Dabo Swinney and staff must have sat down and said "Lay out the 22 starting positions and let's go after one at each position, get the very best player we can get and fill it out." That's pretty much what their recruiting class looks like. See below.
QB - DJ Uiagalelei 5* 6-4 246 #1 ranked PRO style, #12 in the nation
RB - Demarkus Bowman 5* 5-11 195 #2 ranked RB, #16 in the nation
RB - Kobe Pryor 3* 5-10 205 #32 ranked RB
WR - Ajou Ajou 3* 6-4 215 Project
WR - EJ Williams 4* 6-3 183 #20 WR in the nation, 4th player in Ala
TE - Sage Ennis 3* 6-4 220 #18 ranked TE
OL - Walker Parks 4* 6-5 275 #5 ranked OT
OL - Mitchell Mayes 4* 6-4 315 #5 ranked OG
OL - John Williams 3* 6-5 270 #28 ranked OT
OL - Paul Tchio 4* 6-6 320 #4 ranked OG
OL - Bry Tucker 4* 6-5 305 #6 ranked OG
OL - Trent Howard 3* 6-3 260
DE - Myles Murphy 5* 6-5 255 #2 ranked SDE, #4 in the nation
DT - Bryan Bresee 5* 6-5 290 #1 ranked DT, #2 in the nation
DT - Tre Williams 4* 6-2 300 #6 ranked DT
DT - Demonte Capehart 4* 6-4 284 #2 ranked DT
LB - Kevin Swint 4* 6-2 243 #12 ranked ILB
LB - Sergio Allen 4* 6-1 217 #8 ranked ILB
LB - Trenton Simpson 5* 6-3 225 #3 ranked OLB
DB - Fred Davis II 4* 6-0 186 #3 ranked CB
DB - Malcolm Greene 4* 5-10 180 29th ranked S, 6th in Virginia
S. - RJ Mickens 4* 6-0 197. #3 ranked S
S. - Tyler Venables 3* 5-10 190 #69 ranked S
After taking 29 in the 2019 class, Clemson looks to take between 22-25 this year. This class looks perfectly laid out with a "take" at every position. This is the definition of "reloading". (please not that rankings are subject to be different, based on which website you look at. For instance, two sites have Uaigaleilei in the top 3 while the other has him at #48. Go figure)
