Clemson Football: 5 Freshmen That Will Avoid Redshirting
1. Tre Lamar/Isaiah Simmons
For the last spot on the list, I decided to pick two freshmen who I believe will avoid a redshirt and make an impact for Clemson football. Those two players are linebacker Tre Lamar and safety Isaiah Simmons.
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Lamar is about as pure of a run-stuffing linebacker as you can find. He has great athleticism and is extremely physical. Just because of the lack of depth at linebacker, I believe you will see him and he may play alongside Rahshaun Smith in a rotation for one of the spots, but he certainly has the ability to play right away.
Isaiah Simmons will also see playing time due to depth concerns. He has the talent and physicality at the safety position to be a force for the Tigers and will benefit early from the losses at safety.
I honestly expect both of these young men to see valuable playing time next season and, in my opinion, they both will factor into talks when coaches begin separating starters and second-stringers from one another.
It will be interesting to see what happens between now and the beginning of the 2016 football season, but I expect to see all of these guys avoid redshirts and play big roles for the Tigers next season.
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Some of them may end up winning starting spots, while others play invaluable roles on special teams, but each of them will have a job on the team next year and will have a hand in getting Clemson football back to the National Championship.