Clemson Football: 5 Greatest True-Freshmen under Dabo Swinney

SANTA CLARA, CA - JANUARY 07: Trevor Lawrence #16 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)
SANTA CLARA, CA - JANUARY 07: Trevor Lawrence #16 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)
1 of 6
CLEMSON, SC – SEPTEMBER 09: A general view of Memorial Stadium prior to the start of the Clemson Tigers’ football game against the Auburn Tigers on September 9, 2017 in Clemson, South Carolina. (Photo by Mike Comer/Getty Images)
CLEMSON, SC – SEPTEMBER 09: A general view of Memorial Stadium prior to the start of the Clemson Tigers’ football game against the Auburn Tigers on September 9, 2017 in Clemson, South Carolina. (Photo by Mike Comer/Getty Images)

There have been a lot of great players to come through the Clemson football program under the leadership of Dabo Swinney. Here are the true-freshmen.

Dabo Swinney has built an absolute juggernaut that is the Clemson football program.

Over the past decade, Swinney has taken the Tigers to new heights never imagined. Clemson has won several ACC Championships and two National Championships, all culminating in the program becoming a national powerhouse.

The reasons for Swinney’s success are fairly simple. He’s able to recruit at a high level, develop talent and motivate his players to reach their maximum potential. He doesn’t just work on developing great football players, but also great men off the field.

When you have those characteristics, it’s absolutely a recipe for success.

During Swinney’s career, he has helped develop players into stars, but there have been other guys that have just come into the program and automatically taken the Clemson football world by storm.

Here’s a look at the five greatest true-freshman seasons under Dabo Swinney.

Loading recommendations... Please wait while we load personalized content recommendations