Clemson Football: 5 biggest surprises (so far) during the 2020 season

4. Derion Kendrick‘s relative quietness and the occasional holes in the secondary

It may not be a shock to everyone, but many Clemson football fans were of the belief that Derion Kendrick had an opportunity to be an All-ACC caliber player- potentially even more- before it was all said and done.

That simply hasn’t been the case so far.

Kendrick has struggled to even get on the field at times- he’s been shown some ‘love’ by the coaches- and even when he has been on the field, he’s been relatively quiet in terms of his production.

In addition to Kendrick, that entire secondary has been less than advertised. Dabo Swinney called it the most talented defensive backfield he’s ever coached, but they haven’t lived up to that billing as of yet. There have been too many holes and difficulties with this group that we simply weren’t expecting.