The TigerNet Top-5 for Clemson football is analyzing the top players by position in the ACC era (1953-on) -- starting on the best defensive ends here.
How exactly do you judge nearly seven decades of gridiron action?
Our formula weighs a number of factors, including national awards, All-America and conference honors as well as school single-game, single-season and career records. An impact rating on that team success and the intangibles involved are also judged in that mix. And wrapping up the college aspect, we take how NFL scouts judged them with their draft position.
Clemson’s more recent history with D-ends has contained multiple national-award winners and statistical leaders on some stout Tiger defensive units.