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4-star WR hopes to end up like former WRU members

Clemson is showing interest in a standout wide receiver recruit from the Tar Heel State whose recruitment has started over the past few months. Providence Day School (Charlotte, N.C.) 2024 four-star wide receiver Channing Goodwin was in attendance …

Clemson is showing interest in a standout wide receiver recruit from the Tar Heel State whose recruitment has started over the past few months.

Providence Day School (Charlotte, N.C.) 2024 four-star wide receiver Channing Goodwin was in attendance for Clemson’s 48-27 win over Wake Forest back on Saturday, Nov. 20.

Goodwin was invited along with his close friend and the nation’s No. 1 prospect, Catawba Ridge (Fort Mill, S.C.) 2024 four-star quarterback Jadyn Davis.

“It was fun,” Goodwin told The Clemson Insider regarding his first game day experience in Death Valley. “It was a good game that they won. You could just feel the family atmosphere. Going in the locker room and all that was cool.”

Godwin was a fan of how Clemson utilized its receivers, albeit banged up, throughout the 21-point victory.

He also remains flattered that a school that has the history at the wide receiver position that Clemson does is showing interest in him.

“I think it’s great to see all the past dudes that have gone to Clemson and see what they’ve done after Clemson is just a huge compliment and hopefully I can end up like one of those guys,” he said.

In addition to Clemson, he’s been on game day visits to Virginia Tech, South Carolina, UNC and N.C. State.

While Goodwin is a top-100 national prospect in his class, the offers haven’t come flying in just yet. He holds offers from Bowling Green, Charlotte, Coastal Carolina and East Carolina.

Though, after helping Providence Day win a State Championship, his recruitment has begun to get the attention it deserves. It’s just the start of things for him.

“It’s been a blessing,” Goodwin said. “It’s been fun. I’m just glad to be where I am right now and I hope to keep growing.”

Goodwin is just starting his relationship with Clemson wide receivers coach Tyler Grisham. He participated in the Dabo Swinney Camp this past summer and

“It was really fun, actually. I enjoyed it a lot,” he said. “I got to work with Coach Grisham a little bit there. Everything there was just great. It was really nice. They coach you up more there and you definitely become a better football player there.”

Goodwin was impressed with Grisham’s coaching style and he’s hopeful that next year when he’s a junior, that they’ll be able to converse a bit more and further build that relationship.

“I like him a lot,” he added.

Goodwin tries to model his game after Green Bay Packers wide receiver Davnate Adams. And with that, he’d categorize himself as someone who is pretty intentional and precise when it comes to route running.

He currently ranks as the No. 20 wide receiver and No. 98 overall prospect in the 2024 recruiting class, per the 247Sports Composite rankings.

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Clemson stops by school of nation’s No. 1 athlete

Clemson’s coaches stopped by Buford (Ga.) High School on Tuesday afternoon, The Clemson Insider has learned. Buford is home to four-star athlete K.J. Bolden, who ranks as the nation’s No. 1 athlete and No. 3 overall prospect in the 2024 class, per …

Clemson’s coaches stopped by Buford (Ga.) High School on Tuesday afternoon, The Clemson Insider has learned.

Buford is home to four-star athlete K.J. Bolden, who ranks as the nation’s No. 1 athlete and No. 3 overall prospect in the 2024 class, per the 247Sports Compsoite rankings.

Both Clemson wide receivers coach Tyler Grisham and safeties coach Mickey Conn have served as Bolden’s lead recruiters.

Bolden was among many talented prospects in attendance for Clemson’s 30-20 win over Florida State on Saturday, Oct. 30.

“The Clemson game was amazing,” Bolden told TCI following his first Clemson game day experience. “I enjoyed being a Tiger for a day and experiencing Death Valley.”

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Grisham pays visit to Palmetto State high school Tuesday

The Clemson Insider can confirm the whereabouts of a Clemson assistant coach on the recruiting trail Tuesday. Tigers’ wide receivers coach Tyler Grisham stopped by Wilson High School (Florence, S.C.) and met with the program’s head coach, Rodney …

The Clemson Insider can confirm the whereabouts of a Clemson assistant coach on the recruiting trail Tuesday.

Tigers’ wide receivers coach Tyler Grisham stopped by Wilson High School (Florence, S.C.) and met with the program’s head coach, Rodney Mooney.

While there, Grisham discussed multiple players, but the ones that stood out according to Mooney are 2022 CB/WR A.J. Williams, 2023 WR/S Zandae Butler and 2024 WR Jyron Waiters.

