Clemson Football: 5 Tigers who have the opportunity to have a huge spring

ARLINGTON, TEXAS - DECEMBER 29: 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 Tom Pennington/Getty Images) /

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CHARLOTTE, NC – DECEMBER 01: Dexter Lawrence #90 reacts as teammate Trayvon Mullen #1 of the Clemson Tigers watches on against the Pittsburgh Panthers during their game at Bank of America Stadium on December 1, 2018 in Charlotte, North Carolina. (Photo by Streeter Lecka/Getty Images) /

3. Xavier Kelly, DT

Xavier Kelly came into Clemson as a highly-touted 4-star defensive end. Kelly decided to move inside to the defensive tackle position and played as a depth guy last season.

He’ll be relied upon to do much more than this season.

Not only was Kelly already going to be relied upon to be a second-stringer, he’s now going to go into spring practice as a first-stringer. With the injuries to Nyles Pinckney and Jordan Williams, Kelly is the next man up.

He’s going to get a lot of snaps and a ton of chances to prove himself.

I think he takes advantage and comes away squarely in the mix to not only play a lot of snaps, but to start at a defensive tackle position.

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