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Clemson makes the cut for 5-star

Clemson’s top and only defensive tackle target in the 2021 class is now formally down to three schools.

Greensboro (N.C.) Dudley five-star Payton Page named a Top 3 of Clemson, North Carolina and Tennessee on Thursday night via social media.

The 6-foot-4, 315-pounder is ranked as high as the No. 9 overall prospect in the 2021 class by ESPN, which considers him a five-star recruit. He was previously working with a top five of Clemson, North Carolina, Tennessee, LSU and Oregon, so the latter two programs have been eliminated from the mix.