Back to the Clemson Tigers Newsfeed

CJ Spiller makes big impression on fast-rising Virginia running back

One of the fastest-rising running backs for the 2025 recruiting cycle was on Clemson’s campus last week for a visit, and running backs coach CJ Spiller made quite an impression.

Gideon Davidson (5-11, 185) is a speedster out of Lynchburg (VA) Liberty Christian Academy who already boasts five offers, from Penn St., Liberty, South Carolina, Virginia, and Wake Forest. That offer list will continue to grow, and Davidson has been on a spring tour to visit schools he wants to see.

He has visited Tennessee, Florida, Liberty, and Clemson just this month, and it was last week’s visit to see the Tigers that led to deep conversations between Davidson and Spiller.