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Clemson DT Stephiylan Green after 4 sack spring game: ‘I’ve got a lot of confidence in myself now; I’m ready to play now’

Stephiylan Green is ready to make an impact on Clemson’s defense.

Clemson’s 2024 Orange and White spring game was another excellent success, with many Tigers showing the Clemson coaches and fans that they could be a massive impact player for this team.

One of the top performers from the game was defensive tackle Stephiylan Green, who put together one of the best spring game performances we’ve seen in some time. Green was a monster on the defensive line, recording four sacks in the game. It looks like his redshirt season was made of good use, as Green looks like an instant impact player for the Tigers in 2024.

“I’ve built a lot of confidence up from last year. I got here last year and I had a good spring game last year… I’ve practiced this, I know the fundamentals so I was just ready for the pressure and came out and balled,” Green said.

“I think it’s just the game plan. Just learning the plays, it was all about the plays from last year. I just needed to learn the plays, not having to go out there and think.” 

Clemson has some vacancies on the defensive line, making this performance that much more impactful. He’s ready to make that impact too, noting that he has the confidence and is ready to play now. 

“I’ve got a lot of confidence in myself now, I’m ready to play now.”

The Insider Report: Recruits react to Clemson game-day visit

It’s time for this week’s edition of The Insider Report. We hope everyone had a great weekend. Update on nation’s No. 1 LB after latest Clemson visit Sammy Brown has made a bunch of trips to Clemson since the spring and was back on campus again last …

It’s time for this week’s edition of The Insider Report.

We hope everyone had a great weekend.

Update on nation’s No. 1 LB after latest Clemson visit

Sammy Brown has made a bunch of trips to Clemson since the spring and was back on campus again last weekend as one of the headliners among the prospects in attendance for the Furman game.

The Clemson Insider caught up with the five-star prospect from Jefferson (Ga.) High School and the nation’s top-ranked linebacker in the 2024 class about his latest visit experience.

Brown (6-2, 227) told us that he “had a really good time” Saturday and enjoyed being able to catch up with Clemson’s coaching staff and speak with them in person.

Brown said he has “a great relationship” with the Tigers’ staff and finds the coaches really easy to talk to. He said he was able to talk with them like he talks to friends – for example, he and defensive coordinator/linebackers coach Wes Goodwin chopped it up about the upcoming hunting season and things like that.

The biggest thing that stood out to Brown on Saturday, he said, was seeing the Tigers wear “E11A Strong” T-shirts during Tiger Walk prior to the game to show support for Bryan Bresee’s sister, Ella, who is battling brain cancer.

“I thought that was really cool and it really shows that family that Clemson has,” he said.

Asked if Saturday’s visit changed anything about where the Tigers stand with him right now, Brown said he wouldn’t say it changed anything but it “definitely was a reassurance of what I already know about them.”

As for future visits, Brown said he and his family are just taking it week by week and don’t have any more set up right now but will probably make it to games around their area.

Brown became the first prospect in the 2024 class to receive an offer from Clemson when he picked up the offer while on campus for the program’s underclassmen day on March 12. He then returned on April 6 to take in the Tigers’ final spring practice prior to their April 9 spring game, before traveling back to campus for another visit during the Swinney Camp in June.

TE with Clemson tie returns to Tiger Town

A fast-rising tight end prospect from the Peach State, with a Clemson connection, returned to Tiger Town for the Furman game.

Milton (Ga.) High School’s Ryan Ghea – a 6-foot-5, 220-pound sophomore in the 2025 class – was back on campus after competing at the Dabo Swinney Camp in June.

Saturday marked his first game-day visit to Clemson.

“I really enjoyed it,” he told TCI. “I had a very good time enjoying everything and just taking it all in.”

“It was a crazy atmosphere between the fans, players, everything,” he added.

Ghea was shown around by offensive analyst Tajh Boyd and also had the chance to spend time with tight ends coach Kyle Richardson and his family in his office.

