2026 Clemson Football Top Recruiting Targets

Name / Tnet RankHeightWeightHometownStateSchoolTop Schools
Athlete
Shavar Young Jr. Photo 3.71
(Commit)
5-11 180 Knoxville TN Webb School of Knoxville Clemson
Joey O'Brien Photo 4.55 6-3 185 Glenside PA La Salle College Michigan, Notre Dame, Penn State
Tony O'Banner Photo NR 6-0 210 Ridgeland SC Thomas Heyward Academy
Brayden Rouse Photo NR 6-3 205 Marietta GA Kell
J’Alan Terry Photo NR 5-11 175 Gadsden AL Coosa Christian School
Somad Eaddy Photo NR 6-0 155 Greer SC Riverside Boston College
Cornerback
Marcell Gipson Photo 3.45
(Commit)
5-10 170 Dallas TX South Oak Cliff Clemson
Samari Matthews Photo 4.79 6-0 180 Cornelius NC Hough South Carolina, Texas, Florida State, Clemson
Khary Adams Photo 4.74 6-2 175 Towson MD Loyola Blakefield Oregon, Notre Dame, Penn State, USC, South Carolina
J'Zavien Currence Photo 4.71 6-3 210 Rock Hill SC South Pointe South Carolina
Danny Odem Photo 3.63 6-1 170 Orlando FL First Academy Penn State
Chaston Smith Photo NR 6-1 151 Knoxville TN Bearden
Defensive Line
Kameron Cody Photo 3.29
(Commit)
6-3 280 Savannah GA Benedictine Military School Clemson
Deuce Geralds Photo 4.84 6-2 265 Suwanee GA Collins Hill
Bryce Perry-Wright Photo 4.81 6-2 250 Buford GA Buford Texas A&M, Texas, Georgia, Clemson, Auburn
Elijah Golden Photo 4.78 6-3 260 Sarasota FL Cardinal Mooney Alabama, Florida, Michigan, Notre Dame
Marcus Almada Photo NR 6-4 280 Marion MA Tabor Academy Kentucky
Defensive End
Jake Kreul Photo 4.74 6-3 230 Bradenton FL IMG Academy
Camron Brooks Photo 4.71 6-2 225 Thomasville GA Thomas County Central Miami, California, Florida State, Clemson
Simote Katoanga Photo 4.68 6-5 240 San Juan Capistrano CA JSerra Catholic
Luke Wafle Photo 4.66 6-5 245 Princeton NJ Hun School Penn State
Khamari Brooks Photo 4.51 6-4 220 Bogart GA North Oconee Alabama, Clemson, Georgia
Dre Quinn Photo 4.07 6-4 217 Norcross GA Greater Atlanta Christian School
Kamhariyan Johnson Photo 4.05 6-2 250 Muscle Shoals AL Muscle Shoals
Jamarion Matthews Photo 3.97 6-2 240 Harvest AL Sparkman
Offensive Line
Grant Wise Photo 4.26
(Commit)
6-3 310 Milton FL Pace Clemson
Darius Gray Photo 4.74 6-3 290 Richmond VA St. Christopher's School
Bear McWhorter Photo 4.23 6-3 293 White GA Cass
Canon Pickett Photo 3.76 6-4 320 Tampa FL Tampa Bay Tech
Desmond Green Photo 3.52 6-4 354 Saint Stephen SC Timberland
Linebacker
Tyler Atkinson Photo 5.00 6-2 210 Loganville GA Grayson Alabama, Auburn, Clemson, Georgia, Ohio State
Anthony Davis Photo 4.68 6-2 200 Loganville GA Grayson Auburn, Ohio State, Oregon, USC
Storm Miller Photo 3.91 6-3 220 Strongsville OH Strongsville
Nick Abrams Photo 3.84 6-2 210 Owings Mills MD McDonogh School
Caleb Gordon Photo 3.31 6-0 215 Gastonia NC Ashbrook
Duyon (DQ) Forkpa Photo NR 6-0 225 Bradenton FL IMG Academy
Beau Jandreau Photo NR 6-1 215 Chandler AZ Hamilton Oklahoma, USC, Oregon State
Offensive Line
Adam Guthrie Photo 4.72
(Commit)
6-7 285 Washington Court House OH Miami Trace Kentucky, Clemson
Chancellor Barclay Photo 4.69
(Commit)
6-3 285 Orlando FL First Academy Oklahoma, Georgia, Florida, Clemson
Braden Wilmes Photo 3.28
(Commit)
