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Tigers ranked 16th in ESPN's class of 2026 rankings

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The future is bright for the Clemson Tigers despite the rocky 2-3 start in 2025.

Ranked at 16th in the top 2026 football recruiting class, the Clemson Tigers have a loaded class coming to Clemson, South Carolina, in 2026. ESPN released its ranking of the top 50 programs for the class of 2026 recruits, and Clemson was the fourth-highest ranked ACC team, behind Miami (13th-ranked), Florida State (14th-ranked), and UNC (15th-ranked). Four ACC teams were ranked one right after another for the 13-16 spots on the rankings.

Clemson is bringing in 11 ESPN top 300 players into their program for the class of 2026.