Virginia defensive end understands how Clemson wins championships

Gilliam is shown here at Clemson's spring gameThe offers are starting to pour in for 2021 defensive end Kelvin Gilliam, Jr., of Highland Spring (VA), and he’s hopeful a Clemson offer will soon follow, especially now that he knows how Clemson wins championships.

Gilliam (6-3, 230) has offers from Michigan, Michigan St., Virginia Tech, and West Virginia among others, but has recently made an impression on the spring camp circuit. He took time off from the camps to visit Clemson for the spring game and came away impressed with the coaches and the crowd.

“Really, the spring game itself is what stood out,” Gilliam said. “I got the chance to look at what commits were, and what recruits were there,…