 101 (JUCO)
Parker Clements — Offensive Tackle, 3-star
Jordan Brunson — Running Back, 3-star
Kaden Moore — Offensive Tackle, 3-star
Wilfried Pene — Tight End, 3-star, No. 4 (PREP)
Dorian Strong — Cornerback, 3-Star
Lakeem Rudolph — Wide Receiver, 3-star
Commits
- Alec Bryant — Weak-side Defensive End, 3-star, No. 328
- Jahad Carter — Athlete, 3-star, No. 2 (PREP)
- Keonta Jenkins — Safety, 3-star
Wake Forest — 18
Signees
Jasheen Davis — Weak-side Defensive End, 3-star, No. 467
Mitch Griffis — Dual-threat Quarterback, 3-star, No. 592
Luke Petitbon — Center, 3-star, No. 630
George Sell — Offensive Tackle, 3-star, No. 989
Ahmani Marshall — Running Back, 3-star
Quinton Cooley — Running Back, 3-star
Kendron Wayman — Strong-side Defensive End, 3-star
Trey Boll — Tight End, 3-star
Jahmal Banks — Wide Receiver, 3-star
Malik Puryear — Weak-side Defensive End, 3-star
Christian Forbes — Offensive Guard, 3-star
J.J. Roberts — Cornerback, 3-star
Michael Frogge — Tight End, 3-star
Caelen Carson — Cornerback, 3-star
James Ash — Defensive Tackle, 3-star
Zach Vaughan — Offensive Tackle, 3-star
Ke’Shawn Williams — Wide Receiver, 3-star
Jacob Zuhr — Long Snapper, 2-star