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Dave Clawson Discusses Wake Forest’s 2017 Recruiting Class

Wake Forest’s 2017 recruiting class is officially in the books. There were no surprises in this year’s class, as every Wake Forest commit was accounted for by about 8:30 eastern time this morning. To quote Dave Clawson at the recruiting luncheon, “We sent out 19 national letters of intent, and got 19 back by 8:30.”

There was some attrition in the class, as quarterback Taylor Powell committed from the Deacons last week following a secret visit to Missouri. Additionally, Wake Forest lost safety Avery Showell shortly after former defensive coordinator Mike Elko left for Notre Dame. Ultimately Showell committed to Georgia Tech.