2019 Clemson Tigers football team

The 2019 Clemson Tigers football team represented Clemson University during the 2019 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Tigers were led by head coach Dabo Swinney, in his 11th full year. The Tigers competed as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC), and played their home games at Memorial Stadium in Clemson, South Carolina.

Entering the season as defending national champions, Clemson began the year ranked first in the polls. Despite securing another undefeated regular season and its fifth consecutive conference title after defeating Virginia in the ACC Championship Game, Clemson fell to third in the final College Football Playoff rankings of the season, owing to its comparatively weak strength of schedule. They were selected to the Fiesta Bowl to play second-seeded Ohio State, where the Tigers won by a score of 29–23. Clemson advanced to the National Championship Game, where they lost to LSU, 42–25, ending their winning streak at 29 games and finishing the season at 14–1.

Clemson was led by sophomore quarterback Trevor Lawrence, who led the ACC with 3,665 passing yards and 45 total touchdowns. Running back Travis Etienne was named ACC Player of the Year for the second consecutive year, leading the conference with 19 rushing touchdowns and 7.8 yards per carry, and finishing in second with 1,614 rushing yards. Offensive lineman John Simpson was named a consensus All-American, and he was joined on the first-team All-ACC by Lawrence, Etienne, wide receiver Tee Higgins, and offensive lineman Tremayne Anchrum. On defense, the team was led by All-American and ACC Defensive Player of the Year linebacker Isaiah Simmons. He was joined on the first-team All-ACC by cornerback A. J. Terrell and safety Tanner Muse.

Clemson's 2019 recruiting class consisted of 29 signees, including 17 that enrolled early and one that grayshirted. The class was ranked as the best class in the ACC and the 10th best class overall according to the 247Sports Composite.

Listed in the order that they were released

The ACC media poll was released on July 22, 2019. Clemson was the consensus pick to repeat once again as ACC champion, receiving 171 votes to win the Atlantic Division and 170 votes to win the conference championship.

Clemson announced its 2019 football schedule on January 16, 2019. The 2019 schedule consisted of seven home games and five away games in the regular season. The Tigers hosted ACC foes Georgia Tech, Florida State, Boston College, and Wake Forest and will travel to Syracuse, North Carolina, Louisville and NC State.

The Tigers hosted three of their four non-conference opponents, those being Texas A&M from the SEC, Charlotte from Conference USA and Wofford from the FCS' Southern Conference, and traveled to South Carolina from the SEC.

 7 Chase Brice – sophomore (6'2, 220) 11 Taisun Phommachanh – freshman (6'4, 210) 12 Ben Batson – freshman (6'0, 200) 15 Patrick McClure – sophomore (6'1, 195) 16 Trevor Lawrence – sophomore (6'6, 215) Running back

 9 Travis Etienne – junior (5'10, 200) 19 Michel Dukes – freshman (5'11, 190) 21 Darien Rencher – junior (5'8, 195) 23 Lyn-J Dixon – sophomore (5'10, 195) 27 Chez Mellusi – freshman (6'0, 175) 33 Ty Lucas – freshman (5'7, 205) Wide receiver

 2 Frank Ladson Jr. – freshman (6'4, 190)  3 Amari Rodgers – junior (5'10, 215)  5 Tee Higgins – junior (6'4, 210)  8 Justyn Ross – sophomore (6'4, 210) 10 Joseph Ngata – freshman (6'4, 215) 13 Brannon Specter – freshman (6'1, 190) 14 Diondre Overton – senior (6'4, 210) 17 Cornell Powell – junior (6'0, 210) 18 T.J. Chase – junior (6'0, 190) 22 Will Swinney – junior (5'8, 185) 29 Hampton Earle – freshman (5'11, 185) 45 Josh Jackson – junior (6'0, 195) 81 Drew Swinney – freshman (5'8, 180) 86 Will Brown – sophomore (5'8, 185) 86 Tye Herbstreit – freshman (6'0, 175) 87 Hamp Greene – freshman (5'10, 165) 89 Max May – freshman (6'1, 195) Tight end

25 J.C. Chalk – junior (6'3, 260) 44 Garrett Williams – Graduate (6'2, 235) 80 Luke Price – sophomore (6'2, 220) 84 Davis Allen – freshman (6'5, 220) 85 Jaelyn Lay – freshman (6'5, 250) 87 J.L Banks – senior (6'1, 240) 88 Braden Galloway – sophomore (6'4, 240) Placekicker

