Hopkins, Watson and the Clemson bond

first met when he was just a student at Gainesville High School. Watson, visiting Clemson University on a recruiting trip, knew all about Hopkins and the skill players that made it into the NFL from there.

“It was awesome,” Watson said, “At the time, as a young high school guy, Clemson was actually the first school that offered me, so I was all big eyes in shock,” Watson said. “Just seeing all the great athletes had they had, from Nuk (Hopkins), Martavis Bryant, Sammy Watkins, Andre Ellington and so forth, just seeing those guys and being able to meet them and just picture myself being in their shoes and now being on the same team with him, that was a cool experience.”

Watson and Hopkins…