Clemson Roster Filled With Plenty of Familiar Faces to Georgia Football

Originally posted on Georgia Bulldogs on SI
By Brooks Austin | Last updated Aug 22, 2024 3:42 PM ET

"We haven't seen them as much on the recruiting trail lately. I don't know why that is, but it just seems like we don't see them as much."

That was Georgia head coach Kirby Smart when asked about his level of familiarity with the Clemson Football roster considering they have shared several recruiting battles over the years being border recruiting rivals. Georgia has recruited at a top-3 level every season under head coach Kirby Smart, and Clemson's Dabo Swinney hasn't exactly been a slouch on the recruiting trail either.

Let's take a look at Clemson's roster and you'll notice rather quickly, the Tigers depend rather heavily on the Peach State for their talent, particularly on the defensive side of the football.

Clemson Roster: Players From the State of Georgia

NOTE: Players in BOLD received an offer from Georgia

Offense

Phil Mafah, RB - Grayson High School
Elyjah Thurmon, OL - Bradwell Insitute
David Eziomume, RB - North Cobb High School

Defense

Barrett Carter, LB - North Gwinnett School
Aveion Terrell, CB - Westlake High School
Khalil Barnes, CB - North Oconee High School
AJ Hoffler, EDGE - Woodward Academy
Vic Burley, DT - Warner Robbins High School
Stephyilan Greene, DT - Rome High School
Dee Crayton, LB - Denmark High School
Sammy Brown, LB - Jefferson High School
Jamal Anderson, LB - Mill Creek High School
Shelton Lewis, DB - Stockbridge High School
Hevin Brown-Schuler, DT - Pace Academy
Branden Strozier, CB - St. Francis Academy
Rob Billings, DB - Milton High School
Champ Thompson, DT - Gainesville High School
Noah Dixon, DB - Troup County

As you can see, of the 18 players on Clemson's roster from the state of Georgia, only 6 received formal scholarship offers from Georgia. They pushed hard for the likes of Sammy Brown and Barrett Carter, while being in the mix for Vic Burley and Stephyilan Greene, though apart from those names the two programs seem to recruit different profiles.

This article first appeared on Georgia Bulldogs on SI and was syndicated with permission.

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