Clemson swung and missed and some prime offensive line targets in recent weeks.
The Tigers considered in-state candidates in Jimmy Fritzsche and Cooper Dawson. But late last week they offered Kaleb Boateng of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and he let Dabo Swinney know right away he was his man.
The 6-foot-4, 290-pound Boateng signed with the Tigers on Wednesday.
“They had been talking to me throughout the season a little bit, just checking out how I was doing in games,” Boateng said. “This past Friday the coaches asked me to send all of my transcripts and everything and then later that day I got on FaceTime with Dabo Swinney and he offered me.