Clemson Football Recruiting: Tigers trending up for 4-star defensive back
The Clemson football program has a chance to sign it’s best recruiting class ever in the 2018 cycle. The Tigers currently have 8 commitments and they are working on getting their 9th from Verone McKinley III.
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Clemson recently received two crystal ball predictions for the 5-foot-10, 170 pound defensive back. McKinley has been high on the Tigers for some time and it was recently reported by Go Up State that he may announce his decision by the end of this month.
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In that same interview McKinley told Phil Kornblut that Clemson defensive backs coach, Mike Reed, “sees me coming in being like a Mackensie Alexander, being able to cover well and be a leader as well, bring energy.”
McKinley does compare favorably to Alexander in size and pass coverage ability. Both McKinley and Alexander have good instincts and break on the ball extremely fast. The only difference between the two is surely Alexander’s mouth, he was known for his ability to trash talk opponents.
Should the Tigers land McKinley, they will only strengthen what may already be the best recruiting class in program history. He will also give Clemson yet another impact player on the defensive side of the ball. Paired with the defensive back signees from the 2017 recruiting class, Clemson’s secondary will have gone from depleted to loaded in the blink of an eye.
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