QB - NA - think they will need to bring in a backup level QB from a G5 maybe looking for an opportunity to compete. Preferably one with some experience or high upside.
RB - A
Signees - Shekai Mills-Knight (composite grade 93.75 4 star, No. 7 RB)
WR - A+
Signees - Caleb Cunningham (composite 99.06 5 star, No. 2 WR; Winston Watkins (91.41 4 star, No. 32 WR); Dillon Alfred (89.25 4 star, No. 63 WR; Samari Reed (89.56 4 star, No. 55 WR)
Signees - Hayden Bradley (86.44 3 star, No. 53 TE)
Signees - Devin Harper (95.52 4 star, No. 5 IOL); Taren Hedrick (87.56 3 star, No. 53 OT); Kenneth Boston (86.47 3 star, No. 76 OT); Connor Howes (89.23 4 star, No. 33 OT
RB - A
Signees - Shekai Mills-Knight (composite grade 93.75 4 star, No. 7 RB)
- Would be an A+ with Swint. But by some accounts Mills-Knight was the top guy on their board. Offers from everyone. Size speed ratio that the RB room badly lacked this season. Anytime you land a player of this caliber at single player position it’s worthy of a high grade
WR - A+
Signees - Caleb Cunningham (composite 99.06 5 star, No. 2 WR; Winston Watkins (91.41 4 star, No. 32 WR); Dillon Alfred (89.25 4 star, No. 63 WR; Samari Reed (89.56 4 star, No. 55 WR)
- Hard to ask for a better haul. Number one guy on your with 3 supplemental 4 stars, all good in their own right.
- Cunningham has elite skills and should be an immediate impact and keeps the tradition of the number 1 player in the state in Oxford.
- Watkins was a great pull that the staff coveted for quite a while. Elite route runner with break away speed. Think Elijah Moore here in terms of style of play.
- Alfred was a guy that Clemson badly wanted and the staff was able to get back in the boat. Has great speed with many track accolades. Will take some time to develop.
- Samari Reed was a great pull albeit a little under the radar. Has many big time offers. Has a Tre Harris build. In person eval for the coaching staff who immediately offered. Big time potential.
Signees - Hayden Bradley (86.44 3 star, No. 53 TE)
- Very athletic guy that fits the mold of a pass catching TE for Kiffin. Will need to add weight to be an effective blocker. But another in person eval by the staff that attracted an immediate offer.
Signees - Devin Harper (95.52 4 star, No. 5 IOL); Taren Hedrick (87.56 3 star, No. 53 OT); Kenneth Boston (86.47 3 star, No. 76 OT); Connor Howes (89.23 4 star, No. 33 OT
- Harper is one of the more star studded OL signed by Kiffin and was a massive flip from LSU. Would think he has a chance to be playing early, perhaps as soon as 2026
- Hedrick is a super athletic guy that the staff likes a lot. Had heavy interest from Florida and Kentucky. Don’t know a ton about him other than good offer list.
- Boston is a very under the radar guy that didn’t have a profile at the time of his commitment. He was “discovered” and immediately offered despite a weak offer list. Sometimes those guys pan out. Great size at 6’8 and shows good feet.
- Connor Howes was a big time flip from Arkansas and a great job by Garrison. Really boosts the overall OL class. High upside athletic kid with ideal size. Per reports on this board he’s a football junkie and “wired” differently when it comes to training
- Will still have some work to do in the portal along the whole line.
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