Team Recruiting Class
2012 Clemson Recruiting Class
Follow the full Clemson class board with ratings, high schools, hometowns, and links back into national and state recruiting surfaces.
- Recruits
- 17
- Blue-Chips
- 10
- Avg Rating
- 0.897
- States
- 6
Class context
2012 Clemson recruiting class explained
This class page gives the 2012 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 17 recruits, 10 blue-chip prospects, and players from 6 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 | Carlos Watkins Chase | DT | 4★ | 0.967 | Forest City, NC North Carolina recruits | 6'4" / 290 lbs |
| 2 | Germone Hopper Phillip O. Berry Academy | WR | 4★ | 0.963 | Charlotte, NC North Carolina recruits | 5'11" / 175 lbs |
| 3 | Travis Blanks North Florida Christian | S | 4★ | 0.957 | Tallahassee, FL Florida recruits | 6'1" / 195 lbs |
| 4 | Chad Kelly St. Joseph School | DUAL | 4★ | 0.926 | Buffalo, NY New York recruits | 6'3" / 205 lbs |
| 5 | Zac Brooks Jonesboro | ATH | 4★ | 0.916 | Jonesboro, AR Arkansas recruits | 6'1" / 180 lbs |
| 6 | Cordrea Tankersley Silver Bluff | ATH | 4★ | 0.905 | Aiken, SC South Carolina recruits | 6'2" / 185 lbs |
| 7 | Martin Aiken Bamberg-Ehrhardt | SDE | 4★ | 0.904 | Bamberg, SC South Carolina recruits | 6'3" / 240 lbs |
| 8 | Ronald Geohaghan Allendale Fairfax | S | 4★ | 0.903 | Fairfax, SC South Carolina recruits | 6'1" / 190 lbs |
| 9 | Shaq Lawson D.W. Daniel | WDE | 4★ | 0.894 | Central, SC South Carolina recruits | 6'4" / 255 lbs |
| 10 | D.J. Reader Grimsley | OG | 4★ | 0.890 | Greensboro, NC North Carolina recruits | 6'3" / 330 lbs |
| 11 | Jay Guillermo Maryville | OC | 3★ | 0.880 | Maryville, TN Tennessee recruits | 6'3" / 285 lbs |
| 12 | Marty Williams Fox Creek Charter | S | 3★ | 0.876 | North Augusta, SC South Carolina recruits | 6'2" / 205 lbs |
| 13 | Patrick DeStefano Dorman | OG | 3★ | 0.867 | Roebuck, SC South Carolina recruits | 6'5" / 285 lbs |
| 14 | Bradley Pinion Northwest Cabarrus | P | 3★ | 0.854 | Concord, NC North Carolina recruits | 6'6" / 220 lbs |
| 15 | Oliver Jones Ninety Six | OT | 3★ | 0.851 | Ninety Six, SC South Carolina recruits | 6'6" / 300 lbs |
| 16 | Jay Jay McCullough Nation Ford | ATH | 3★ | 0.851 | Fort Mill, SC South Carolina recruits | 6'4" / 230 lbs |
| 17 | T.J. Burrell Goose Creek | OLB | 3★ | 0.846 | Goose Creek, SC South Carolina recruits | 6'1" / 205 lbs |