No. 1 2024 inside linebacker devotes to Clemson

• Blake Baumgartner, ESPN Personnel WriterJun 5, 2023, 06:28 PM ET

After completing his main check out, luxury linebacker Sammy Brown, the top-ranked inside linebacker in the 2024 cycle, dedicated to Clemson on Monday.Brown, No. 17 overall in the 2024 ESPN 300 and an item of Jefferson High (Georgia), becomes the highest-ranked member of the Tigers’class, which sits at No. 15 by ESPN.”It was just getting in touch with a few of the players and a few of the other devotes and with the coaches,”Brown told ESPN after making the statement on social media.”I seemed like whatever simply sort of clicked and I have very comparable characters to a few of the commits. Drew Woodaz, the other linebacker devote, I just seem like we’re very comparable in the way we do things. So I simply seem like everything kind of formed perfectly and that was just sort of an indication to me that it was God’s will to go there.” The 6-foot-2, 230-pound Brown took an official visit to Tennessee during the recently of May and has actually canceled strategies to take official check outs to Georgia, Oklahoma and Ohio State later on in June.Editor’s Picks 2 Related Brown’s time in Clemson this previous weekend made an enduring

impression. Dabo Swinney and the Tigers have 5 other ESPN 300 prospects in its 2024 class– tight end Christian Bentancur(No. 124 general ), cornerback Tavoy Feagin( No. 233 overall), security Noah Dixon (No. 248 general), protective tackle Hevin Brown-Shuler (No. 249 overall )and defensive deal with Champ Thompson (No. 285 general). Brown would be the highest-ranked linebacker Clemson has actually signed since Jeremiah Trotter Jr(No. 7 overall and No. 1 OLB)in 2021 and the 6th ESPN 300 linebacker to sign with the program because 2020(Trenton Simpson, Sergio Allen, Trotter Jr, Barrett Carter and Jamal Anderson Jr.).”James Skalski and Baylon Spector– those are 2 kids that played the linebacker position the proper way, “Brown said. “They weren’t incredibly highly ranked. But they came into Clemson and got developed and came out being super stars. So I believe Clemson does a fantastic task of establishing linebackers and developing really, very refined and competent linebackers. So they certainly do things the proper way.”Under both longtime previous defensive planner Brent Venables and current protective coordinator Wes Goodwin, the Tigers’ defense has actually developed a credibility for being one of the very best in the country. Five times since 2016,

they have completed in the top 10 in total defense(2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2021).”I actually like what they do on defense and I think that if Barrett Carter and Jeremiah Trotter leave next year, I’ll have a good shot to enter and contend for some playing time,” Brown stated.”So I believe, just like I said, whatever kind of fell into place. … They’ve got a good plan and Coach Goodwin is really aggressive with the linebackers. We get to blitz a lot, so it’ll be an actually, actually fun plan to play in. “Brown would be the fifth luxury possibility to sign with the Tigers since 2020 (defensive deal with Bryan Bresee; 2020, defensive end Myles Murphy; 2020, Trotter Jr; 2021 and defensive deal with Peter Woods; 2023). Brown plays both methods for Jefferson High School and

had a vibrant junior season in 2022 by tape-recording 113 deals with while likewise putting together 1,705 overall backyards(1,459 rushing)and 24 touchdowns( 21 hurrying ). Clemson’s last four recruiting classes ended up 11th(2023 ), 14th (2022),

fourth(2021)and first( 2020 ).