All right college sports fans, defensive back Jarrell Chandler is committed to the Tigers for Clemson football’s 2027 recruiting class. It’s a big early win for secondary coach Thomas Allen Jr. and defensive coordinator Tom Allen as well as of course head coach Dabo Swinney. Chandler measures up at 6-3, 205 pounds, and is a 4-star prospect out of Knoxville, Tennessee. He committed in May to join Clemson before the 2027 season, which will be a time when some turnover could happen in the safeties room. Longtime sports journalists Daniel Shirley and Bill Zimmerman have analysis of Jarrell Chandler’s game, his importance in the program, the impact he can have on this recruiting class for Swinney, and much more. #clemsonrecruiting #clemsonfootball #daboswinney #footballrecruiting #JarrellChandler We're glad you found us -- y'all be sure to share your reactions in the comments (keep it family-friendly for the young fans), and find us on social media @ClemsonKickoff!

All right college sports fans, it’s time to profile QB Kharim Hughley, an early commit for Clemson football’s 2027 recruiting class. It’s a big early win for Tigers offensive coordinator Chad Morris and quarterbacks coach Tajh Boyd, as well as of course head coach Dabo Swinney. Hughley measures up at 6-0, 205 pounds, and is a 4-star prospect out of Gainesville, Ga. (which should sound familiar to Tigers fans). He is committed to join Clemson before the 2027 season, when current QB Christopher Vizzina will be a senior and Tait Reynolds will enter his second season on campus. We’ve got analysis of Hughley’s game, his importance in the program, the impact he can have on this recruiting class for Swinney, and much more. #clemsonrecruiting #clemsonfootball #daboswinney #footballrecruiting #KharimHughley We're glad you found us -- y'all be sure to share your reactions in the comments (keep it family-friendly for the young fans), and find us on social media @ClemsonKickoff!

All right, college sports fans, we’ve got the big-picture context on all the latest Clemson recruiting news with 15 football commitments in a 17-day span surrounding Dabo Swinney’s first official visit weekend for the signing class of 2027. From Jarrell Chandler to Bryant Robinson, the group lifted the Tigers’ commit list to 22 players (even a kicker!), with 12 of them rated as 4-star talents by at least one of the three major recruiting services and 6 of them receiving 4 stars from all three. Coordinators Chad Morris and Tom Allen are bringing in a balanced class and they might not be done yet. We’ll talk about the context into how it all fits in the Clemson football program, which era this group reminds us of, what it means for the future of Tigers football and more. #ClemsonFootballRecruiting #ClemsonOfficialVisits #ClemsonRecruitingCommitments #CollegeFootballRecruiting We’re glad you found us -- y'all be sure to share your reactions in the comments (keep it family-friendly for the young fans), and find us on social media @ClemsonKickoff!

All right college sports fans, OL Elijah Morrison has committed to the Tigers for Clemson football’s 2027 recruiting class. It’s a big early win for O-line coach Matt Luke and offensive coordinator Chad Morris as well as of course head coach Dabo Swinney. Morrison measures up at 6-4, 295 pounds (heavier according to one report), and is a 4-star prospect out of Dacula, Ga. He is committed to join Clemson before the 2027 season, when the offensive line figures to return numerous Luke recruits. Longtime sports journalists Daniel Shirley and Bill Zimmerman have analysis of Morrison’s game, his importance in the program, the impact he can have on this recruiting class for Swinney, and much more. #clemsonrecruiting #clemsonfootball #daboswinney #footballrecruiting #ElijahMorrison We're glad you found us -- y'all be sure to share your reactions in the comments (keep it family-friendly for the young fans), and find us on social media @ClemsonKickoff!