29 B. T. Potter – sophomore (5'10, 175) 41 Jonathan Weitz – freshman (6'0, 175) | | Offensive lineman

50 Kaleb Boateng – OL – freshman (6'5, 305) 54 Mason Trotter – OL – freshman (6'3, 270) 55 Hunter Rayburn – OL – freshman (6'4, 310) 56 Will Putnam – OL – freshman (6'4, 290) 59 Gage Cervenka – OL – Graduate (6'3, 325) 62 Cade Stewart – OL – junior (6'3, 310) 65 Matt Bockhorst – OG – sophomore (6'4, 310) 69 Marquis Sease – OL – sophomore (5'11, 275) 71 Jordan McFadden – OT – freshman (6'3, 300) 72 Blake Vinson – OT – sophomore (6'4, 285) 73 Tremayne Anchrum – OT – senior (6'2, 310) 74 John Simpson – OG – senior (6'4, 330) 76 Sean Pollard – OL – senior (6'5, 315) 78 Chandler Reeves – OT – junior (6'6, 295) 79 Jackson Carman – OL – sophomore (6'5, 345) Defensive lineman

 3 Xavier Thomas – DE – sophomore (6'2, 260)  5 KJ Henry – DE – freshman (6'4, 240)  7 Justin Mascoll – DE – freshman (6'4, 255) 13 Tyler Davis – DL – freshman (6'1, 290) 22 Xavier Kelly – DL – junior (6'4, 270) 32 Etinosa Reuben – DL – freshman (6'4, 280) 33 Ruke Orhorhoro – DL – freshman (6'5, 275) 35 Justin Foster – DE – junior (6'2, 260) 44 Nyles Pinckney – DT – Graduate (6'1, 300) 52 Tayquon Johnson – DL – freshman (6'3, 290) 54 Logan Rudolph – DE – sophomore (6'2, 245) 59 Jordan Williams – DT – sophomore (6'4, 310) 89 Tristan Walker – DE – junior (6'3, 225) 90 Darnell Jefferies – DT – freshman (6'2, 275) 91 Nick Eddis – DL – sophomore (6'2, 250) 92 Klayton Randolph – DE – freshman (6'2, 230) 94 Jacob Edwards – DE – sophomore (6'2, 285) 95 James Edwards – DT – sophomore (6'2, 285) 98 Logan Cash – DL – freshman (6'3, 255) Punter

39 Aidan Swanson – freshman (6'3, 170) 48 Will Spiers – junior (6'5, 220) 98 Steven Sawicki – senior (6'3, 240) | | Linebacker

 6 Mike Jones Jr. – freshman (6'0, 230) 10 Baylon Spector – sophomore (6'1, 230) 11 Isaiah Simmons – junior (6'4, 225) 15 Jake Venables – freshman (6'1, 225) 17 Kane Patterson – freshman (6'2, 225) 21 Bryton Constantin – freshman (6'2, 220) 30 Keith Maguire – freshman (6'2, 215) 40 Greg Williams – freshman (6'4, 235) 42 LaVonta Bradley – freshman (6'1, 215) 43 Chad Smith – Graduate (6'3, 240) 45 Matt McMahan – freshman (6'1, 205) 46 John Boyd – sophomore (6'0, 215) 47 James Skalski – junior (6'0, 245) 48 Landon Holden – sophomore (6'1, 240) 49 Matt Maloney – freshman (6'0, 190) 53 Regan Upshaw – junior (5'11, 235) Defensive back

 1 Derion Kendrick – CB/WR – sophomore (6'0, 180)  8 A. J. Terrell – CB – junior (6'2, 190)  9 Brian Dawkins Jr. – CB – junior (5'7, 170) 12 K'Von Wallace – S – senior (5'11, 210) 14 Denzel Johnson – S – senior (6'0, 205) 16 Ray Thornton III – DB – freshman (6'2, 205) 18 Joseph Charleston – DB – freshman (6'2, 190) 19 Tanner Muse – S – Graduate (6'1, 230) 20 LeAnthony Williams Jr. – CB – sophomore (5'11, 180) 23 Andrew Booth Jr. – DB – freshman (6'1, 180) 24 Nolan Turner – S – junior (6'1, 190) 25 Jalyn Phillips – DB – freshman (6'1, 185) 26 Jack McCall – CB – sophomore (5'11, 180) 26 Sheridan Jones – DB – freshman (6'1, 175) 27 Carson Donnelly – S – freshman (5'10, 180) 29 Michael Becker – S – freshman (6'1, 185) 31 Mario Goodrich – CB – sophomore (6'0, 195) 36 Landen Zanders – DB – freshman (6'1, 190) 37 Jake Herbstreit – DB – freshman (6'0, 175) 38 Elijah Turner – S – junior (5'11, 190) 47 Peter Cote – S – sophomore (5'9, 180) Long snappers

46 Jack Maddox – sophomore (6'3, 220) 52 Tyler Brown – junior (6'0, 215) 58 Patrick Phibbs – senior (6'2, 210) |

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