6-8 280 Lawrence KS Lawrence Free State Clemson
Zaden Krempin Photo 4.73 6-4 270 Prosper TX Prosper
Leo Delaney Photo 4.66 6-6 280 Charlotte NC Providence Day School
Maxwell Riley Photo 4.61 6-5 280 Avon Lake OH Avon Lake Clemson, Ohio State, Alabama, Florida State, Michigan State
Tyler Merrill Photo 4.60 6-5 310 Mechanicsburg PA Cumberland Valley
Ekene Ogboko Photo 4.53 6-6 280 Durham NC South Garner Georgia
Carter Scruggs Photo 4.48 6-6 270 Leesburg VA Loudoun County
Drew Evers Photo 4.24 6-3 285 Flower Mound TX Flower Mound
Mitchell Smith Photo 3.98 6-6 320 Picayune MS Picayune Memorial
Dominic Harris Photo 3.52 6-7 335 Las Vegas NV Ed W Clark Arkansas, Utah, Arizona, Washington, Auburn
Dylan Biehl Photo NR 6-5 275 Suwanee GA Lambert
Ben Congdon Photo NR 6-7 270 Zoar OH Tuscarawas Valley
Dalton Toothman Photo NR 6-5 295 Ocean Springs MS Vancleave
Quarterback
Tait Reynolds Photo 3.41
(Commit)
6-3 195 Queen Creek AZ Queen Creek Clemson
Brock Bradley Photo 3.38
(Commit)
6-1 185 Birmingham AL Spain Park Clemson
Running Back
Jae Lamar Photo 4.71 6-0 205 Moultrie GA Colquitt County Georgia, Florida State, Miami, Auburn
Javian Mallory Photo 4.26 5-11 200 Boca Raton FL West Boca Raton Miami, Florida, Notre Dame
Carsyn Baker Photo 4.20 6-0 195 Fairburn GA Langston Hughes Texas A&M, Ohio State, Florida State, Georgia, Kentucky
Jaylen McGill Photo 3.98 5-10 185 Spartanburg SC Broome
Safety
Kaden Gebhardt Photo 4.67
(Commit)
6-2 200 Lewis Center OH Olentangy Penn State, Ohio State, Clemson, Wisconsin
Xavier Lherisse Photo 4.77 5-10 185 Melbourne FL Eau Gallie
Zelus Hicks Photo 4.68 6-1 180 Carrollton GA Carrollton
Ayden Pouncey Photo 4.67 6-2 160 Winter Park FL Winter Park
Kaiden Hall Photo 4.52 6-3 195 Milton FL Milton
Tylan Wilson Photo 4.43 6-3 172 Pascagoula MS Pascagoula
Kentavion Anderson Photo 4.29 6-2 180 Roebuck SC Dorman South Carolina
Kyshawn Robinson Photo 3.95 5-9 160 Pittsburgh PA Westinghouse
Blake Stewart Photo 3.95 5-11 170 Atlanta GA Woodward Academy
Enarri White Photo NR 6-1 190 Weldon NC Weldon
Zeke Marshall Photo NR 6-6 200 Rabun Gap GA Rabun Gap-Nacoochee
Tight End
Tayveon Wilson Photo NR
(Commit)
6-3 205 Huntington WV Huntington Clemson
Kaiden Prothro Photo 4.58 6-6 210 Bowdon GA Bowdon
Corbyn Fordham Photo 4.03 6-3 215 Jacksonville FL The Bolles School
Wide Receiver
Naeem Burroughs Photo 4.77
(Commit)
5-11 175 Jacksonville FL The Bolles School Texas, USC, Florida, Clemson
Connor Salmin Photo 4.69
(Commit)
6-1 190 Potomac MD The Bullis School Clemson
Gordon Sellars Photo 4.59
(Commit)
6-2 180 Charlotte NC Providence Day School Michigan, South Carolina, Clemson
Devin Carter Photo 4.79 6-0 165 Douglasville GA Douglas County
Cederian Morgan Photo 4.58 6-4 210 Alexander City AL Benjamin Russell Alabama, Auburn, Ohio State
Donovan Murph Photo 4.52 6-2 180 Columbia SC Irmo
Ryan Mosley Photo 4.22 6-4 206 Carrollton GA Carrollton Texas A&M, South Carolina, Georgia, Nebraska
Kentrell Davis Photo 3.28 6-3 170 Birmingham AL Parker
Devin Fitzgerald Photo NR 6-2 195 Phoenix AZ Brophy College Preparatory
Craig Dandridge Photo NR 6-2 170 Alpharetta GA Cambridge
Jude Hall Photo NR 6-3 185 Greenville SC Christ Church Episcopal School