This time last year, Clemson did not know what it had at defensive end. The coaches knew they had talented players, but they also knew they were raw.
Though they were young, they put them out there and coached them up the best they could. But in the end, the coaches knew it was going to take playing a whole season and gaining that experience before guys like Xavier Thomas, Justin Foster, K.J. Henry, and Justin Mascoll learned how to become better football players.
“I wanted to see all of those guys who played last year to come back in a different place [this spring].