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Coach compares “Big Bear” to former Clemson great

Keithian “Big Bear” Alexander, a 6-foot-4, 333-pound rising sophomore from Dallas, is one of the country’s top prospects in the class of 2022.

Tony Jones — an assistant coach and recruiting coordinator at Dallas-Skyline High School who serves as a mentor to Alexander — compares the future five-star defensive tackle to a former Clemson and current Atlanta Falcons standout.

“He reminds me a lot of Grady Jarrett,” Jones told The Clemson Insider during an exclusive in-home interview this weekend. “He’s explosive, he has really big hands, and he’s violent with his hands. He can play every position interior, whether it’s a true nose or he’s a two-tech or he can even go to a three-tech.