According to Ghea, Richardson told Ghea that he wants him to camp at Clemson again next summer and explained that Clemson isn’t a school that offers early. Richardson said he wants Ghea to continue sending his film and keep building their relationship.

Ghea said as a tight end, Richardson likes his size, ability to catch the ball with his hands and his playmaking ability all over the field. He also likes Ghea’s physicality and blocking ability, whether it be blocking defensive linemen, linebackers or defensive backs.

Richardson asked if Ghea wanted to come back for the Miami game in November, and he’s going to see if he can make it back for that.

Ghea’s Milton teammate – four-star Clemson safety commit Rob Billings – is planning to be at that game.

The two have built a good bond.

“We started hanging out over this last year, growing our relationship, whether that’s football, watching film together, or if that’s like golfing together, stuff like that,” Ghea said.

Indiana, Louisville, Georgia Tech, Ole Miss, Liberty and UConn all offered Ghea in May before Florida State and Ohio State joined his quickly growing offer list in June. NC State gave him his latest offer in late July.

Tar Heel State RB ‘really loved’ getting back to Clemson

A talented and versatile running back from the Tar Heel State was back in Tiger Town last weekend.

Charlotte (N.C.) Christian School’s Ryan Henley attended the Furman game.

“I really loved getting down there,” he told TCI. “Every time I go down there, it’s a joy to see that the culture remains the same, that culture being consistent and the message from the coaches remaining consistent. But this time, I got to talk with a lot of the coaches and everything and got to sit down and hear what they had to say, which is really cool. I think it kind of gave me a better sense of where I stand with them than last year’s unofficial.”

Henley, a prospect in the class of 2024, visited Clemson for the Florida State game in 2021 and has participated in the Swinney Camp each of the last two summers.

The 5-foot-10, 184-pound junior explained where he stands with the Tigers at this point in the process based on what he’s heard from the coaches.

“They really like me,” he said. “I think they’re just still continuing to build that relationship. I’ve scheduled some calls with Coach (CJ) Spiller, so we’re going to be able to continue to have communication there, build upon that relationship, and I think that’ll be extremely important to the recruiting process there.”

“They were kind of saying they like what I’m doing,” he added. “They’re kind of looking for a back that’s versatile like what I can do in terms of the slot and running back and then be involved in that return game as well and kickoff and just getting involved in special teams.”

Along with Clemson, schools such as South Carolina, Duke, Virginia, UConn and Northwestern have shown interest in Henley, who rushed for more than 800 yards, averaged 8.1 yards per carry and racked up 900-plus all-purpose yards as a sophomore last season.

In the first game of his junior campaign this year, Henley totaled 130 all-purpose yards and a touchdown. Then, in his team’s second game, he filled in at slot receiver due to injuries and made a big impact while accounting for 98 yards and two touchdowns.

Clemson making a move with Peach State CB, teammate of current Tiger

Another name worth keeping an eye on is that of College Park (Ga.) Douglas County’s Israel Boyce, who was back on campus for the Furman game this past weekend. Boyce — a 6-foot, 175-pound cornerback in the class of 2024 — returned to campus after previously participating in the Dabo Swinney Camp back in June.

“My time at the Clemson game was a great experience,” Boyce told The Clemson Insider in a phone interview Sunday night. “I felt like family as soon as I got there. I got to do a lot of stuff, like we got to run across the field, going up the hill — that was all a great experience. The coaching staff, I felt like they was very genuine.”

Boyce heard directly from Mike Reed on Sept. 1 and they’ve maintained close contact since then. According to Boyce, Clemson’s cornerbacks coach “snuck up” on him before Clemson’s 35-12 win over Furman on the sideline. They talked about how his season is going right now, but at the same time, Boyce said they talk just about every day.

Remember, Reed is also now the position coach of true freshman cornerback Myles Oliver, who is out for the season after undergoing shoulder surgery. That’s important to note here because Boyce and Oliver are close friends and former teammates at Douglas County High School.

“I’m getting a lot of love (from Clemson),” Boyce said. “I’m feeding into it. It might be the one.”

