Clemson makes the cut for elite Texas dual-sport CB Bryant Robinson alongside three Big 12 programs

The race for top-tier secondary talent in the 2027 class is on fire, and nobody is attacking it harder than Mike Reed and the Tigers. Clemson has planted its flag right at the front of the line for one of Texas’s most electric defensive backs, and you better believe the rest of the country is taking notice.

On Thursday morning, three-star Frisco, Texas cornerback Bryant Robinson dropped his final four, and Clemson is right in the thick of it. The Tigers are battling it out with a trio of hungry Big 12 programs—Texas Tech, Arizona State, and Arizona—but make no mistake, Clemson is in this fight to win it.

Right now, Christian Chancellor Jr. is holding it down as Clemson’s only cornerback commit in the 2027 class, so landing another lockdown cover man is absolutely at the top of the board for Dabo and company.

The Dynamic "Texas District Newcomer of the Year"

Robinson burst onto the national scene as a sophomore in 2024, piling up 21 tackles and 10 pass breakups in just nine games to snag Texas District 5-5A D-I Defensive Newcomer of the Year. That highlight reel didn’t just turn heads—it sent Power Four offers pouring in from coast to coast.

At 6-foot-3, Robinson is a flat-out premium athlete. He’s not just a force on the football field—he’s also a three-star shooting guard and the No. 142 hoops prospect in the country. On the gridiron, 247Sports Composite tabs him as a three-star recruit, No. 552 overall and the No. 56 cornerback in America. This is the kind of versatility Clemson loves.

Clemson Holding the Inside Track

Clemson’s staff saw the sky-high potential early and wasted no time. They got Robinson to campus for the 2025 opener against LSU and handed him an offer before he even left the Upstate. Since then, the Tigers have made him one of their absolute top priorities in this class.

Robinson came back to Death Valley for the Elite Retreat in March and left raving about the Clemson experience, calling the program "just different." That visit cranked up the buzz, and now the experts are starting to line up behind the Tigers, with Clemson247’s Austin Hannon and Cory Fravel both logging picks for Clemson.

Now it all comes down to the summer official visits—this is where recruiting championships are won and lost:

• Arizona State: Visited early May (Sun Devils remain a top contender)
• Clemson: May 29–31 (The Tigers' massive recruiting weekend)
• Arizona: June 5–7
• Texas Tech: June 12–14

Clemson’s got the edge right now, but don’t sleep on Texas Tech. The Red Raiders have been working Robinson for almost two years and get the last shot with the final official visit. The Tigers will have to bring their A-game to close this one out.

Mapping Out the Cornerback Board

If Robinson decides to stay closer to home and picks a Big 12 school, the heat turns up on Clemson’s other defensive back targets. But don’t worry—Mike Reed and the staff have plenty of options still in play:

• Jayden Aparicio-Bailey (4-Star): Has Clemson in his final five and will be on campus alongside Robinson for the massive May 29–31 official visit weekend.
• Nash Johnson III (3-Star): The former Alabama commit recently dropped his Tennessee visit to lock in a June 12–14 official visit with Mike Reed.
• Aidyn Wiggins (3-Star): An in-state product who was recently offered after making multiple unofficial visits to Death Valley since June 2025.
• Misses/No Movement: Four-star Bryce Williams is out of the picture after swapping his Clemson visit for Oklahoma, while there has been zero development with elite target Larry Moon III.

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