All right college sports fans (and especially those who love Clemson), tight end Carter Blackwell committed Tuesday to the Tigers for the football recruiting class of 2027 at Clemson football. His decision gives tight ends coach Kyle Richardson and offensive coordinator Chad Morris a big victory fairly early in the recruiting season, not to mention good news for head coach Dabo Swinney. Blackwell stands 6-4, 215 pounds (perhaps more), and is rated as a 3-star prospect from Leesburg, Ga. When he joins the tight ends room in 2027, Richardson is expected to have plenty of talent to work with. Get our analysis of Blackwell’s game, his potential importance to the program, the impact he can make on this recruiting class, and more. #footballrecruiting #CarterBlackwell #clemsonrecruiting #clemsonfootball Note: Our apologies if you saw the earlier versions that were up briefly with incorrect photo/video credits! We pulled that and redid the video to fix our technical issues with old information making it into the system. Whenever we can correct our mistakes, we will. We're glad you found us -- y'all be sure to share your reactions in the comments (keep it family-friendly for the young fans), and find us on social media @ClemsonKickoff!

All right college sports fans, wide receiver Julian Cromartie has committed to the Tigers for Clemson football’s 2027 recruiting class. It’s a big early win for receivers coach Tyler Grisham, who knows how to get freshmen onto the field early, and offensive coordinator Chad Morris as well as of course head coach Dabo Swinney and his WR roots. Cromartie measures up at 6-4, 175 pounds, and is a 3-star prospect out of the Houston area. He is committed to join Clemson before the 2027 season, when the wide receivers room will be full of talent even if both Bryant Wesco and TJ Moore head to the NFL Draft after this season. Longtime sports journalists Daniel Shirley and Bill Zimmerman have analysis of Cromartie’s game, his importance in the program, the impact he can have on this recruiting class for Swinney, and much more. #clemsonrecruiting #clemsonfootball #daboswinney #footballrecruiting #JulianCromartie We're glad you found us -- y'all be sure to share your reactions in the comments (keep it family-friendly for the young fans), and find us on social media @ClemsonKickoff!

All right college sports fans, offensive lineman Carter Jones has committed to the Tigers for Clemson football’s 2027 recruiting class. It’s a big early win for offensive line coach Matt Luke and offensive coordinator Chad Morris as well as of course head coach Dabo Swinney. Jones measures up at 6-6, 209 pounds, and is a four-star prospect out of Poquoson, Va. He is committed to join Clemson before the 2027 season, when the O-line room will be full of Matt Luke recruits. Longtime sports journalists Daniel Shirley and Bill Zimmerman have analysis of Jones’ game, his importance in the program, the impact he can have on this recruiting class for Swinney, and much more. #clemsonrecruiting #clemsonfootball #daboswinney #footballrecruiting #CarterJones We're glad you found us -- y'all be sure to share your reactions in the comments (keep it family-friendly for the young fans), and find us on social media @ClemsonKickoff!

All right, college sports fans -- We've got spring practice takeaways for Clemson's defense with two people who saw the Tigers up close. From Sammy Brown's keystone role at linebacker to Ashton Hampton's next steps at cornerback, question marks at defensive tackle, and transfers to talk about at every level (even if they didn't all stick around), the 2026 post‑spring defensive depth chart outlook for Tom Allen's Tigers D is right here. Many thanks to Jon Blau and Chapel Fowler for spending time with us for this episode and the entire three-part series. Today we close it out by answering some of the biggest questions for Clemson’s defense, while identifying which ones remain. Yes, despite all the transfers coming in for Dabo Swinney's Tigers, there are some clear areas of uncertainty on Clemson’s defense. Check it all out in this Clemson football 2026 defensive preview, regarding where things stand exiting the spring and well before the fall arrives. Be sure to let us know your thoughts about the Tigers in the comments below, and don’t forget to smash "Subscribe" for more content about Clemson sports! From football on the field and recruiting updates to baseball, softball, soccer, basketball and more, you can catch up on the biggest happenings with the Tigers right here. For extra content, see our Tiger Trends blog at ClemsonKickoff.com. We're glad you found us!