Notes on a couple of Clemson commits

The Clemson Insider confirmed over the weekend that Rome (Georgia) four-star defensive lineman, Stephiylan Green, was in attendance for Clemson’s home opener at Memorial Stadium on Saturday.

The news comes after Green was in attendance for Georgia’s 49-3 win over Oregon in Atlanta a week prior. While Kirby Smart and the Bulldogs are still pursuing the Clemson commit, it’s a positive development that Green was in attendance for Saturday’s game, along with Peter Woods, A.J. Hoffler, Ronan Hanafin, Dee Crayton, Branden Strozier, Rob Billings and Zechariah Owens.

Speaking of Hoffler, we had the chance to catch up with him on Sunday night, following his first-ever Clemson gameday experience. Of course, that came on the heels of defensive ends coach Lemanski Hall being in attendance for his game on Friday, in which he recorded three sacks.

“He was really pleased with my game,” Hoffler said of Hall.

Hall, along with the rest of Clemson’s coaching staff, was happy to have Hoffler back on campus. Hoffler felt like he was a part of the team without officially being a part of the roster — that won’t happen until next summer. In any event, he plans on being at just about every Clemson home game this season.

Clemson involved with rising Sunshine State WR

While it remains to be seen whether or not Clemson will add up to three wide receiver commits to its 2023 recruiting class, The Clemson Insider has learned that the Tigers appear to be involved with another senior wideout.

According to Fort Lauderdale (Fla.) Cardinal Gibbons WR Patrick Stepelton, Tyler Grisham has been communicating with his father since the spring. Clemson’s wide receivers coach tried to get him up over the summer for a camp, but the dates just didn’t work out. 

Grisham followed Stepelton on Twitter the other day and later texted his father, saying that he was looking great and that he would like to get him up to Clemson for a recruiting visit. Stepelton told TCI that he will “100%” be getting up to Tiger Town for a game at some point this season.

While nothing is imminent, Stepelton is viewed as a fast-rising prospect, who could potentially blow up this season, much like Cole Turner. While he doesn’t have the credentials that Noble Johnson or Ronan Hanafin may have, the 6-foot-2, 197-pound wideout could have a similar trajectory to that of Turner, who has received rave reviews since arriving at Clemson.

In any event, he’s a name worth passing along at this point.

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Friday Night Lights: Clemson commits make their season debuts

The majority of Clemson’s class of 2023 commits opened up their senior season on Friday night. Rome (Georgia) four-star defensive lineman Stephiylan Green and St. Francis (Georgia) High four-star cornerback Branden Strozier led the way with dominant …

The majority of Clemson’s class of 2023 commits opened up their senior season on Friday night.

Rome (Georgia) four-star defensive lineman Stephiylan Green and St. Francis (Georgia) High four-star cornerback Branden Strozier led the way with dominant performances. 

In Rome’s 16-6 win over the University of Creekside, Green received the Robbie Hunter MVP award for his efforts — five tackles (1.5 for loss) and 1.5 sacks — in the Corky Kell Classic. As for Strozier, he recorded two tackles, two pass breakups, an interception and one reception for 40 yards in St Francis’ 35-0 win over Providence Christian Academy.

While Buford (Georgia) routed Thompson (Alabama) High 38-7, Clemson’s five-star defensive lineman commit Peter Woods unofficially recorded three tackles (two for loss) and a fumble recovery. Woods was said to be dominant among those in attendance, that’s why the numbers posed above are unofficial.

Here are other scores from games involving Clemson commits this weekend:

QB Christopher Vizzina, Briarwood Christian (Alabama) School: 48-0 loss vs. Clay-Chalkville

OL Zechariah Owens, Eagle’s Landing Christian Academy (Georgia): 50-49 win vs. Brentwood Academy (Tennessee)

DL Vic Burley, Warner Robins (Georgia) High: 26-10 loss vs. Lee County

DL AJ Hoffler, Woodward Academy (Georgia): 38-19 win vs. Trinity Christian

LB Dee Crayton, Denmark (Georgia): 35-13 loss vs. Roswell

CB Avieon Terrell, Westlake (Georgia): 21-17 loss vs. North Cobb

S Robert Billings, Milton (Georgia): 17-7 loss vs. Lipscomb (Tennessee) Academy

* Stockbridge (Georgia) High’s Shelton Lewis and Mill Creek (Georgia) High’s Jamal Anderson both play Saturday, Aug. 20.

