Evaluation has always and still is a big part of what Clemson does from a recruiting standpoint.
Former players like Vic Beasley, Grady Jarrett, Malliciah Goodman, Josh Watson, Jordan Leggett, Kevin Dodd and Hunter Renfrow are all examples of players other teams passed on that Dabo Swinney and his staff knew could be good players.
How?
Through careful evaluation and then development. Those players are the foundation for which the Clemson program was built, a program that now the face of college football, winning 69 games in five years, including two national championships and four overall appearances in the title game.