Team Recruiting Class
2009 Clemson Recruiting Class
Follow the full Clemson class board with ratings, high schools, hometowns, and links back into national and state recruiting surfaces.
- Recruits
- 7
- Blue-Chips
- 5
- Avg Rating
- 0.922
- States
- 5
Class summary
Clemson's 2009 class has 7 recruits and 5 blue-chip prospects in the current dataset.
Top positions
- Defensive Linemen3
- Offensive Linemen1
- Quarterbacks1
- Running Backs1
Class DNA
Top-end heavy
Top-end heavy built from class size, blue-chip share, top-end talent, position balance, and pipeline geography.
Pipeline balance
- Defensive Lineman3
- Offensive Lineman1
- Quarterback1
- Running Back1
Class context
2009 Clemson recruiting class explained
This class page gives the 2009 Clemson signing group its own crawlable home, with commit names, positions, star grades, ratings, high schools, and hometown context visible in one place.
The class includes 7 recruits, 5 blue-chip prospects, and players from 5 states. Use the hub for filters and the national rankings page for class-wide comparison.
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Class board
Ordered by rating, then stars, then school and player name for a stable board.
| Rank | Recruit | Position | Stars | Rating | Hometown | Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tajh Boyd Phoebus | PRO | 5★ | 0.984 | Hampton, VA Virginia recruits | 6'1" / 220 lbs |
| 2 | Malliciah Goodman West Florence | SDE | 4★ | 0.970 | Florence, SC South Carolina recruits | 6'4" / 265 lbs |
| 3 | Bryce McNeal Breck School | WR | 4★ | 0.949 | Minneapolis, MN Minnesota recruits | 6'1" / 170 lbs |
| 4 | J.K. Jay Christ Church Episcopal School | OT | 4★ | 0.938 | Greenville, SC South Carolina recruits | 6'6" / 275 lbs |
| 5 | Roderick McDowell Sumter | APB | 4★ | 0.921 | Sumter, SC South Carolina recruits | 5'9" / 175 lbs |
| 6 | Tyler Shatley East Burke | DT | 3★ | 0.871 | Valdese, NC North Carolina recruits | 6'3" / 255 lbs |
| 7 | Darrell Smith Gadsden City | WDE | 3★ | 0.820 | Gadsden, AL Alabama recruits | 6'3" / 237 lbs |