Clemson reached into the state of Michigan a few years ago for a defensive talent, and now Brent Venables is looking back at the Wolverine State for another defensive lineman in Alex VanSumeren.
The Tigers took Ruke Orhorhoro out of Michigan in the 2019 recruiting, and now Venables and defensive tackles coach Todd Bates are looking for the next Christian Wilkins-Dexter Lawrence-Bryan Bresee type of talent to fill the middle of their line in future seasons. One prospect they like for that is VanSumeren (6-3 300), a defensive tackle out of Essexville, Michigan.