Clemson head coach Dabo Swinney has a track record of developing under-the-radar football players into stars, but he has one that is his all-time favorite.
Swinney has taken chances on players who weren’t highly thought of by the scouting services – guys like Grady Jarrett, Adam Humphries, TJ Green and Vic Beasley – but who have gone on to have NFL careers. Some, like Denzel Johnson and Jalen Williams, parlayed the Clemson coaches’ trust into solid college careers.
One of those stands out, according to Swinney, who said he had to convince the members of his coaching staff that the prospect was worth the gamble.