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Clemson defensive lineman out for season after surgery

Clemson has lost another player for the remainder of the 2023 season.

Clemson’s depth at defensive tackle just took a hit.

Freshman defensive tackle Vic Burley is out for the season after undergoing surgery, head coach Dabo Swinney announced on his weekly radio show on Monday.

Burley has been out since fall camp after he suffered a knee injury. The previous hope was that he would be able to return sometime in the first half of the season.

A former four-star recruit, Burley was the No. 9 defensive lineman prospect in the class of 2023, according to 247Sports Composite rankings.

Burley is the second Clemson player that is out for the year alongside wide receiver Cole Turner, who Swinney announced tore three adductor muscles in his hip area against FAU.

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Swinney gives injury update on freshman Vic Burley

Dabo Swinney gave an injury update on freshman defensive linemen Vic Burley.

Clemson’s 2023 freshmen class is stacked with talent, and defensive linemen Vic Burley is one of the players Tigers’ fans are most excited about.

An early enrollee in the spring, Burley was a five-star recruit coming out of high school. According to 247Sports, Burley ranked as the No.3 defensive lineman and the No.32 overall player in the class.

Fall practice is in full swing, and Burley hasn’t been able to go 100%, as he has been dealing with a knee injury that has slowed him down. Swinney gave an update on his status as we approach the season.

“Nothing long-term, he’s not going to have to have anything, surgery, surgical procedure or anything. He’s got a lower body injury but hopefully he’ll be ready sooner than later. Might miss a game. Not anything that’s going to keep him out for long-term,” Swinney said.

It doesn’t sound serious, but with a knee injury it is better to be safe. Burley will look to have an early impact with the Tigers when he fully recovers.

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

Clemson is in the mix for another high-priority defensive lineman prospect in the class of 2023.

Clemson isn’t done recruiting defensive linemen for its 2023 class.

On Thursday, four-star defensive lineman Kayden McDonald took to Twitter to announce that he will be committing on Oct. 31 and will choose between five finalists: Clemson, Florida, Michigan, Ohio State and Oklahoma.

The 6-foot-3, 310-pound McDonald is the No. 35 defensive lineman prospect in the class of 2023, according to 247Sports Composite rankings.

Clemson appears to be in serious contention for him as well, as all three 247Sports crystal ball predictions have Clemson landing him.

“Clemson is close, less than 2 hours away,” McDonald told On3’s Hayes Fawcett. “I love the culture, and I’m cool with all the commits and know most of the players. My former high school teammate Barrett Carter is there doing really well, and my friend since the playpen, Avieon is committed. Coach Conn, who’s friends with my high school coach, is the co defensive coordinator. I talk to him and coach Goodwin. I also chop it up with coach Eason all the time, we have a good relationship.”

The Tigers have already landed five defensive line prospects in their 2023 class, all of which are four or five-star recruits.

Those linemen are five-star Peter Woods, four-star Vic Burley, four-star Stephiylan Green, four-star David Ojiegbe and four-star AJ Hoffler.

As of Friday, Clemson has the No. 8 2023 recruiting class, according to 247Sports Composite rankings.

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Clemson football 2023 recruiting class tracker

Clemson football is on a recruiting tear. Check out the Tigers 2023 class so far.

Updated 8/9

We are in full swing with the 2023 recruiting cycle, with this past month being a busy one for Dabo Swinney and the Clemson football program.

There have been ups and downs during the process, but the Tigers have had a great start in the 23′ class. Though the team has dealt with decommitments from four-star wide receiver Nathanial Joseph and three-star tight end Reid Mikeska, Clemson still ranks among the top of 247Sports 2023 recruit team rankings.

According to the 247Sports rankings, Friday’s addition of five-star defensive lineman Peter Woods has pushed Clemson up to the No.3 ranked class in the country with eleven commits and 260.28 total points.

Swinney and the Tigers are one of the hottest teams on the recruiting trail right now after snagging Woods from his home state and power house program, Alabama.

Here is a look at the Tigers’ current 2023 class with their 247Sports composite ranking:

Where is Clemson in ESPN’s latest 2023 recruiting class rankings?

ESPN this week released its latest 2023 college football recruiting class rankings (subscription required). Clemson’s 2023 class is currently ranked No. 6 by ESPN, behind Notre Dame, Ohio State, Texas, Georgia and Penn State, in that order. The …

ESPN this week released its latest 2023 college football recruiting class rankings (subscription required).

