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2024 WR prospect ‘loved everything about Clemson’ visit

A 2024 wide receiver prospect took his first unofficial visit to Clemson in the Tigers latest win over Miami last weekend and shared his experience with The Clemson Insider. In his first visit to Tiger Town, Calvary Christian’s (Clearwater, Fla.) …

A 2024 wide receiver prospect took his first unofficial visit to Clemson in the Tigers latest win over Miami last weekend and shared his experience with The Clemson Insider.

In his first visit to Tiger Town, Calvary Christian’s (Clearwater, Fla.) Caleb Goodloe had nothing but good things to say about his experience.

“I loved my visit; it was the best experience I’ve had,” Goodloe told TCI. “Something that stood out to me was the time and attention recruiters and coaches had towards me, they were amazing and made me feel welcomed. I’m really impressed with the programs graduation rate and the commitment to the scholar as well as the athlete.

“From the minute we got on campus, the whole environment felt like one big family. The energy of the fans and players was indescribable especially at the beginning of the fourth quarter. It was incredibly organized and well run.”

The 6-foot-1, 170-pound wideout spent most of his time with offensive graduate assistant and former Clemson receiver Artavis Scott, who he says really showcased the lifelong relationships tied to being a part of the Clemson family.

“I spent the bulk of my time with Coach Artavis Scott,” the receiver said. “He took me on a great tour of the facilities and explained how each place we visited helps develop not only the best athletes, but also the best possible scholars and men. They really want to make each player the best person they can be.

“Coach Scott also made me see how much the staff and coaches care about the academics and how they support the players to be successful on the field, in the classroom and in life. After talking with him, it’s clear that being a part of the Clemson family doesn’t end when you take off your pads for the last time. It’s a lifelong relationship.”

Goodloe’s parents accompanied him on his visit with the Tigers, both coming away with the same family feeling as Goodloe.

“They were both very impressed with Clemson,” he said. “Dad loved the rehab/prefab facilities. My Mom always says she hopes I end up playing with a team that feels like family at a school that feels like home. She said it definitely felt warm, inviting, fun, and full of joy… like home.”

Following the visit, Clemson and Coastal Carolina look to be early favorites for the Florida native, who says the Tigers will be hard to top as he looks ahead to the rest of his recruitment.

“I’d have to say Clemson and Coastal Carolina are the top of my list right now, but I’m planning to visit more schools this spring and during camps next summer,” Goodloe said. “Clemson is pretty hard to top, though!

“I loved everything about Clemson and being recognized and getting an offer from a top-notch program would really be a dream come true. They are my favorite school right now!”

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Clemson made Tar Heel State receiver feel like a priority during visit

The wide receiver prospect who collected Clemson’s first offer at his position, when the Tigers began dispensing offers to class of 2024 recruits, was in attendance at Memorial Stadium for the NC State game last Saturday. Grimsley (Greensboro, N.C.) …

The wide receiver prospect who collected Clemson’s first offer at his position, when the Tigers began dispensing offers to class of 2024 recruits, was in attendance at Memorial Stadium for the NC State game last Saturday.

Grimsley (Greensboro, N.C.) four-star Alex Taylor made the trip to Tiger Town over the weekend with his father and godfather.

“Man, the atmosphere was amazing,” Taylor told The Clemson Insider in a phone interview. “I don’t know how much people went there, but it was super loud. Watching the team run down the hill, we was like right next to them. That was super exciting as well. I got to talk to Coach Swinney and Coach Grisham. It was a good day.”

“Definitely the crowd,” he said regarding what stood out about the atmosphere in Death Valley. “The crowd was super loud. If it wasn’t sold out, it was close to being sold out. All the seats were packed out. It was just a super loud atmosphere and very fun to be in.” 

While on campus, Taylor spent plenty of time with receivers coach Tyler Grisham, as well as Dabo Swinney.

What did it mean for Taylor to get a chance to speak with Clemson’s head coach?

“It was super exciting,”​​ Taylor said. “Growing up, seeing him as one of the Hall of Fame coaches and Clemson being a prestigious school, I was super excited to talk to him for a little bit. Just telling me that I’m one of the only 2024s they’ve offered. They’ve only offered me and Jonathan Paylor. So, that’s super exciting as well, just knowing that I’m on their radar and one of the priorities.”

As for Grisham, Taylor said that he couldn’t really say all that they talked about because it was a lot. They talked for over an hour as Taylor made sure to get down to Clemson on the earlier side.

