Clemson Football: Predicting the starting lineup for the 2020 season
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Defense
- DE- Xavier Thomas
- DT- Nyles Pinckney/Bryan Bresee
- DT- Tyler Davis
- DE- Justin Foster or K.J. Henry
- CB- Derion Kendrick
- SAM- Mike Jones Jr.
- MIKE- James Skalski
- WILL- Baylon Spector
- FS- Nolan Turner
- SS- Lannden Zanders
- CB- Andrew Booth Jr. or Sheridan Jones
This Clemson defensive line is the deepest in the country, in my opinion.
The Tigers have talent all over the front-four and will be able to use that depth- even outside of the starters- to dominate opposing offensive lines.
The defensive backs have some questions with Tanner Muse, K’Von Wallace and A.J. Terrell all gone, but there is still plenty of talent and we should be able to see this secondary grow up over the course of the season.
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Look for Xavier Thomas and Mike Jones Jr. to have big seasons as they take on bigger roles within the defense.