Clemson Football Newcomers: Matt Bockhorst

With fall camp on the horizon, I wanted to take one last look at Clemson’s 2017 signees. A few of these true freshman may push for playing time this season. Today’s edition features offensive guard, Matt Bockhorst.

Bockhorst is proof of the progress the Clemson football program has made on the recruiting trail as he hails from the state of Ohio. When Dabo Swinney first took over in Death Valley in 2008, the Tigers would have had no shot at landing a prospect from that far North. At 6-foot-5, 305 pounds, Bockhorst is the most physically imposing freshman lineman that the Tigers have in 2017.

Recruitment:

Being from the North East, Bockhorst held offers from just about every Big Ten program,…