* Rockwall (Texas) four-star WR Noble Johnson, Buckingham Browne & Nichols (Massaschusttes) four-star WR Ronan Hanafin, First Baptist Academy (Florida) four-star tight end Olsen Patt Henry, Archbishop Wood (Pennsylvania) three-star tight end Markus Dixon, Permian (Texas) four-star offensive lineman Harris Sewell, Vandegrift (Texas) four-star offensive lineman Ian Reed, St. John’s College (Washington, D.C.) four-star defensive end David Ojiegbe, Sumner (Florida) four-star safety Kylen Webb were all not in action Friday.

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Special haul quieting concerns about Clemson’s defensive line recruiting

After Peter Woods committed to Clemson on Friday night, the number of reactions his commitment generated on social media said a lot about how big a deal it is that the Tigers were able to beat out Alabama for the five-star defensive lineman from the …

After Peter Woods committed to Clemson on Friday night, the number of reactions his commitment generated on social media said a lot about how big a deal it is that the Tigers were able to beat out Alabama for the five-star defensive lineman from the Crimson Tide’s backyard.

If you scrolled through Twitter after Woods announced his verbal pledge to Dabo Swinney’s program during a commitment ceremony at his high school, you know the bird app was really buzzing with a slew of posts about the Tigers’ addition of the Thompson High School (Alabaster, Ala.) star.

And rightfully so. Woods represents a major coup for Swinney and Clemson, which bested Saban and Bama to get the blue-chip recruit who ranks as the nation’s No. 3 defensive lineman and No. 23 overall prospect in the country for the 2023 class, per the 247Sports Composite rankings.

With Woods now on board, Clemson’s 2023 class currently checks in at No. 3 nationally in the 247Sports team recruiting rankings behind only Notre Dame and Ohio State, respectively.

Nearly a third of the total commits (five of 17) in Clemson’s 2023 class are defensive linemen, with Woods joining Vic Burley, AJ Hoffler, David Ojiegbe and Stephiylan Green in the class.

It’s certainly a special group that defensive tackles coach Nick Eason and ends coach Lemanski Hall have helped the Tigers put together, hoping to mitigate the losses that will come from those respective position groups following the 2022 season.

Woods and Burley are both ranked as top-50 national prospects regardless of position per the 247Sports Composite, while Hoffler, Ojiegbe and Green are all highly regarded as well as top-215 national recruits according to at least one service or another.

You have to look back a few cycles to find the last time Clemson brought in as touted a bunch of defensive linemen as this group — the 2020 class which featured Bryan Bresee and Myles Murphy, now a pair of projected top picks in the 2023 NFL Draft, along with a couple of former top-100 national prospects in Demonte Capehart and Tre Williams.

Of course, Clemson has consistently recruited at a high level with defensive linemen, and that has led to the Tigers fielding high-caliber units like the Power Rangers with Christian Wilkins, Dexter Lawrence, Clelin Ferrell and Austin Bryant, and the one Clemson fans will get to enjoy watching this season in The Avengers with Bresee, Murphy, Xavier Thomas, K.J. Henry and Tyler Davis among others.

But if you ask Clemson’s new five-star commitment, is the future of the Tigers’ defensive line even brighter with the group coming in as part of the 2023 class?

“This is about to be the best d-line group that you will ever see,” Woods told The Clemson Insider. “We’re gonna come in and we’re gonna work. We’re all on the same page and we’re ready to grind. We’re gonna be the best ones.”

Prior to this cycle, Clemson’s coaching staff took a lot of heat after missing out on several top targets in the class of 2022. 

