CLEMSON - Redshirt sophomore defensive end Jahiem Lawson grew up around Clemson football.
Living in Central, Clemson was just a few miles away. He went to school with head coach Dabo Swinney’s son, Clay, now a Clemson redshirt sophomore receiver and holder, and stayed over at the Swinney household as a kid. Lawson also grew up watching his older brother play for the Tigers, defensive end Shaq Lawson, who has played in the NFL for nine years now.
While he wanted to make his own path, Lawson knew from a young age that Clemson was where he wanted to go, although he was not always sure about his position.