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Clemson offer would be ‘dream come true’ for versatile athlete with connection to Spiller

The Clemson Insider recently caught up with this versatile class of 2023 prospect with a longstanding connection to Tigers running backs coach C.J. Spiller. Spiller and Bradford High School (Starke, Fla.) athlete Manny Covey are practically family, …

The Clemson Insider recently caught up with this versatile class of 2023 prospect with a longstanding connection to Tigers running backs coach C.J. Spiller.

Spiller and Bradford High School (Starke, Fla.) athlete Manny Covey are practically family, even though they aren’t biologically related.

Covey is adopted and has been with his family since he was about 4 years old, according to his father, Rich, whose oldest adopted son is first cousins with Spiller.

Spiller has called Manny his “little cuz” ever since they can remember, and the two have developed a special relationship over time.

“At the end of the day, he is family more than anything,” Manny told The Clemson Insider recently.

Bradford High School (Starke, Fla.) 2023 athlete Manny Covey during pregame Saturday, October 30, 2021 at Clemson’s Memorial Stadium. Bart Boatwright/The Clemson Insider

Manny and his family lived in Anderson County from 2009-16 before moving back to Florida, and Rich has attended the Dabo Swinney Football Camps with his sons on plenty of occasions over the years, dating all the way back to Swinney’s first year as the Tigers’ head coach.

When Manny participated in the Swinney Camp this past summer, he worked out for and was coached by wide receivers coach Tyler Grisham. The do-it-all athlete, who also plays baseball, sees action at running back, slot receiver, kick returner and punt returner on the gridiron. As a junior this season, Manny totaled more than 1,100 all-purpose yards and 12 touchdowns.

Grisham and the Tigers are looking at the 5-foot-11, 175-pounder as a slot receiver.

“He likes how explosive and shifty I am,” Manny said of Grisham.

Manny returned to Clemson during this season as an unofficial visitor for the Tigers’ game against Florida State on Oct. 30.

“I loved it,” he said. “The atmosphere, the fans. I liked Tiger Walk, that was pretty cool. What stood out to me the most was the fans and how they support their team, especially during Tiger Walk, and how they were cheering them on before the game even started.”

While on campus for the game-day visit, Manny had the chance to speak with several coaches, including offensive player development coach Tajh Boyd, Grisham and of course Spiller.

“It was good,” Manny said of catching up with Spiller during the visit. “We just talked about family and the game I had that Friday.”

Manny has also visited North Carolina and UCF this season. In addition to Clemson, the Tar Heels have been showing substantial interest, along with schools such as Iowa State, Memphis, Georgia State and Temple among others.

An offer from the Tigers in the future, Manny said, would be “a dream come true.”

“It would be awesome to get an offer from Clemson,” he said, “or to even play for Clemson.”

What stands out the most to Manny about Clemson?

“The graduation of players from the program, winning tradition and feeling of family,” he said.

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Williams’ mom loved in-home visit with Clemson

As The Clemson Insider previously reported, Clemson head coach Dabo Swinney and a couple of offensive assistants were in Irmo (S.C.) to make an in-home visit with a priority target on Thursday night. Swinney was accompanied by wide receivers coach …

As The Clemson Insider previously reported, Clemson head coach Dabo Swinney and a couple of offensive assistants were in Irmo (S.C.) to make an in-home visit with a priority target on Thursday night.

Swinney was accompanied by wide receivers coach Tyler Grisham and runnings back coach C.J. Spiller during Thursday’s visit to the home of Dutch Fork four-star wide receiver Antonio Williams.

They came for dinner and visited with Williams and his mother, Courtney, who is a Clemson and Ole Miss alumna.

She shared some photos of the visit on social media late Thursday evening.

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Clemson WR commit all smiles during in-home visit with Tigers

Clemson coaches paid a visit Wednesday to a future member of “Wide Receiver U”. Head coach Dabo Swinney and wide receivers coach Tyler Grisham made an in-home visit with Myrtle Beach (S.C.) four-star wide receiver and Clemson commit Adam Randall. …

Clemson coaches paid a visit Wednesday to a future member of “Wide Receiver U”.

Head coach Dabo Swinney and wide receivers coach Tyler Grisham made an in-home visit with Myrtle Beach (S.C.) four-star wide receiver and Clemson commit Adam Randall.

Randall was all smiles during the visit with the coaches and reacted to the visit on social media Wednesday evening:

Randall plans to enroll early at Clemson in January and looks forward to starting his career as a Tiger.

