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Elite Peach State QB felt ‘a lot of love’ at Clemson

Among the standout gunslingers who had the chance to showcase their talent on the second day of the Dabo Swinney Camp on Thursday, June 2 was Julian “Ju Ju” Lewis – a 6-foot-1, 175-pound rising freshman out of Carrollton (Ga.) High School. While …

Among the standout gunslingers who had the chance to showcase their talent on the second day of the Dabo Swinney Camp on Thursday, June 2 was Julian “Ju Ju” Lewis — a 6-foot-1, 175-pound rising freshman out of Carrollton (Ga.) High School.

While Lewis is in the class of 2026, he quarterbacked Carrollton’s ninth-grade team this past season. Lewis has already received a lot of accolades, like being named FBU’s eighth-grade National Player of the Year. He was also ranked as the No. 1 QB in the nation for his class by QB Hit List.

“The camp went well overall,” Lewis told The Clemson Insider regarding his Swinney Camp experience. “It was a two-session thing, we got there a little late, but when we got there, we got to work and it was good.”

What type of feedback did Lewis get from Clemson’s coaching staff?

“They like me, but they have their whole offer thing until the end of sophomore year,” he said. “They talked about when they offered Trevor (Lawrence) and stuff like that. Overall, the coaches were cool. I always enjoy my time there. There’s a lot of love out there.”

Lewis understands Clemson’s recruiting philosophy, as the Tigers are currently focused on building a relationship with the talented Peach State signal-caller. He can tell Clemson is definitely interested in him, but because of his age, he likely won’t be seeing an offer anytime soon.

“It’s a lot of love out there,” he said regarding his relationship with Clemson’s staff. “It feels like a family out there, everybody there is extremely loyal to their players and it’s straight love out there. The two times I’ve been up there, they’ve been acting the same towards me. I got a good relationship with Coach (Tajh) Boyd. I’ve been talking to him and I’ve talked to Coach Swinney a little bit. Everyone’s real cool out there.”

Lewis hasn’t officially started high school yet, but he already holds offers from Power Five programs like Alabama, Auburn, Florida, Florida State, Georgia, Georgia Tech, Michigan, Ole Miss, Oregon, Penn State, Pitt and Texas.

“I feel the same as everyone else,” Lewis said. “Of course, it’s a blessing getting all these looks at such a young age, but at the end of the day, I’m just like everybody else. I got the most offers on the Carrollton High School football team, but I still gotta go in every day like I’m everybody else. Knowing I have these offers and looks, I still gotta outwork everybody and show them I deserve it.”

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2026 QB recaps visit: ‘It would be a dream to have a chance to play at Clemson’

It’s not often that you see an eighth-grader making an unofficial visit, but Julian Lewis isn’t your ordinary prospect. The Carrollton (Ga.) 2026 quarterback already holds offers from Florida, Georgia Tech and Penn State. He also holds significant …

It’s not often that you see an eighth-grader making an unofficial visit, but Julian Lewis isn’t your ordinary prospect.

The Carrollton (Ga.) 2026 quarterback already holds offers from Florida, Georgia Tech and Penn State. He also holds significant interest from Clemson. Lewis camped at the Dabo Swinney Camp this past summer and made his way back to Death Valley for Clemson’s 30-20 win over Florida State on Saturday night.

Lewis caught up with The Clemson Insider regarding his first gameday experience in The Valley.

“I had a great time,” Lewis told TCI. “The energy in the stadium is great. Coach Swinney came and spoke to the group [of recruits]. That was the highlight of the day for me.”

What type of feedback did Lewis receive from Clemson’s coaching staff?

“They heard I had a great season,” he said. “They’ve spoken with my coach and just told me to keep doing things the right way by being a leader and a good teammate.”

Lewis told TCI that he plans on making it back to Clemson in either the spring or the summer. He’s been on other game-day visits, in addition to Clemson, so how does Clemson’s atmosphere compare to other places Lewis has visited?

“Clemson is way up there,” Lewis said. “You can see what’s made them so good over the past 10 years. They care about the players as a person, not just the player. They talked a lot about academics and relationships.”

“The DJ, crowed and the band kept the energy up the entire game,” he added. “I really like that.”

Obviously, it’s super early in Lewis’ recruitment process, but he’s already categorized Clemson as a school that he would love to have that opportunity to play for.

“It would be a dream to have a chance to play at Clemson,” Lewis said. “I’m just going to keep working and do my part.”

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