Clemson Finishes Summer Camps with Look to Future

Joshua S. Kelly-USA TODAY SportsClemson having recruiting success in the state of Georgia is certainly not breaking news. Key pieces of Clemson’s national championship team came from the Peach State, including big time high school recruits DeShaun Watson (Gainesville, GA) and Mitch Hyatt (Suwanee, GA). Just recently in the 2017 recruiting cycle, the Tigers reeled in a trio of 4-stars in DB’s AJ Terrel (Atlanta, GA) and LeAnthony Williams Jr (Roswell, GA), rounded out by talented QB Chase Brice (Loganville, GA). I once heard Coach Dabo Swinney say that his staff at Clemson recruits South Carolina, North Carolina, and Georgia as one big state. Well it would seem that the Clemson recruiting machine is once again particularly dialed in on the “Georgia Region” of the state of North-South Georgia-Lina (I'm sure there is probably a more clever way to combine those). The ‘18 class has already landed the number one overall player in GA in 5-star QB Trevor Lawrence (Cartersville, GA), as well as DT Darnell Jefferies (Covington, GA) and DE Justin Mascoll (Snellville, GA). The Tigers appear hungry for more. As I was compiling my notes to write up this recruiting summary of the past week for you nice folks, I noticed a certain “Georgia trend” in the players’ hometowns. So without further ado:

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