“We was just talking about a lot of things,” Taylor recalled. “He made me feel like a priority. I kind of toured the campus with (former Clemson receiver and current graduate assistant) Artavis Scott. That was pretty exciting too, talking with him as well since he used to play there about four years ago. Speaking with him about how the recruiting process went with him and how he likes Clemson, now that he’s back with the coaching staff.”

While Taylor felt welcomed by the coaching staff, he was also in the presence of someone he’s become rather close with during the recruiting process. Taylor and Paylor, a four-star receiver out of Burlington (N.C.) Hugh M. Cummings High School made plans to attend the NC State game together and sat with one another during last Saturday’s contest. 

“It was super exciting, just me and him being from the 336 area code,” Taylor said. “We’re not too far away for him. Just putting on for N.C. is just super exciting for us…Being at the game with him and just having a lot of fun and really just sharing the recruiting process with him as well.”

Being a receiver himself, Taylor keyed in on the production that Clemson is getting out of that position. He said that he really liked offensive coordinator Brandon Streeter’s playcalling and how Clemson utilizes its receivers in its offense.

“First few weeks the offense started a little slow, but D.J.’s (Uiagalelei) is getting comfortable and the receivers are playing well,” Taylor said. “Antonio Williams, true freshman, he kind of broke out on the scene. I’ve talked to Adam Randall a little bit already and just him coming back…They give their receivers chances to make big plays just on that slant and go.”

While Grisham hasn’t yet told Taylor how Clemson would plan on using him at the next level, he said that when they get the chance, they’re gonna break down film and take a deep dive into the offense. 

Taylor imagines that’ll likely come after the season. Though, he’s trying to get to either the Miami game on Nov. 19 or the South Carolina game on Nov. 26.

Now that he got to experience his first gameday in The Valley, where does Clemson currently stand in Taylor’s recruitment?

“I don’t really have a list right now, but definitely one of my top schools,” he said. 

As far as his current recruitment is concerned, Taylor said that he’ll drop an offers and interest list after the season. Then, he’ll cut that down to about 10-12 teams in the spring and likely render a college decision next summer

In addition to Clemson, Taylor says that schools like Virginia Tech, North Carolina, North Carolina State, Michigan State and Florida State, have been coming after him the hardest Since Sept. 1, when college coaches could begin directly contacting juniors in the class of 2024 like himself.

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Peach State WR with Clemson ties says chance to play for Tigers ‘would be amazing’

A talented prospect with a couple of ties to the Clemson football program made his way to Tiger Town earlier this summer. Grayson High School (Loganville, Ga.) wide receiver Darren Coleman – a rising junior in the class of 2024 – traveled to campus …

A talented prospect with a couple of ties to the Clemson football program made his way to Tiger Town earlier this summer.

Grayson High School (Loganville, Ga.) wide receiver Darren Coleman – a rising junior in the class of 2024 – traveled to campus June 1 to participate in the first session of the Dabo Swinney Camp.

It marked the second straight summer that Coleman camped at Clemson.

“It was a great experience,” he said. “I was able to go there for the second year in a row and learned a lot from a lot of the coaches, like (wide receivers) coach (Tyler) Grisham and (graduate assistant) Artavis Scott – just a lot of learning the coaching points. Even in one-on-ones, routes on air, they were helping me through the whole thing, even stuff I needed to work on.”

What kind of feedback did Coleman get from Grisham and Scott about his camp workout?

“What they told me, they said I did really good,” he said. “But during the camp, even if I caught a ball, Coach Grisham or Artavis Scott, they would come over to me and tell me what I needed to do to fix it to where I can get more open or what I did too much of, to basically just cut out the extra steps.”

Coleman started out at the camp with the group of rising juniors in the 2024 class. But the coaches thought enough of what they saw from Coleman to move him into the group of seniors.

“Towards the end, I was running with the seniors,” he said. “It made me feel really good because it made me feel like I was actually showing them my potential and they were actually paying attention and watching me. So, to make that little transition (where) I’m up with the older kids, but I still had to work and do the same thing.”

Coleman has a connection to Clemson co-defensive coordinator and safeties coach Mickey Conn, who coached Coleman in little league and was the head coach at Grayson for 16 seasons prior to joining Swinney’s staff in March 2016.

Coleman also has a relationship with Clemson sophomore running back Phil Mafah, a former teammate of Coleman at Grayson who accompanied Coleman and Grisham on a tour of the facilities when Coleman camped at Clemson last year.