The groans only continued after Jihaad Campbell elected to walk back his verbal pledge just a few days before the early signing period. Campbell, who is now enrolled at the University of Alabama, decommitted from Clemson after Brent Venables left for Oklahoma.

Even before Todd Bates followed Venables to Norman, he wasn’t able to secure any defensive tackles in the 2022 class. While Clemson certainly had more spots for the current rising senior class, Bates was only able to secure a commitment from Payton Page in an 18-month period.

Enter Eason.

Even after he left his post at Auburn University, Eason never stopped recruiting Caden Story. It wasn’t too long thereafter that the four-star defensive tackle out of Lannett (Ala.) followed his lead recruiter to Tiger Town.

Eason didn’t let up after Story. 

No, he was only getting started and starting his own story — no pun intended — as a recruiter at Clemson. Adding players like Burley, Green and now Woods only proves that notion and helps put the cherry on top of a star-studded class.

Adding top talent to the defensive line has always been important to a program that dons the moniker “DLU.” 

Those who were worried about Clemson’s defensive line recruiting might have to walk back some of their early frustrations, as the Tigers have quickly and not so quietly added one of the top defensive line hauls in the country to their 2023 class.

— Photo for this article courtesy of Stephiylan Green (@stephiylan) on Twitter.

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Clemson lands massive five-star commitment from Peter Woods

Clemson just landed a game-wrecking defensive lineman prospect and the second five-star recruit in its 2023 class.

Clemson just added a huge piece to its 2023 recruiting class.

In a much-anticipated decision, five-star defensive lineman Peter Woods announced on Friday evening at Thompson High School (Alabaster, Ala.) that he is committing to Clemson, choosing the Tigers over Alabama, Florida and Jackson State.

Woods is the No. 3 defensive lineman and No. 23 overall recruit in the class of 2023 and is the second five-star to commit to Clemson, according to 247Sports Composite rankings.

The 6-foot-3, 270-pounder finished his junior season with 92 tackles (26 for loss), 11 sacks, two pass breakups and one forced fumble.

The Crimson Tide had long been the favorite to land the Alabama native, but since he took an official visit on June 3, the narrative began to play in Clemson’s favor. Hours before Woods’ decision, three 247Sports recruiting insiders crystal balled him to Clemson.

With Woods’ pledge to defensive line coach Nick Eason and the Tigers, Clemson now has a loaded defensive line group in its 2023 class. Along with Woods, the Tigers’ have verbal commitments from four-star defensive lineman Vic Burley, four-star defensive lineman Stephiylan Green, four-star edge David Ojiegbe and four-star defensive lineman AJ Hoffler.

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Peach State defensive lineman recruit lists Clemson as a finalist

Despite already having four defensive lineman commits in its 2023 class, Clemson is in the mix for another Peach State defensive lineman prospect.

Clemson is in contention for another 2023 Peach State prospect.

Announcing the decision on his Instagram, four-star defensive lineman T.J. Searcy has narrowed his team list down to Clemson, Florida, South Carolina and Tennessee. 247Sports Composite ranks the 6-foot-5, 250-pound Searcy as the No. 20 defensive lineman in the nation and the No. 153 overall prospect.

Playing for Upson-Lee High School (Thomaston, Ga.), Searcy officially visited Clemson on June 3 and has since visited his other three finalists.

As of Monday, the Tigers have four defensive lineman commits in their 2023 class: four-star Vic Burley, four-star Stephiylan Green, four-star David Ojiegbe and four-star AJ Hoffler. Burley, Green and Hoffler are all from Georgia, meaning if Searcy commits to Clemson, the Tigers would have four defensive line commits from the neighboring state.

Clemson has also been listed as a finalist for four-star defensive lineman Keldric Faulk and five-star defensive lineman Peter Woods, who will commit on July 5 and July 8, respectively.

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Priority four-star defensive lineman puts Clemson in top four, sets commitment date

After already landing four defensive linemen in its 2023 class Clemson is in contention for another four-star prospect.

Clemson could soon add a fifth defensive lineman to its 2023 recruiting class.

