Clemson is catching fireplace — once more — on the recruiting path.
The Tigers padded their top-five recruiting haul within the 2026 Rivals Crew Rankings with a dedication from in-state NICKEL defender Kentavion Anderson.
Anderson, an uber-talented hybrid defender from Roebuck (S.C.) Dorman Excessive College, picked the Tigers over South Carolina.
“The Clemson tradition, them being up the street … it is a huge draw,” Anderson informed Rivals earlier this spring. “I like that my mother and father get to return to my video games.”
The four-star NICKEL has been visiting Clemson’s campus steadily since final summer season, together with a handful of game-day journeys to Demise Valley — earlier than lastly amassing a proposal from assistant Mickey Conn after the conclusion of his junior season.
Anderson has grown shut with Conn, Dabo Swinney and first-year defensive coordinator Tom Allen over the course of the spring.
“Being round Coach Swinney — he brings a number of vitality. He solely affords just a few guys a yr, so if you happen to get a proposal you then’re a man,” Anderson stated. “They suppose I am an excellent ball participant. They inform me to maintain working laborious, and that they are prepared for me to decide.”
Clemson’s tradition has at all times resonated with Anderson.
His thoughts has been made up for weeks main into this reveal.
“The Elite Retreat was wonderful,” he continued on his return to Clemson in March. “The coaches care about you. Watching their practices, they convey a number of vitality. They are not yelling; they’re educating their gamers. They’re creating their gamers.”
Anderson will likely be again on campus once more for his Might 30 official go to.
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