“We used to talk a lot when he was with the team,” Coleman said of Mafah. “He was very nice, kind. It wasn’t like he was stuck up and cocky – he was talking to everybody, even though he was a senior, really good, but he was just nice to everybody. So we did talk, and every time I come there, he always daps us up and talks to us for a little bit. So, it’s always nice to meet him again.”

Coleman, who picked up his first offer from Morehouse College in late June, feels he has a lot to offer college football programs as a wideout in the future.

“I feel like my precise route-running and also my speed and able to get open and get separation,” he said.

Coleman expects to be back in Tiger Town this fall to take in a game at Death Valley.

The chance to actually suit up for the Tigers in Death Valley down the road would be a dream come true for him.

“Having a chance to play at Clemson, that would be amazing, that would be great,” he said. “Even getting an offer, because they’re a top school, they have a really good football program and they have a really good academic program – not just football, they have a very great academic program. They major in engineering and finance, that’s what I (want to) major in. So, I would be able to do good in school and also football, too. So, getting an offer from Coach Swinney would be amazing.”

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In-state wideout ‘loved’ Swinney Camp, details what sets it apart

An under-the-radar wide receiver prospect that resides right in Clemson’s backyard and is currently waiting for his recruitment to take off, participated in the Dabo Swinney Camp last month. Greenville (S.C.) High School’s Mac McLean – a 6-foot-2, …

An under-the-radar wide receiver prospect that resides right in Clemson’s backyard and is currently waiting for his recruitment to take off, participated in the Dabo Swinney Camp last month.

Greenville (S.C.) High School’s Mac McLean — a 6-foot-2, 190-pound rising junior in the class of 2024 – camped at Clemson on June 2.

“I loved it, to be honest. It was great,” McLean told The Clemson Insider in a phone interview this past Monday. “When we got there, I talked to Coach Grisham and he came to one of our practices during the spring…he said when he came to our practice and watched everybody and he saw me play a little bit and he put me in the purple group. He said after camp that’s why he put me in there.

Clemson separates its campers into different groups usually by grade level and skill level. The orange group is generally the four-and-five-star prospects, while the purple group is considered to be the second-best group, according to McLean.

While Clemson’s wide receivers coach was the main instructor for most of the drills, McLean’s group’s main instructor was Artavis Scott. The former Clemson standout is back in Clemson and on Swinney’s staff in a graduate assistant role.

“After camp, I got to talk to Coach Grisham and Coach Scott,” McLean said. “Coach Grisham, he was really nice. He’s a great dude to talk to. He was telling me that I’m a great player, just keep working and then he told me why he put me in the purple group because he saw me at practice in the spring. I’ll definitely come back to camp next year.”

“They’re both amazing coaches,” McLean added. “Coach Swinney and him told his story, how (Grisham) was a walk-on and played in the NFL and now, he’s coaching at Clemson. If Coach Scott really wanted to, he could be playing professionally right now, but he came back to Clemson to coach. Those two guys are both where everybody at the camp probably wants to be one day. Just learning from them two was a blessing.”

In addition to Clemson, McLean camped at schools like Citadel, Virginia Tech, Wofford and Furman. He also went to the University of South Carolina for a 7-on-7 event with his high school.

After just about every camp he went to, the coaches were intrigued by his prospects, but they want to see what he’s able to put on film during his upcoming junior season. McLean understands that Sept. 1 will be an important date for his recruitment and will allow him to have direct contact with college coaches going forward.

Another takeaway he had from camping at Clemson was just how different Swinney Camp is from the rest.

“I’ve been to six or seven camps this summer and they’re all like the 40-yard dash, shuttle and a bunch of combine stuff,” McLean said. “But, Coach Swinney said at the start that this was a football camp, not an NFL combine. As the camp went on, I really noticed that. The Clemson camp has been the only camp that’s been like that over the summer.”

“I definitely took a lot more away at the Clemson camp than I have at these other camps,” he continued. “I’m not saying anything bad about them, but it was just (more of a learning opportunity).”

WR Hit List currently considers McLean to be a two-star prospect.

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Notebook: Day 6 observations of Clemson’s offense

Clemson traveled across the mote to Jervey Meadows on Thursday for the sixth day of fall camp and first day of action in full pads. Another host of NFL teams journeyed to Clemson to scout potential pros. Representatives from the Eagles, Panthers, …

Clemson traveled across the mote to Jervey Meadows on Thursday for the sixth day of fall camp and first day of action in full pads.

Another host of NFL teams journeyed to Clemson to scout potential pros. Representatives from the Eagles, Panthers, Cowboys, Vikings, Jaguars, Bills and Titans were on hand to watch the Tigers suit up in live action.

