Clemson Football: Adam Randall makes depth chart debut
Clemson football true freshman Adam Randall made his depth chart debut Monday listed at the boundary position behind starter Joseph Ngata as an “or” with Dacari Collins.
After tearing his ACL prior to the spring game, some thought Randall may be lost for the season, but the youngster put his head down, went to work and attacked his rehab.
Soon enough it became apparent he would play this season, and the question moved from “if” to “when” and then was cleared earlier this week.
It appears when will be this week against Louisiana Tech, a game in which the Tigers are massive 33 point favorites, which should allow for plenty of playing time for the reserves and an opportunity for Randall to see the field at Death Valley for the first time in live action.
The Tigers wide receivers have been inconsistent the first two weeks of the season, dropping multiple passes in Monday’s opener, but picking it up Saturday against Furman.
Even with the improvement, it’s obvious wide receiver is a position of concern on the offense as no one has stepped up to be “the guy”.
Given Randall has never played a college down and is coming off knee surgery it would be a reach to believe he can be that guy out of the box, but there is hope among Clemson faithful that the Myrtle Beach product can eventually be that guy.
One of the areas that has been missing over the last couple of years for Clemson football is the “50/50” balls that were almost always won by Clemson receivers in the past
Randall was the 111th ranked player in the 2022 class composite at 247sports.com, the 17th rated wide out and 4th rated player in the state of South Carolina.
At 6’3 and 230 pounds Randall projects to a big physical target for Clemson quarterback D.J. Uiagalelei and provides additional hope for the Tigers to develop a downfield passing game.
One of the areas that has been missing over the last couple of years is the “50/50” balls that were almost always won by Clemson receivers such as Mike Williams and Tee Higgins, among others.
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With Randall’s return, there’s hope that he can eventually fill that role.