Clemson Football: 5 Tigers who outplayed their star-ratings

ARLINGTON, TEXAS - DECEMBER 29: Isaiah Simmons #11 and Austin Bryant #7 of the Clemson Tigers celebrate after defeating the Notre Dame Fighting Irish during the College Football Playoff Semifinal Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic at AT&T Stadium on December 29, 2018 in Arlington, Texas. Clemson defeated Notre Dame 30-3. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images) /

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SANTA CLARA, CA – JANUARY 07: Kendall Joseph #34 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 Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images) /

5. Kendall Joseph, 3-star

We’ll start the list off with a recent Clemson football star.

Kendall Joseph, who proved to be one of the most valuable players on the Tigers’ 2018 defenses, was only a 3-star coming out of high school.

Joseph finished his Clemson career with 285 total tackles, 7.5 sacks and two interceptions.

He was a leader on that defense and, really, was the “quarterback” for the Tigers defensively for the last two years. He will be drafted in this coming NFL Draft and has a chance to be a very solid linebacker in the future.

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