During the spring, Clemson head coach Dabo Swinney and wide receivers coach Jeff Scott told Ray-Ray McCloud they wanted to see a little bit more from him with playmakers like Mike Williams, Jordan Leggett and Artavis Scott all moving on to the NFL.
McCloud had showed flashes here and there of how good he could be during his freshman and sophomore seasons, but if he was going to be a starter in 2017, Swinney and Scott wanted to see a little more consistency and a little more ownership in what he was doing.
In other words, they wanted to see McCloud mature.