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Clemson Football: 5 current Tigers who are outplaying their star-ratings

By Shawn Spencer

SYRACUSE, NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 14: Head Coach Dabo Swinney of the Clemson Tigers runs off the field after a game against the Syracuse Orange at the Carrier Dome on September 14, 2019 in Syracuse, New York. (Photo by Bryan M. Bennett/Getty Images)
SYRACUSE, NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 14: Head Coach Dabo Swinney of the Clemson Tigers runs off the field after a game against the Syracuse Orange at the Carrier Dome on September 14, 2019 in Syracuse, New York. (Photo by Bryan M. Bennett/Getty Images) /
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ARLINGTON, TEXAS – DECEMBER 29: Will Swinney #22 of the Clemson Tigers runs with the ball against Alohi Gilman #11 of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish in the fourth quarter during the College Football Playoff Semifinal Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic at AT&T Stadium on December 29, 2018 in Arlington, Texas. (Photo by Ron Jenkins/Getty Images)
ARLINGTON, TEXAS – DECEMBER 29: Will Swinney #22 of the Clemson Tigers runs with the ball against Alohi Gilman #11 of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish in the fourth quarter during the College Football Playoff Semifinal Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic at AT&T Stadium on December 29, 2018 in Arlington, Texas. (Photo by Ron Jenkins/Getty Images) /

4. Will Swinney

Will Swinney is never likely to become a starter at wide receiver for Clemson, but he has still found a way to make an impact.

Swinney scored a touchdown in 2018 and caught 12 passes for 94 yards (with a long of 30 yards) in 2019.  He only measures in at 5-foot-8 and 185 pounds, but has still found a way to make an impact through his position as the starting holder on the team.

That’s pretty good for a guy that didn’t even receive a recruiting ranking.

Swinney has worked hard to earn his position on the field- don’t think it was just given to him- and he has certainly outplayed what anybody imagined he could do at the FBS level.

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