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He picked Clemson over Alabama. Then he had 'grown adults on Twitter cussing me out'

Justyn Ross surprised many when he committed to Clemson over in-state schools Alabama and Auburn on signing day.

The four-star prospect and No. 1 recruit in the state of Alabama for the class of 2018 had offers from just about every program in the country, and 84 percent of the predictions on the 247Sports crystal ball had Ross staying home and playing for Nick Saban and the Crimson Tide.

But Ross has dreams of playing in the NFL, and, for him, the decision was simple.

“If you’re a receiver, you go to Clemson,” Ross recently told The State.