Coach Swinney spent the week talking about how Louisville is loaded with talent and the best 2-6 in the land.
Each week we take a look at how the talent matches up based on the rating for players coming out of high school on each team. The talent gap is much wider than the coach speak we heard this week.
| Clemson | Louisville | ||||
| Offense | Player | Rating | Rating | Player | Offense |
| LT | Mitch Hyatt | 5-star | 3-star | Mekhi Becton | LT |
| LG | John Simpson | 4-star | 3-star | Linwood Foy | LG |
| C | Justin Falcinelli | 3-star | Unranked | Nathan Scheler | C |
| RG | Sean Pollard | 4-star | 3-star | Cole Bentley | RG |
| RT | Tremayne Anchrum | 3-star | 3-star | Lukayus McNeil | RT |
| WR | Tee Higgins | 5-star | 3-star | Seth Dawkins | WR |
| TE | Milan Richard | 4-star | 3-star | Micky Crums | TE |
| QB | Trevor Lawrence | 5-star | 4-star | Jawon Pass | QB |
| RB | Travis Etienne | 4-star | 3-star | Trey Smith | RB |
| WR | Hunter Renfrow | Unranked | 3-star | Jaylen Smith | WR |
| WR | Amari Rodgers | 4-star | 4-star | Dez Fitzpatrick | WR |
| Defense | Rating | Player | Rating | Player | Defense |
| DE | Clelin Ferrell | 4-star | 3-star | Tabarius Peterson | DE |
| DT | Dexter Lawrence | 5-star | 3-star | Michael Boykin | DT |
| DT | Christian Wilkins | 5-star | 3-star | G. |