Tiger Tracker: 2024 TE Target Set to Announce, Elite Junior Day Rapidly Approaching

All Clemson brings you some of the latest news and notes from the recruiting trail.

JP Priester | Jan 6, 2023

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While the 2022 season might now be over, the recruiting world never stops.

After signing 26 players during the early signing period, the Tigers are likely done with the 2023 class, meaning all eyes now turn toward the next recruiting cycle.

Clemson will hold its Elite Junior Day on January 28, and a number of priority 2024 targets are expected to be on hand.

-QB Walker White (Little Rock Christian, Ark): White picked up an offer last month. He is just one of two uncommitted quarterbacks to have an offer from the Tigers. At one time Ole Miss appeared to be one of the favorites, but Lane Kiffin just picked up a commitment from blue-chip talent Demond Williams. While it likely won't affect their pursuit, it absolutely has an impact on White's recruitment.

There are some family ties to the in-state school, Arkansas, so we will see how much traction Clemson can gain with White, who is arguably one of the ten best players at the position in this class. A decision is expected before the summer.

-DL Hevin Brown-Shuler (Pace Academy, Atlanta, Ga.): The top interior DL target currently. Brown-Shuler visited Clemson for three different games this season. The 6-foot-4, 290-pound blue-chip talent just released his list of top schools which includes Clemson, South Carolina, UGA, Ohio State, Oklahoma, Penn State, UNC, Texas A&M, Virginia, USC, Michigan, Oregon and Colorado.

However, this is looking like a Clemson-South Carolina battle, and no decision is expected before the end of summer, which would allow him to take some official visits.

-ATH KJ Bolden (Buford, Ga,): Bolden also just released his list of top schools. UGA, Ohio State, Alabama, Clemson, Tennessee, FSU, LSU, South Carolina, USC, Michigan, Ole Miss, Oklahoma, Oregon, Michigan State and Colorado all made the cut.

Bolden visited for the Tigers' win over NC State, while also taking visits to Tennessee, Alabama, Ohio State and South Carolina. He made multiple visits to Georgia during the season, which isn't surprising, seeing as the Dawgs are thought to be the frontrunners at the moment.

-WR Alex Taylor (Grimsley, Greensboro, N.C.): One of just three WRs to have offers from Clemson, with North Carolina and NC State being the primary competition for the blue-chip talent. The Tigers got Taylor in on visits for the NC State and South Carolina games and have to like where they currently stand.

-OL Blake Franks (Greenville, S.C.): The in-state prospect is set to announce a decision next month, in what is another Clemson-South Carolina battle. Franks visited Clemson four times during the season, while he visited Columbia last month and will make one more stop in with South Carolina a week before taking in Clemson's Junior Day.

-RB David Eziomume (North Cobb, Kennesaw, Ga.): The only running back with an offer so far in the 2024 class. Eziomume, who has more than a dozen offers, including Penn State, South Carolina, Auburn, Ole Miss and Miami, visited twice during the season. He was in attendance for the win over Louisville and the loss to South Carolina.

-TE Christian Bentancur (Marion Central Catholic, Ill.): Bentancur is set to announce on January 13. Clemson, Oregon and Ohio State are the three finalists. The Top 100 talent visited for Clemson's win over Louisville and visited Oregon in November. This feels like one of those recruitments where culture will play a big role, and the family-like feel of Clemson has really resonated with Bentancur. This is another instance where if you are the Tigers, you have to like where you stand this close to an announcement.

Other players expected to attend are DL Malik Blocton, S Noah Dixon, S Mike Matthews, CB Omillio Argard, CB Jalyn Crawford and LB CJ Jackson.

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