Clemson Football: 5 Reasons Dabo Swinney is the best coach in America

SANTA CLARA, CA - JANUARY 07: Head coach Dabo Swinney of the Clemson Tigers celebrates his teams 44-16 win over the Alabama Crimson Tide with the trophy in the CFP National Championship presented by AT&T at Levi's Stadium on January 7, 2019 in Santa Clara, California. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images) /

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CLEMSON, SC – OCTOBER 3: Head Coach Dabo Swinney of the Clemson Tigers leads his team during warm ups prior to the game against the Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Clemson Memorial Stadium on October 3, 2015 in Clemson, South Carolina. (Photo by Tyler Smith/Getty Images) /

3. Elite Player Development & Talent Analysis

A vastly underrated area of Dabo Swinney’s skillset is his ability to analyze talent and develop players.

How many times have we seen Clemson football take a 3-star guy (or lower) over a 4 or 5-star just for that 3-star guy to explode into a great player? Examples include guys like Hunter Renfrow, Vic Beasley, Adam Humphries, Grady Jarrett, just to name a few.

Dabo does a great job recognizing talent and pinpointing areas that players need improve.

Because of that, he- along with his staff- is able to develop talented athletes that turn into starters and big-time contributors before it’s all said and done.

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