WAKE FOREST, NC – Number one picked up number two Monday afternoon.
Top-ranked Clemson picked up the nation’s number two prospect (according to Rivals) when 2016 5-star defensive tackle prospect Dexter Lawrence committed to the Tigers over Alabama, Florida, UNC and North Carolina St.
Clemson head coach Dabo Swinney met with the media in the WestZone shortly after the announcement and held up Lawrence’s financial aid papers in his hands. Lawrence will enroll in school in January and participate in spring practice. Once he enrolls, he will become the program's highest-ranked signee since signing 5-star defensive lineman Da'Quan Bowers (also No.