This time last year, defensive ends Shaq Lawson and Kevin Dodd were sweating in spring practice at Clemson, having started one game combined in their college careers but determined to change that.
Mission accomplished.
A year later, Lawson and Dodd are preparing for the NFL Draft, with both poised to potentially be selected in the first round after ranking one-two in the nation in tackles for loss last season.
"We're brothers," Lawson said. "We worked together. We made each other better and got us to the situation that we're in."
When Vic Beasley headed to the NFL following the 2014 season – he was selected eighth overall by the Atlanta Falcons – it opened the door for Lawson and Dodd to flourish.