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Clemson football: No one has developed 5-stars better than Tigers & Alabama

Alabama head coach Nick Saban and Clemson head coach Dabo Swinney pose with the National Championship trophy during the College Football National Championship coaches press conference in San Jose, Ca., on Sunday January 6, 2019. Cfptrophy01

The Clemson football program has done as good of a job as any at developing and getting the most out of their 5-star’s talent.

Though we all know that not every 5-star turns out to be a first-rounder, there’s certainly potential as they step onto campus no matter where they decide to go to school.

247 Sports looked at the development of 5-stars from every program around the country and came to one conclusion: Alabama and Clemson are lapping the field.