When you look at Clemson’s defense the last few of years, it has been ranked in the top 5 and top 10 in virtually every category.
Of course, a lot of the attention has gone to the Tigers’ front four during that time, when it had Christian Wilkins, Dexter Lawrence, Clelin Ferrell and Austin Bryant dominating the line of scrimmage. All four of those guys are now in the NFL and three of them—Ferrell, Wilkins and Lawrence—were selected in the first 17 picks of last year’s NFL Draft.
This year, Clemson’s secondary has received much of the credit and deservedly so as corner A.