In 2009, C.J. Spiller shocked everyone when he decided to return to Clemson for his senior year. At the time, some questioned whether he made the right move.
As we later found out, he did.
Spiller went on to have one of the greatest senior seasons in Clemson history. He won ACC Player of the Year honors, was a unanimous First-Team All-American, graduated and later was picked No. 9 overall by the Buffalo Bills in the 2010 NFL Draft.
Spiller’s decision to come back to school and “finish what he started” laid the groundwork for head coach Dabo Swinney in citing that coming back to school for a senior season can pay off for a high-profile player.