Clemson Football: Top 5 targets for 2021 recruiting class

CLEMSON, SOUTH CAROLINA - OCTOBER 26: a general view of a Clemson Tigers flag during the Tiger Walk prior to the Clemson Tigers' football game against the Boston College Eagles on October 26, 2019 in Clemson, South Carolina. (Photo by Mike Comer/Getty Images)
CLEMSON, SOUTH CAROLINA - OCTOBER 26: a general view of a Clemson Tigers flag during the Tiger Walk prior to the Clemson Tigers' football game against the Boston College Eagles on October 26, 2019 in Clemson, South Carolina. (Photo by Mike Comer/Getty Images)
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CLEMSON, SOUTH CAROLINA – NOVEMBER 16: Head coach Dabo Swinney of the Clemson Tigers reacts with players before their game against the Wake Forest Demon Deacons at Memorial Stadium on November 16, 2019 in Clemson, South Carolina. (Photo by Streeter Lecka/Getty Images)
CLEMSON, SOUTH CAROLINA – NOVEMBER 16: Head coach Dabo Swinney of the Clemson Tigers reacts with players before their game against the Wake Forest Demon Deacons at Memorial Stadium on November 16, 2019 in Clemson, South Carolina. (Photo by Streeter Lecka/Getty Images)

1. Payton Page, 5-star DT

Perhaps the top prospect in this 2021 class is 5-star DT Payton Page.

Page is a 6-foot-4, 315 pound monster who has the ability to make an immediate impact and could be a nice complement to the pieces the Tigers already have.

Could you imagine a monster like Page lining up beside Demonte Capehart, Bryan Bresee and Myles Murphy? It’d certainly be a sight that no opposing offensive line would want to see.

Page is considered a Clemson lean at this point and the Tigers will look to continue to build a relationship with the star-studded defensive line through the spring and into the summer.

There are several other prospects that Clemson will be heavily targeting through the spring- especially based on need at a position- but these guys are clearly high on the Tigers’ board as the 2021 recruiting cycle picks up.

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