Clemson Football: 5 Things we learned from the 2018 season

SANTA CLARA, CA - JANUARY 07: Tavien Feaster #28 of the Clemson Tigers celbrates after his teams 44-16 win over the Alabama Crimson Tide in the CFP National Championship presented by AT&T at Levi's Stadium on January 7, 2019 in Santa Clara, California. (Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images) /

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SANTA CLARA, CA – JANUARY 07: Christian Wilkins #42 of the Clemson Tigers celebrates his teams 44-16 win over the Alabama Crimson Tide in the CFP National Championship presented by AT&T at Levi’s Stadium on January 7, 2019 in Santa Clara, California. (Photo by Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images) /

3. That DL was historically dominant

People were skeptical coming into the year.

Some were saying that Clemson football had the best defensive line ever assembled. I’d say that contingent of analysts were pretty spot on.

Clelin Ferrell, Christian Wilkins, Dexter Lawrence and Austin Bryant, as well as others like Albert Huggins, Xavier Thomas and Justin Foster proved to be too much to handle for opposing offensive lines all season.

They were a special group and there’s no doubt that the defensive line ranks among the elite of College Football.

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