Another day closer to Clemson football's kickoff, the most important games and areas to improve have been identified – who are the key players to carry Clemson this season?
Looking at the defensive side of the ball first, Clemson loses two super-seniors and all that production from Playoff campaigns with linebacker James Skalski and safety Nolan Turner. All-totaled, the two logged over 4,000 combined snaps with 569 tackles (34 for loss) and seven interceptions (all from Turner). Another veteran from the linebacker group departs with two-year starter Baylon Spector as well, who logged 210 tackles (22 for loss) and nine sacks over 53 games (21 starts).