As the strength of Clemson’s brand has grown in recent years, so has its recruiting footprint. During the early signing period in December, the Tigers inked 27 signees from 14 different states – tied for the most different states in a class on record in school history.
In the 2019 class, Dabo Swinney signed players from Pennsylvania, Connecticut, Michigan, and even as far away as California, for the first time since he became Clemson’s head coach. Four-star wide receiver Joseph Ngata became the first signee from the state of California to come to Clemson since 1991, when Bobby Forbes signed with the Tigers.