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Clemson Football: 35 Greatest Tigers of the Dabo Swinney Era

By Shawn Spencer

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8. Christian Wilkins

Christian Wilkins will always be remembered for the legacy he left as a Clemson Tiger.

Wilkins was a part of the 2016 National Championship team and seemed to be a consensus first-round pick following the 2017 season that saw the Tiger lose to Alabama in the CFB Playoff semifinals. Despite the fact that he had already earned his Bachelors degree in three years and could’ve easily been drafted highly, Wilkins elected to return for one more run.

The result? Clemson won the National Championship and Wilkins earned his Masters.

The defensive lineman finished his career with 250 tackles, 41 tackles for loss and 16 sacks to go along with being named an All-American three times, as well as a unanimous All-American in 2018.

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