I don't know about you guys, but I've never been more confident in Dabo Swinney on the recruiting trail than I have been in Clemson football's 2026 class.
I don't know if it's the fact that he has all the momentum in the world with his program projected to be a top five team in the country heading into 2025 or if it's because he has a top five class in 2026, but I truly believe that he's going to sign a top three class before it's all said and done.
Although official visit season has yielded just a few commitments so far, I do believe that there are more coming in the near future and one of them was just on campus this past weekend.
Clemson is now trending for four-star defensive lineman Keshawn Stancil.
Clemson has received a 🔮 for 4 ⭐️ DL Keshawn Stancil. He was on campus this weekend 🐅👀 pic.twitter.com/MPEurpYsa2
— Adam (@adamdropsbombs) June 15, 2025
Stancil is a four-star defensive lineman from North Carolina who happened to also visit Georgia, Miami, Penn State, and he's scheduled to check out NC State this coming weekend, but Clemson hosted him on June 13 and now the Tigers are the presumed favorites to land him.
The 6-foot-3, 270-pound lineman from Clayton, N.C., must have taken note of the elite trenches that the Tigers have built ahead of the 2025 season with Peter Woods and TJ Parker and he knows that he could come and be a part of that in 2026 and become the next great defensive lineman to play for Clemson. The Tigers have a great track record of producing NFL defensive linemen under Dabo.
Stancil is ranked the No. 157 overall recruit in the 2026 class as well as the 20th-best defensive lineman and 10th-best prospect from North Carolina, per the composite. He holds 35 offers.
I'd expect a decision shortly after his final official visit to NC State.