Clemson’s 2023 class is currently ranked No. 6 by ESPN, behind Notre Dame, Ohio State, Texas, Georgia and Penn State, in that order.

The Tigers, who were previously ranked No. 4 in ESPN’s 2023 recruiting class rankings, have seven ESPN 300 commits out of their 17 total pledges.

Birmingham (Ala.) Briarwood Christian School quarterback Christopher Vizzina is Clemson’s top-rated offensive commit, checking in at No. 40 overall in the ESPN 300 rankings, while Alabaster (Ala.) Thompson defensive tackle Peter Woods is the Tigers’ top defensive commit at No. 9 overall in the ESPN 300.

Here’s what ESPN staff writer Craig Haubert had to say about Clemson’s 2023 class:

Trevor Lawrence set a high bar, and replacing him is not easy, but the Tigers continue to add talented options under center. They signed the No. 2 overall quarterback in the 2022 cycle in Cade Klubnik and now landed ESPN 300 signal-caller Vizzina, a strong-armed, accurate and poised passer. Four-star WR Noble Johnson is a nice-sized target who is capable of creating problems with good explosiveness and the ability to break tackles after the catch. In the trenches, the Tigers have secured some very good talent. Offensively, Harris Sewell was a great pickup out of Texas. He is a flexible big man with good mobility who is also a physical finisher and should develop into a strong asset to the Tigers’ ground attack. The Tigers have recruited very well along the defensive line under Dabo Swinney. Woods was a huge get out of Alabama powerhouse program Thompson. One of the most explosive and disruptive DLs in the class, he reminds us of current Clemson standout DL Tyler Davis. David Ojiegbe is a powerful player who can be tough versus the run, and Vic Burley was a big win on the recruiting trail, as he is a multisport athlete in high school with good explosiveness and upside. At linebacker, Jamal Anderson is a rangy defender who can be a sideline-to-sideline presence.

Arkansas, LSU, Alabama and Tennessee round out the top 10 in ESPN’s 2023 recruiting class rankings, respectively, with Miami (No. 11) currently having the second highest-ranked class in the ACC behind Clemson.

The other ACC teams in the top 25 of ESPN’s 2023 recruiting class rankings are Louisville (No. 17) and North Carolina (No. 19).

Clemson’s 2023 class currently ranks No. 5 nationally by Rivals and No. 7 by 247Sports.

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Priority Clemson defensive lineman target sets commitment date

Clemson is a finalist for a priority four-star defensive lineman prospect.

Clemson could add another massive defensive line recruit to its 2023 class next week.

Four-star defensive lineman Hunter Osborne took to Twitter on Monday to announce that he will be announcing his commitment on August 1 at 6 p.m. CDT at Hewitt-Trussville High School in Trussville, Ala.

He will choose between his four finalists: Alabama, Clemson, Tennessee and Texas.

The 6-foot-3, 250-pound Osborne is the No. 17 defensive line prospect in the class of 2023, according to 247Sports Composite rankings.

As a junior in 2021, he recorded 60 total tackles (10 for loss), 5.5 sacks and nine pass breakups.

Osborne last visited Clemson on June 3 and has since visited the other three finalists.

If he does commit to Clemson, he would be the sixth defensive lineman commit alongside four-star Vic Burley, four-star Stephiylan Green, four-star AJ Hoffler, four-star David Ojiegbe and five-star Peter Woods.

While Osborne’s interest in Clemson is significant, On3’s Recruiting Prediction Machine gives Alabama over a 90 percent chance to land him. 247Sports’ Steve Wiltfong also recently crystal balled Osborne to the Crimson Tide.

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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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Four recruits to keep an eye on that Clemson could land in the coming weeks

With Clemson already boasting a top-five 2023 recruiting class, here are four potential prospects the Tigers could still land in the coming weeks.

Clemson has been one of the hottest teams in 2023 recruiting the last few weeks, but the Tigers may not be done making noise yet.

In the month of June, the Tigers secured 11 pledges from recruits, nine of which are four-star prospects, according to 247Sports Composite rankings. In the past week alone, the Tigers landed two four-star defensive linemen in AJ Hoffler and Stephiylan Green.

With Hoffler and Green’s announcements, Clemson’s 2023 class has 14 verbal commitments and is the No. 3 class in the nation, according to 247Sports’ rankings. Even with the recent bombardment of success, the Tigers have a chance to climb the rankings even more.

Clemson is still in the mix for many recruits, but here are four highly-rated prospects that the Tigers have a great chance of landing in the coming weeks.