Clemson Football: 10 Scariest Tigers to face under Dabo Swinney

CLEMSON, SOUTH CAROLINA - AUGUST 29: Head coach Dabo Swinney of the Clemson Tigers greets fans during the Tiger Walk prior to the game against the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets at Memorial Stadium on August 29, 2019 in Clemson, South Carolina. (Photo by Mike Comer/Getty Images)
CLEMSON, SOUTH CAROLINA - AUGUST 29: Head coach Dabo Swinney of the Clemson Tigers greets fans during the Tiger Walk prior to the game against the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets at Memorial Stadium on August 29, 2019 in Clemson, South Carolina. (Photo by Mike Comer/Getty Images)
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LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY – OCTOBER 19: Dabo Swinney the head coach of the Clemson Tigers watches the action against the Louisville Cardinals at Cardinal Stadium on October 19, 2019 in Louisville, Kentucky. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images)
LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY – OCTOBER 19: Dabo Swinney the head coach of the Clemson Tigers watches the action against the Louisville Cardinals at Cardinal Stadium on October 19, 2019 in Louisville, Kentucky. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images)

The Clemson football program has had several players who have struck fear into their opponent. Here are the 10 scariest Tigers to play under Dabo Swinney.

Dabo Swinney has coached some scary Clemson football teams over the past few seasons.

Swinney, who took over as the interim head coach in 2008, rebuilt a Clemson football program that couldn’t seem to get over the hump and turned it into a national powerhouse. Since the interim tag was removed, Swinney has gone on to win two National Championships, five ACC Championships and earn four bids into the CFB Playoff.

Swinney has done an excellent job of not only recruiting at a high level, but developing Clemson football players once they arrive on campus.

Because of that, the Tigers are now considered one of the few elite programs around the nation and are consistently competing for CFB Playoff berths.

Over the course of this past decade, Swinney has seen some talented players come through the program. Many Tigers have gone on to have long careers in the NFL because of the training and development that they received in college.

As we get closer to Halloween, though, we wanted to take a look back at some of the scariest Tigers to ever suit up under Dabo Swinney.

To define scary, we looked at it from an opponent’s perspective. These 10 players struck fear into the hearts of their opponents. They were- and are- instrumental parts of the game plan when opposing teams prepare to take on the Clemson football program.

Here are 10 of the scariest Tigers to play under Dabo Swinney.

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