CLEMSON – As Shaq Smith bides his time and pays his dues, all he has to do is look at Clemson’s recent history of players who have had to wait their turn and have gone on to have successful Clemson careers.
Vic Beasley waited two years to play defensive end and was the No. 8 pick in the NFL Draft. Marcus Edmond and Dorian O’Daniel had to wait their turns behind veteran players and now await their NFL careers.
The blueprint is there and Smith feels like 2018 is his time to become an impact player on Clemson’s vaunted defense.