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Former Tiger Diondre Overton passes away at 26

Former Tiger passes away.

Former Clemson wide receiver Diondre Overton has tragically passed away at the age of 26. Overton, who played for the Tigers from 2016 to 2019, was a key part of Clemson’s national championship teams in 2016 and 2018.

Coming out of Page High School in Greensboro, N.C., Overton was a highly regarded 4-star recruit who made an impact with the Tigers. During his college career, he recorded 52 receptions for 777 yards and seven touchdowns across 51 games, with five starts. In 2019, he was named a permanent team captain and earned Academic All-ACC honors.

After leaving Clemson, Overton pursued a professional career, with stops in the CFL, UFL, European Football League, and USFL. Most recently, he was selected by the Memphis Showboats in the USFL Dispersal Draft earlier this year. His passing is a great loss to the Clemson community and beyond.

Former Tiger drafted by the Memphis Showboats in the USFL

A former Clemson wide receiver is continuing his career in the USFL.

A former Tiger is getting another chance to play the game he loves at a professional level.

Former Clemson wide receiver Diondre Overton is back in the USFL as he has been selected by the Memphis Showboats in the USFL dispersal draft. A new team for Overton to look to make an impact on.

During Overton’s time with the Tigers from 2016-19, the receiver recorded 52 career receptions for 777 yards and seven touchdowns over 51 games (five starts). In 2022, with the Philadelphia Stars, Overton recorded 200 receiving yards and three touchdowns. In 2023, he recorded 30 catches for 333 yards and two touchdowns.

Overton looks to become a focal point for the Showboats offense in 2024.

Former Clemson wide receiver is championship game bound

A former Clemson wide receiver will have the chance to play for a championship next weekend. Former Tiger wideout Diondre Overton, now a member of the United States Football League’s Philadelphia Stars, helped the Stars to an upset victory over the …

A former Clemson wide receiver will have the chance to play for a championship next weekend.

Former Tiger wideout Diondre Overton, now a member of the United States Football League’s Philadelphia Stars, helped the Stars to an upset victory over the New Jersey Generals in a USFL semifinal on Saturday at Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium in Canton, Ohio.

Overton recorded a team-high 65 receiving yards on two catches, including a 50-yard reception in the third quarter, in Philadelphia’s 19-14 win that sent the Stars to next weekend’s USFL championship game.

The championship game is set for a 7:30 p.m. ET kickoff on Sunday, July 3, on FOX. The Stars will play the the Birmingham Stallions, who beat the New Orleans Breakers in the other semifinal on Saturday, at Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium in the USFL’s inaugural championship game.

At Clemson, Overton finished with 52 career receptions for 777 yards and seven touchdowns in 1,021 snaps over 51 games (five starts) from 2016-19.

–Photo courtesy of USA Today Sports Images 

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Former Clemson wide receiver is headed to the USFL championship game

A former Clemson pass-catcher that was a part of the 2016 and 2018 national championship teams will now play in the USFL championship game.

One of Clemson’s former wide receivers is headed to the United States Football League (USFL) championship game.

Playing in the semifinals on Saturday, Diondre Overton and the Philadelphia Stars defeated the New Jersey Generals, 19-14, to advance to the final against the Birmingham Stallions, which will be played on July 3. The Stars and the Stallions played once in the regular season when the Stallions defeated the Stars by 13 points.

In the win over the Generals, Overton finished with two receptions for a team-high 65 yards, 50 of which came on this bomb which set up a field goal attempt that was missed.

Overton spent four seasons at Clemson from 2016 to 2019, winning two national championships. In his last season, he was fifth in receiving yards for the Tigers with 352 on 22 receptions while playing in 11 games. Coming out of high school, he was rated as a four-star prospect by 247Sports Composite.

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Former Tiger making his case for NFL

A former Tiger is hoping an impressive season in the USFL will give him another chance at the National Football League, and he is off to a good start. Former WRU member Diondre Overton is playing this season in the USFL for the Philadelphia Stars. …

A former Tiger is hoping an impressive season in the USFL will give him another chance at the National Football League, and he is off to a good start.

Former WRU member Diondre Overton is playing this season in the USFL for the Philadelphia Stars.

So far this season, Overton has 11 catches for 164 yards and three touchdowns for the Stars.

Check out Overton’s latest touchdown as he tied the game just before halftime.

Overton started five games as a Tiger.  He finished his career with 52 receptions for 77 yards and seven touchdowns.

Former WRU member still making plays

A former Clemson Tiger hopes an impressive season in the USFL will lead to an opportunity to in the National Football League. Diondre Overton had a good game for the Philadelphia Stars on Saturday. Overton finished the day with three catches for 42 …

A former Clemson Tiger hopes an impressive season in the USFL will lead to an opportunity to in the National Football League.

Diondre Overton had a good game for the Philadelphia Stars on Saturday. Overton finished the day with three catches for 42 yards and one touchdown.

Former Tiger signs with new team

A former Clemson Tiger was drafted by a professional team on Wednesday. The Philadelphia Stars of the new USFL spring football league selected former Clemson wide receiver, Diondre Overton, with the first pick in the 16th round on the second day of …

A former Clemson Tiger was drafted by a professional team on Wednesday.

The Philadelphia Stars of the new USFL spring football league selected former Clemson wide receiver, Diondre Overton, with the first pick in the 16th round on the second day of the inaugural USFL draft.

Overton, 23, played 51 games over four seasons at Clemson from 2016-20, winning national championships with the Tigers in 2016 and 2018.

During his college career, the 6-4, 210-pound native of Greensboro, North Carolina recorded 52 receptions for 777 receiving yards and seven touchdowns.

Overton signed with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in the Canadian Football League this past summer but was released by the team shortly after. He was most recently with the Vienna Vikings of the European League of Football.

The USFL is scheduled to kick off on April 16.

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Former Tiger signs with new pro team

Former Clemson WR Diondre Overton has signed a deal to play with a European League of Football team, the Vienna Vikings. Obviously, not all players get to play in the NFL. So it’s cool to see this former Tiger getting a chance to keep his playing …

Former Clemson WR Diondre Overton has signed a deal to play with a European League of Football team, the Vienna Vikings.

Obviously, not all players get to play in the NFL. So it’s cool to see this former Tiger getting a chance to keep his playing career going.

Overton talks over his signing, and his Clemson career a bit in an interview he did after joining the team, which you can check out below:

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Former Tiger inks with new professional team

A former Clemson football player has inked with a new professional team. Former Tiger wide receiver Diondre Overton is taking his talents to the European League of Football and has signed with the Vienna Vikings, the franchise announced. Overton …

A former Clemson football player has inked with a new professional team.

Former Tiger wide receiver Diondre Overton is taking his talents to the European League of Football and has signed with the Vienna Vikings, the franchise announced.

Overton signed with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in the Canadian Football League this past summer but was released by the team shortly after.

Overton, 23, played 51 games over four seasons at Clemson from 2016-20, winning national championships with the Tigers in 2016 and 2018.

During his college career, the 6-4, 210-pound native of Greensboro, North Carolina recorded 52 receptions for 777 receiving yards and seven touchdowns.

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