“I’m very excited,” he told The Clemson Insider recently. “Just excited to be able to go to still one of the top programs in the nation, be able to go in there and hopefully contribute at this point in time. I’m very thankful that I was blessed with these abilities from God to get to this point and be able to be in this situation, and thankful for my parents and things like that.

“Just really kind of taking it all in as it winds down. I know once I get there, it’s going to be a little bit more business-like and not as much as the recruiting process, but more focused on football. So, I’m glad for that and glad to be at a program that I know I’m going to love.”

Randall (6-3, 215) is ranked as high as the No. 105 overall prospect in the 2022 class by 247Sports, which considers him the No. 16 wide receiver in the class.

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Swinney, Grisham set for in-home visit with priority in-state target later this week

The Clemson Insider can confirm that Clemson head coach Dabo Swinney and staff are set to make an in-home visit to see a priority in-state target on Thursday. Swinney and Clemson wide receivers coach Tyler Grisham will make their way down to Irmo, …

The Clemson Insider can confirm that Clemson head coach Dabo Swinney and staff are set to make an in-home visit to see a priority in-state target on Thursday.

Swinney and Clemson wide receivers coach Tyler Grisham will make their way down to Irmo, S.C. on Thursday to visit with Dutch Fork four-star wide receiver Antonio Williams, his mother, Courtney, confirmed to TCI.

Williams (6-0, 180) was offered by Clemson prior to the team’s 48-27 win over Wake Forest and announced the offer he’d been waiting on surely thereafter.

Clemson has kept close tabs on Williams ever since he participated in the Dabo Swinney Camp and made his first unofficial visit to Clemson this past summer.

While, Williams recently announced a top-6, which includes South Carolina, Ole Miss, Notre Dame, Georgia, Auburn and Florida State, a Clemson offer certainly changes things.

A source familiar with his recruitment informed TCI that Notre Dame is no longer recruiting Williams. Now that he’s picked up offers from Clemson and the University of Texas, it’s currently unknown what his top schools are as of now.

Williams is expected to take his official visit to Clemson from Dec. 10-12, following the completion of the Touchstone Energy Cooperatives Bowl (The North-South Game) in Myrtle Beach, S.C.

He currently ranks as the No. 22 wide receiver and No. 149 overall prospect in the nation for the 2022 class, per the 247Sports Composite.

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Pregame snag foreshadows Beaux Collins’ impressive one-handed TD grab

Beaux Collins has done everything asked of him and more. It’s not that the true freshman wide receiver out of St. John Bosco (Bellflower, Calif.) wasn’t expecting to play early, but he wasn’t necessarily expecting this role. Clemson is currently …

Beaux Collins has done everything asked of him and more.

It’s not that the true freshman wide receiver out of St. John Bosco (Bellflower, Calif.) wasn’t expecting to play early, but he wasn’t necessarily expecting this role.

Clemson is currently without four scholarship wide receivers — Will Taylor, Justyn Ross, Brannon Spector and Frank Lasdon, Jr. — for the remainder of the season. While the status of players like Joseph Ngata and E.J. Williams remains unknown for the Tigers’ season finale vs. South Carolina.

Collins has gracefully stepped into a starting role and hasn’t missed a beat. While some of that has to do with his relationship with quarterback D.J. Uiagalelei, dating back to their days at Bosco, Collins has also stepped up and found his voice, all at the same time.

“Past couple of weeks with guys being out, just on offense, we’ve had a couple of guys step up in bigger roles as far as keeping the energy going,” Collins told reporters during Monday’s media availability. “Coach Grish and Coach [Tony] Elliott have been letting me know that I didn’t ask for this role, but now I kind of have to step up and I have the ability to be a leader within the team and the offense as well. I wouldn’t say it’s hard stepping in this young and being a leader, but it was definitely eye-opening that I’m in this role as quickly as I am.”

Collins was asked with Ross sidelined for the remainder of the season if he feels any more responsibility to step up in Clemson’s wide receiver room?

“Having to pick up where we left off, now that we have a couple of guys injured down in the receiving corps, it’s a big opportunity,” he said. “I don’t feel as much pressure, but it’s just having the [maturity] in the receiving group and we have to play me and Dacari, we’re pretty young, true freshman. We just have to make sure we know our plays.”

If his touchdown catch in Saturday’s 48-27 win over Wake Forest is any indication, it’s clear that Collins’ knows his plays.

“On the way down the field, I was kind of fighting with him, trying to keep him off and not let him widen me all the way to the sidelines,” Collins said regarding his impressive touchdown reception on Saturday. “It was a little bit of grabbing, but it was mainly just me trying to break free and the ball was on me, so I just stuck the web out.”

