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Elite defensive end says Clemson "has a good vibe" and wants mom to see why

One of the nation’s top defensive end prospects for the 2016 recruiting cycle released his top eight schools Monday and Clemson made the cut. Now he wants his mother to see why the Tigers are in that top group.

Four-star defensive end Xavier Kelly out of Wichita (KS) East tweeted out Monday that his top eight schools – in no particular order – are Alabama, Florida State, Clemson, Michigan, Georgia, Kansas State, Oregon and TCU.

His offers include Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, Baylor, Clemson, Colorado, Florida, Florida State, Georgia, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kansas State, LSU, Miami, Michigan, Michigan State, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, Notre Dame, Oregon, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Penn State, TCU, Tennessee, Texas A&M, Texas Tech and Wisconsin.