Clemson Football: Freshmen Defenders Looking For Playing Time
Shaq Smith
In addition to Tre Lamar, the Clemson football defense also picked up another talented linebacker in Shaq Smith.
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Smith was the more highly-touted linebacker coming out of high school, but has certainly had his ups-and-downs since arriving on campus.
After spring, Smith was listed as the co-backup behind Ben Boulware with J.D. Davis. Personally, I believe that he will take over that backup spot before it’s all said and done, but we may not see him a lot because of his starter.
However, Smith could be the difference in this year’s defense and last year’s.
Hopefully, he and Davis can prove to be viable backups and keep Ben Boulware fresh instead of having him play 98% of the snaps as he did last year and, as a result, making him lose his legs and strength by the end of the season.
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