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Leggett committed to Clemson after assured of wearing No. 10 in college


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Jordan Leggett - Tight End
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Height: 6-6   Weight: 235   Hometown: Navarre, FL (Navarre HS)   Class: 2013
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From nwfdailynews.com:

Leggett asked the Tigers coach if he could be assured of wearing No. 10 in college, the same jersey number worn by Ian Lockwood. Lockwood, a one-time receiver at Navarre himself, died in January of 2011 after a lengthy battle with brain cancer.

Leggett, who called Lockwood one of his closest friends at the school, made it a point to express to Swinney the significance of number.

“I just had to have that number, that’s the one thing I asked for,” Leggett said. “They asked me the significance behind it. After I told him, he said, ‘That’s fine. When you get here, that’s your number.’

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