Announcing he will make his decision on July 5, four-star defensive lineman Keldric Faulk has narrowed his potential team list down to Auburn, Clemson, Florida and Florida State.

247Sports Composite ranks the 6-foot-5, 240-pound Faulk as the No. 9 defensive lineman and the No. 84 overall 2023 prospect. As a junior in 2021, he had 82 tackles (30 for loss), 11 sacks and six pass breakups.

An Alabama native, Faulk officially visited Clemson on June 3, along with 29 other prospects, many of whom have committed to Clemson. Since June 3, he has also officially visited the other three finalists.

If Faulk chooses the Tigers, he will join Vic Burley, Stephiylan Green, David Ojiegbe and AJ Hoffler as Clemson’s defensive line commits.

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Clemson picks up 2nd four-star defensive lineman commit in past two days

Clemson continues to build its 2023 recruiting class, this time adding its fourth four-star defensive line commitment.

Clemson has added a big-time defensive line recruit to its 2023 class for the second time in the past two days.

Announcing his decision at Rome High School in Rome, Ga., four-star defensive lineman Stephiylan Green has committed to Clemson, choosing the Tigers over Alabama, Ole Miss, Georgia, Ohio State and Tennessee.

Although Clemson didn’t offer the 6-foot-4, 267-pound Green until June 7, he officially visited on June 3 along with 29 other recruits.

“Ever since I’ve been going up to Clemson it’s felt like a team to me,” Green told 247Sports’ Rusty Mansell. “I have bonded with those guys.”

Green’s commitment comes one day after four-star defensive lineman AJ Hoffler announced his pledge to the Tigers. Along with Green and Hoffler, Clemson has pledges from four-star defensive lineman Vic Burley and four-star edge David Ojiegbe.

Clemson now has 14 commitments to its 2023 class, which before Green’s decision, 247Sports Composite ranked as the No. 4 class in the nation.

 

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Clemson’s commitment parade continues with pledge from big-time Peach State DL

Clemson’s commitment parade continued on Wednesday, when the Tigers picked up a public verbal pledge from a highly regarded Peach State defensive lineman. Rome (Ga.) High School four-star defensive tackle Stephiylan Green announced his commitment to …

Clemson’s commitment parade continued on Wednesday, when the Tigers picked up a public verbal pledge from a highly regarded Peach State defensive lineman.

Rome (Ga.) High School four-star defensive tackle Stephiylan Green announced his commitment to Clemson during a ceremony at his school Wednesday evening, a day after Woodward Academy (College Park, Ga.) four-star defensive end A.J. Hoffler committed to the Tigers on Tuesday.

Green held two dozen total offers and chose the Tigers over the other schools in his top six – Alabama, Georgia, Ohio State, Ole Miss and Tennessee.

The 6-foot-4, 267-pound rising senior is ranked as high as the No. 190 overall prospect in the country for the 2023 class by Rivals, which considers him the nation’s No. 9 defensive tackle in the class.

Green made an official visit to Clemson from June 3-5 and also attended the Tigers’ second junior day of the year on March 5.

He marks the 11th commitment that Clemson has landed in the month of June alone.

The Tigers now own 14 total commitments in the 2023 class, with Green joining Hoffler, Warner Robins (Ga.) four-star defensive lineman Vic Burley, Briarwood Christian (Birmingham, Ala.) five-star quarterback Christopher Vizzina, St. John’s College (Washington, D.C.) four-star defensive end David Ojiegbe, Vandegrift (Austin, Texas) four-star offensive lineman Ian Reed, Westlake (Atlanta, Ga.) four-star cornerback Avieon Terrell, First Baptist Academy (Naples, Fla.) four-star tight end Olsen Patt Henry, St. Francis (Alpharetta, Ga.) four-star cornerback Branden Strozier, Sumner (Riverview, Fla.) four-star safety Kylen Webb, Rockwall (Texas) four-star wide receiver Noble Johnson, Mill Creek (Hoschton, Ga.) four-star linebacker Jamal Anderson, Denmark (Alpharetta, Ga.) four-star linebacker Dee Crayton and Archbishop Wood (Warminster, Pa.) three-star tight end Markus Dixon.

