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TigerNet Top-5: Bowers goes from No. 1-rated recruit to nation's top defender

Few recruits in Clemson history came in with as much hype as Da’Quan Bowers and the Bamberg product put it all together in his 2010 junior campaign.

Clemson’s legacy at D-end saw a significant boost after the turn of the century defensively. In the TigerNet Top-5 of the ACC era, Shaq Lawson occupies the No. 5 spot from the last decade and Gaines Adams checks in at No. 4 from the previous decade.

A No. 1-rated prospect who played in both is up next in the countdown:

Played: 2008-10

Notable career stats: 45 TFLs, 19.