Clemson led college football in sacks and tackles for loss once again in 2018, and the Tigers front four was a big as to why.
Austin Bryant, Clelin Ferrell, Dexter Lawrence and Christian Wilkins combined to make 56.5 of Clemson’s 136 tackles for loss and 27 of the team’s 54 sacks. So, it goes without saying there will be a drop off upfront.
Let’s be clear, at one point in their Clemson careers all four guys were named to at least one First-Team All-American team. This past season, Wilkins became just the fifth player in Clemson history to be named a unanimous All-American and Clelin Ferrell became just the second player ever to be named a two-time First-Team All-American by the Associated Press.