SI All-American Releases Initial 2022 Team Recruiting Rankings

SI All-American has released its first set of 2022 class rankings and Clemson finds themselves in an unfamiliar position.

The dead period is now officially over and the month of June is shaping up to be a hectic one in recruiting circles.

Not being able to have any face-to-face contact with potential prospects has really put a hamper on the Tigers' recruiting efforts so far in the 2022 cycle. Clemson has just four verbal commitments currently when generally they would have at least twice that many heading into the summer months.

However, head coach Dabo Swinney himself said the Tigers would take a slower than normal approach this cycle due to the dead period, after finishing with the third-best class in 2021. 

"For '22, compared to where we would normally be at this point, I'm not saying we're behind, but it's slowed down," Swinney said back in November.

SI All-American has released their first set of class rankings for 2022 and Clemson comes in at No. 23. Although, the Tigers aren't the only school that's been negatively impacted by the dead period that was in place for more than a full calendar year. 

Alabama finds itself with just six commitments currently and is ranked just two spots ahead of the Tigers. Dan Mullen and Florida also have just six and come in at No. 25. It will be interesting to see how much movement is seen over the next month or two.

Initial SI All-American 2022 Recruiting Class Rankings

1. Ohio State
2. LSU
3. Georgia
4. Notre Dame
5. Penn State
6. Oklahoma
7. Rutgers
8. Florida State
9. Texas A&M
10. Texas
11. Mississippi State
12. Boston College
13. Kentucky
14. Baylor
15. Maryland
16. Oregon
17. Michigan
18. Arkansas
19. Oklahoma State
20. Missouri
21. Alabama
22. Cincinnati
23. Clemson
24. USC
25. Florida

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