Clemson added a pair of freshmen linebackers to the fold in the spring, and the early reports from Brent Venables on their performance were glowing.
Early enrollees Logan Rudolph and Baylon Spector arrived on campus in January and thus were able to suit up with the defending national champions during spring practice.
Rudolph, a former top-200 national prospect, played only one full season on the defensive side of the ball in high school — and that was at defensive end.
However, according to Venables, Rudolph didn’t look like a player who was seeing his first action at linebacker.