Clemson Football: 5 Tigers who need the 2020 season to happen
1. Xavier Thomas
Xavier Thomas still has two years of eligibility left, so let’s not pretend that he’s completely out of time.
That being said, there has been a trend among defensive ends in the Clemson football program and that is that they explode during their junior season.
Thomas was expected by many to be a three-year-and-out player when he first entered the program. He has a chance to become an elite edge-rusher and potentially even work himself inside the top-10 of this coming NFL Draft with a big season.
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Perhaps no other Tiger has more riding on the 2020 season than Xavier Thomas and it’s clear that a big season would propel him up draft boards.