– Photo for this article courtesy of Stephiylan Green (@stephiylan) on Twitter.

Clemson’s commitment parade to continue this week

Clemson’s momentum on the recruiting trail in June isn’t expected to stop anytime soon. In fact, The Clemson Insider has multiple sunny forecasts to project at this time. With Woodward Academy (Atlanta, Ga.) four-star defensive end AJ Hoffler and …

Clemson’s momentum on the recruiting trail in June isn’t expected to stop anytime soon.

In fact, The Clemson Insider has multiple sunny forecasts to project at this time.

With Woodward Academy (Atlanta, Ga.) four-star defensive end AJ Hoffler and Rome (Ga.) four-star defensive tackle Stephiylan Green both set to make their college decisions on Tuesday and Wednesday, respectively, we are expecting both of those days to be sunny in Clemson.

Both Hoffler and Green officially visited Clemson from June 3-5.

Hoffler announced via social media Monday afternoon that he will announce his commitment at 7 p.m. Tuesday. 

“I think Clemson has done a really good job, as far as recruiting me,” Hoffler said last month. “I would say that they have closed the gap.”

Hoffler is, of course, referring to that proverbial gap between Clemson and Ohio State. At one point, the Buckeyes were the No. 1 school in Hoffler’s recruitment and the presumed favorites to land his recruitment. 

While Hoffler had an official visit set to North Carolina this weekend, he has pretty much shut down his recruitment and is ready to wrap things up and announce his college destination on his Mother’s birthday Tuesday.

Those comments were made a couple of weeks prior to his official visit. After taking his Clemson official, Hoffler spoke with The Clemson Insider and revealed where the Tigers stood in his recruitment after that weekend in question’s festivities.

“I would say it’s about the same,” he said. “I think they were probably already at the top. I don’t think they could’ve gone much higher per se, but they definitely did a great job. I was really impressed with the visit.”

Hoffler (6-4, 240) ranked as high as the No. 214 overall prospect in the 2023 class by 247Sports which tabs him as the nation’s No. 34 defensive lineman in his class.

As for Green, he announced his top schools and set his commitment date this past Thursday afternoon. He named a top six featuring Clemson along with Tennessee, Ole Miss, Alabama, Georgia and Ohio State, and revealed that he will be committing on June 24.

Green has since moved up his commitment date to Wednesday, June 22.

Green (6-4, 275) is ranked as high as the No. 190 overall prospect in the 2023 class by Rivals, which tabs him as the nation’s No. 9 defensive tackle in his class.

The additions of Hoffler and Green would be verbal commitments Nos. 13 and 14 for Clemson.

The two Peach State natives would join a class that includes Briarwood Christian (Birmingham, Ala.) five-star quarterback Christopher Vizzina, Warner Robins (Ga.) four-star Vic Burley, St. John’s College (Washington, D.C.) four-star defensive end David Ojiegbe, Vandegrift (Austin, Texas) four-star offensive lineman Ian Reed, Westlake (Atlanta, Ga.) four-star cornerback Avieon Terrell, First Baptist Academy (Naples, Fla.) four-star tight end Olsen Patt Henry, St. Francis (Alpharetta, Ga.) four-star cornerback Branden Strozier, Sumner (Riverview, Fla.) four-star safety Kylen Webb, Rockwall (Texas) four-star wide receiver Noble Johnson, Mill Creek (Hoschton, Ga.) four-star linebacker Jamal Anderson, Denmark (Alpharetta, Ga.) four-star linebacker Dee Crayton and Archbishop Wood (Warminster, Pa.) three-star tight end Markus Dixon.

With the addition of Crayton this past Saturday, Clemson’s 2023 class now ranks No. 3 nationally, according to the 247Sports Composite rankings. That could certainly change with the expected additions of Hoffler and Green.

– Photo for this article courtesy of Stephiylan Green (@stephiylan) on Twitter.

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