Collins has never caught a one-handed pass during a game, but something transpired in pregame warmups while he was catching passes from wide receivers coach Tyler Grisham, that proved to be foretelling.

“It was crazy because in the warm-ups, Coach Grish had overthrown me a pass and I caught it with my left hand, one-handed,” he said. “After I scored, I thought about that. It was pretty crazy.”

That 58-yard touchdown was Collins’ fourth and final reception of the day. He finished with four catches and a career-high 137 receiving yards, averaging 34.3 yards per reception.

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Florida QB: Clemson visit ‘was everything I expected and more’

A talented Sunshine State gunslinger traveled to Clemson for Saturday’s game and didn’t leave disappointed after his first experience at Death Valley. The King’s Academy (West Palm Beach, Fla.) 2023 quarterback Will Prichard attended the Tigers’ …

A talented Sunshine State gunslinger traveled to Clemson for Saturday’s game and didn’t leave disappointed after his first experience at Death Valley.

The King’s Academy (West Palm Beach, Fla.) 2023 quarterback Will Prichard attended the Tigers’ 48-27 win over Wake Forest as an unofficial visitor.

“Super fun and electric,” Prichard said to The Clemson Insider regarding the game atmosphere. “The fans were really into it, and that’s what I’m looking for in a college.”

Saturday marked Prichard’s first game-day visit to Clemson, but second time on campus overall as he previously visited in the summer of 2019.

What were his biggest takeaways from the return trip to Tiger Town?

“What stood out to me was how nice the staff and the people were,” he said. “They all took time to talk to not only me but other recruits as well.”

“And the highlight was definitely the W,” he said.

Prichard came away impressed by what he saw on the field from the Tigers as he watched them dominate the Demon Deacons while piling up 333 rushing yards and holding Wake Forest to a season-low 27 points.

“They looked really good (Saturday),” he said. “Defense came up big and the ground game for the offense was huge.”

While on campus, Prichard talked the most with his area recruiter for Clemson, Tyler Grisham, and also had the chance to speak with quarterbacks coach Brandon Streeter.

“They both basically told me just to keep grinding,” Prichard said, “and things should go the right way.”

Prichard is already planning to return to Clemson for another visit in the offseason.

As for the game-day visit on Saturday, Prichard expected to enjoy his time at Clemson, but the visit was even better than he thought it would be.

“It was everything I expected and more,” he said.

As a junior this season, Prichard completed 112-of-186 passes (60 percent) for 1,861 yards and accounted for 26 total touchdowns while throwing only seven interceptions.

Schools such as Auburn, UCLA, Utah, Arizona and Vanderbilt have extended offers to Prichard, who has also been to games at in-state schools Florida and UCF this season.

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Sunshine State QB ‘super excited’ to see first game at Death Valley

Clemson’s final home game of the 2021 season will mark this standout Sunshine State signal-caller’s first time attending a game at Death Valley. The King’s Academy (West Palm Beach, Fla.) 2023 quarterback Will Prichard is set to unofficially visit …

Clemson’s final home game of the 2021 season will mark this standout Sunshine State signal-caller’s first time attending a game at Death Valley.

The King’s Academy (West Palm Beach, Fla.) 2023 quarterback Will Prichard is set to unofficially visit Clemson for Saturday’s contest against Wake Forest at Memorial Stadium.

“Super excited,” Prichard said to The Clemson Insider of seeing a game in The Valley. “It’s going to be my first one.”

Prichard (6-3, 200) has watched Clemson play on TV, so he has an idea of what to expect as far as the game atmosphere but is excited to witness it live and in person.

“It looks super electric,” he said. “The fans look really into it, and I’m looking forward to seeing what they’re all about.”

Prichard, who said “it felt great to get the invite” to Saturday’s game, has been in contact with Clemson assistant coaches Tyler Grisham and Brent Venables ahead of the visit.

“They said they like my film and they will keep in touch with me more,” Prichard said.

As a junior this season, Prichard completed 112-of-186 passes (60 percent) for 1,861 yards and accounted for 26 total touchdowns while throwing only seven interceptions.

Schools such as Auburn, UCLA, Utah, Arizona and Vanderbilt have extended offers to Prichard, who has been to games at in-state schools Florida and UCF this season.

What is he hoping to get out of Saturday’s game-day visit to Clemson?

“A great experience and to get higher on their board,” he said.

While this will be Prichard’s first trip to Tiger Town for a game, it won’t be his first time on campus as he previously visited Clemson in the summer of 2019.

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