Fansided · May 27, 2020
Clemson football: Xavier Thomas will be the defensive catalyst in 2020
Xavier Thomas Clemson Tigers (Photo by Streeter Lecka/Getty Images)
Clemson football defensive Xavier Thomas needs to have a bounce-back year in 2020.
The 2019 college football season was a tough one for Clemson football standout Xavier Thomas. He came into the season with a lot of heavy expectations based upon his limited playing time as a freshman in 2018.
A concussion during practice the week of the Louisville game last season caused him to miss three games for the Tigers.
The 2019 pre-season All-American pick had just (8) tackles for loss and 1.5 sacks during his sophomore campaign, a slight drop from the production the saw as a backup to first-round selection Clelin Ferrell in 2018.