Clemson Football: Top 30 Tigers to play under Dabo Swinney
6. James Davis
How many of you remember James Davis playing under Dabo Swinney?
Davis didn’t actually ever play under Swinney as the permanent head coach, but did play when he was named the interim in 2008.
Although his time with Clemson under Dabo Swinney was short, what James Davis did for the Clemson football program will never be forgotten.
Davis was the first big-time recruit to choose Clemson in quite some time back in the mid-2000s. Because of his decision, C.J. Spiller later came along, which led later to guys like Deshaun Watson.
He came when there wasn’t any reason to come to Clemson. His vision for Clemson fell in line completely with what Dabo had in mind, and even though he never got to play in the new program, he was one of the first building blocks for it.
On the field, Davis was known as “thunder.” He finished with 3,881 yards rushing and 49 total touchdowns.