Clemson has added another piece in its 2026 recruiting class this week and its wide receiver depth just before the February signing period begins to kick in, quietly, from its 2026 recruiting class.
The three-star wide receiver Keil McGriff (F.W. Buchholz High School, Florida) announced his commitment to the Tigers on Tuesday just one day after publicly receiving an offer from Clemson. With the signing period beginning Wednesday,
McGriff is expected to make things official as fast as possible.
Committed!! pic.twitter.com/Na3ZLPdkBA
— Keil Mcgriff (@Keil_Mcgriff) February 3, 2026
The timing of the transfer says so much. Clemson signed three four-star wide receivers early in the season and added Division II talent Jaylen Brown-Wallace through the transfer portal last month. McGriff’s addition isn’t about chasing star rankings — it’s about rounding out the roster overall, balancing the numbers or adding a piece of development the staff feels would lend itself to the program.
At 5-foot-11 and 175 pounds, McGriff’s profile is not the same as some of Clemson’s recent receiver signees. He did not make it through his senior season because of an injury, one that surely had a hand in his late emergence and recruiting jumble. But healthy as a junior, McGriff was productive, pulling in 44 catches for 737 yards and six touchdowns, displaying a knack for working all levels of the field.
There is also a familiar football bloodline attached. McGriff is the son of former Florida wide receiver Travis McGriff who was on the Gators national championship teams throughout the 1990s and went on to play for the NFL. That background comes through in Keil’s game — he’s a polished, spacing guy and plays with a chemistry that comes naturally for the position. It’s a low-risk, upside-based addition from Clemson’s side.
The Tigers aren’t asking McGriff to start helping immediately. Rather, he becomes an opportunity to grow as a developmental receiver while capitalizing on the strength program and continuing to pursue depth positions throughout the season. No less crucially, the deal is helping Clemson navigate the expanded 105-man roster limit — something every program has been doing in the new era in college football.
Adding McGriff lets staff fill the numbers and keep competition alive in a receiver room that is just continuing to be retooled. It’s not the kind of thing that could grab national headlines, but it’s the kind of late-cycle addition that winning programs make silently — trusting evaluations, wagering on football pedigree and letting development do the rest.