You might as well take your screenshots and get your laughs in now because it won’t be long before we see a major resurgence from Clemson football in the recruiting rankings.
Now, anyone who has been around the Clemson football program long enough knows that rankings don’t particularly matter.
Of course we all want to see the Tigers land a ton of 5-stars and dominate the nation in terms of talent they’re bringing in, but we also know that Dabo Swinney and his staff are very conservative when it comes to offers and how they go about recruiting. We’ve heard Swinney share how they try to ‘de-recruit’ prospects in some occasions because they want them to be truly committed when they make a decision.
That being said, things haven’t gone the way most Clemson football fans (or staff) would’ve hoped so far in this 2022 recruiting cycle
The Tigers lost out in a battle for 5-star QB Ty Simpson with Alabama and then lost out on their top defensive target in 4-star LB Jalon Walker to the Georgia Bulldogs just a couple of weeks later.
The coaching staff has had to go back to the drawing board and the Tigers have certainly been taking their lumps on the recruiting trail.
In 247 Sports’ latest composite team rankings, Clemson is ranked just No. 25 in the nation. That is behind the likes of Rutgers (No. 9), Florida State (No. 11) and Boston College (No. 16), just to name a few.
Still, as we said earlier, you might as well get a few laughs in now because it’s not as if Clemson is going to stay there.
The Tigers have just four commitments in the 2022 class so far. They’re the highest-ranked class in the nation with just four commitments. The next is North Carolina, who is ranked No. 28.
Clemson has a star-average of 94.08, which would be good enough for fourth in the nation just behind Georgia, Ohio State and Alabama. Speaking of the Crimson Tide, they are currently ranked No. 15 with six commitments- which is also behind Rutgers and Florida State, just for reference.
In the end, we all know how this plays out.
The Tigers will hit on their fair share of prospects as recruiting heats up and there’s no doubt we’ll see them win a major amount of battles. As a result, they’ll move on up the rankings and Tiger fans who are a little uneasy will be able to have a little peace again.