“Defense wins championships,” as the saying goes, and Clemson has assembled a championship-caliber collection of defensive talent in its 2020 signing class – especially up front.
On Wednesday, the first day of the early signing period, the Tigers inked four defensive linemen ranked in the top 50 of the ESPN 300 and became the first program to sign four top-50 defensive linemen in a single class since the inception of the ESPN 300 in 2006.
“Unbelievable,” Clemson defensive coordinator Brent Venables said of the historic D-line class during the Tigers’ National Signing Day Show. “Are you kidding me?