On Wednesday head coach Dabo Swinney noted that he gave veteran players a day off to get a look at some of the younger players on the roster. A few players took a breather on Thursday including Braden Galloway,  B.T. Potter and Will Spiers.

The media was allowed to watch four periods of practice including special teams and individual drills here is what The Clemson Insider observed from the Tigers’ offense.

  • A few players on offense were in green jerseys meaning they could participate in individual drill but with no contact. Tight end Luke Price was in green for the first time during camp. And wide receivers Beaux Collins and Troy Stellato upgraded from yellow to green.
  • As usual offensive line coach Robbie Caldwell brought a lot of intensity to practice on Thursday. Caldwell jumped on freshman Tristan Leigh during a drill for letting go of a dummy too soon. He did this for a couple of other players during the drill.
  • Center Hunter Rayburn looks like a warrior with a bull collar, padded gloves and tape on his wrists.
  • Head coach Dabo Swinney jumped on Joseph Ngata for having his hands down during punt block drills and coached.
  • Swinney also gave some extra coaching to freshman wideout Troy Stellato on a toe tap drill to improve his technique. Stellato responded well to the coaching.
  • Former Clemson wide receiver Artavis Scott led a couple of drills with that unit during practice on Thursday and played an active role in assisting wide receivers coach Tyler Grisham.
  • Tight end Davis Allen received plenty of compliments from offensive coordinator and tight ends coach Tony Elliott during a blocking drill for his technique.

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Texans sign WR Artavis Scott to the practice squad

The Houston Texans signed former Clemson Tigers receiver, and Deshaun Watson teammate, Artavis Scott to the practice squad.

The Houston Texans have signed one of quarterback Deshaun Watson’s former college teammates to the practice squad.

On Wednesday, the club announced they had signed former Clemson receiver Artavis Scott. The 5-10, 195-pound receiver went undrafted after the Tigers’ national championship season, but caught on with the Los Angeles Chargers.

Over the next three seasons, Scott spent time on the Chargers’ practice squad and offseason and preseason rosters. The wideout did not make a game day roster while in Los Angeles, and he was a free agent in January 2020.

The Indianapolis Colts signed Scott in January to a reserve/future contract. At the end of August’s training camp, Indianapolis waived Scott, and he has been a free agent since Sept. 3.

Colts waive WR Artavis Scott

Former Clemson WR waived.

The Indianapolis Colts waived wide receiver Artavis Scott, the team announced Thursday.

Scott was working at training camp for depth purposes but with several players ahead of him on the depth chart, it wasn’t likely that he would have made the 53-man roster, which becomes official Saturday at 4:00 p.m. ET.

Scott, 25, went undrafted in 2017 and signed with the Chargers out of Clemson. He signed a futures contract with the Colts in January.

There is a chance Scott is brought back to the practice squad, especially given the fact that they have been expanded to 16 players amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

The waiving of Scott is just the start as the Colts begin to trim down the roster from 80 to 53 players by Saturday.

Ex-Chargers WR Artavis Scott signs reserve/future contract with Colts

Former Chargers wide receiver finds a new home.

The Indianapolis Colts signed former Chargers wide receiver Artavis Scott to a future/reserve contract on Friday.

Scott spent the past three seasons with Los Angeles.

During his rookie campaign, he spent the entire season on the practice squad. A year later, Scott was on his way to making the 53-man roster, but he landed on the injured reserve.

Scott was a hopeful to crack the final roster this past season, but he remained on the practice squad throughout the entire year.

Scott, 25, was an unsigned free agent out of Clemson. During his collegiate campaign, Scott amassed a school-record 245 receptions for 2,458 yards and 19 touchdowns.

Colts sign WR Artavis Scott to futures contract

Colts add another futures contract.

The Indianapolis Colts signed wide receiver Artavis Scott to a reserve/futures contract, the team announced Friday.

Per the release from the team:

Scott, 5-11, 195 pounds, spent the last three seasons (2017-19) with the Los Angeles Chargers. In 2019, he spent time on the team’s practice squad. Scott spent the 2018 season on the Chargers’ Injured Reserve list. As a rookie in 2017, he spent the entire season on Los Angeles’ practice squad.

Collegiately, Scott played in 43 games (36 starts) at Clemson from 2014-16 and compiled a school-record 245 receptions (fifth in Atlantic Coast Conference history) for 2,458 yards and 19 touchdowns.

Scott is the 16th player to sign a futures contract with the Colts. Their roster isn’t near the 90-man limit yet so they still have some room to work with if they feel the need to add more.