Clemson Football: Top 30 Tigers to play under Dabo Swinney

GLENDALE, AZ - DECEMBER 31: Head coach Dabo Swinney of the Clemson Tigers reacts after the Clemson Tigers beat the Ohio State Buckeyes 31-0 to win the 2016 PlayStation Fiesta Bowl at University of Phoenix Stadium on December 31, 2016 in Glendale, Arizona. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images) /

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SEATTLE, WA – NOVEMBER 20: Defensive tackle Grady Jarrett #97 and middle linebacker Deion Jones #45 of the Atlanta Falcons react after the Seattle Seahawks missed a long field goal attempt in the last minute of the during the fourth quarter of the game at CenturyLink Field on November 20, 2017 in Seattle, Washington. The Falcons won the game 34-31. (Photo by Steve Dykes/Getty Images) /

27. Grady Jarrett

It wasn’t that long ago that Grady Jarrett was anchoring the inside of the Clemson football defense.

Now, he is one of the key defenders for the Atlanta Falcons. Jarrett’s time in Tiger Town was very fruitful. He started 11 of 13 games as a sophomore and then locked in as a starter on the defensive line for his junior and senior seasons.

During his senior year, Jarrett recorded 73 tackles and 1.5 sacks on his way to earning All-ACC honors.

He was one of those guys that put in the groundwork for what the Clemson football program would become in just a few short years. He was on that 2011 team that won the ACC Championship and was the anchor for that defense in 2014 that was ranked the No. 1 overall defense in the nation.

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