Clemson Football: Mid-Spring Practice Report 2019

CLEMSON, SOUTH CAROLINA - NOVEMBER 17: Head coach Dabo Swinney of the Clemson Tigers talks to his players in a huddle during their football game against the Duke Blue Devils at Clemson Memorial Stadium on November 17, 2018 in Clemson, South Carolina. (Photo by Mike Comer/Getty Images) /

3 of 5

SANTA CLARA, CA – JANUARY 07: Christian Wilkins #42 of the Clemson Tigers celebrates with the trophy 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) /

Leaders are emerging

One of the biggest questions heading into spring practice was who would emerge as leaders. The Tigers lost a ton of leadership off of that 2018 National Championship team, including guys like Christian Wilkins, Kendall Joseph, Clelin Ferrell, Austin Bryant, Mitch Hyatt, Justin Falcinelli and Hunter Renfrow, to name a few.

So far, we’ve seen guys like Trevor Lawrence, Sean Pollard, Tavien Feaster and Gage Cervenka step up as leaders offensively.

We’ve seen guys like K’Von Wallace, Isaiah Simmons, Shaq Smith, Tanner Muse and even Nyles Pinckney and Jordan Williams- who are both injured- step up as leaders defensively.

It will be interesting to see who else emerges and who the coaching staff challenges down the stretch.

Home/Clemson Football