The top 2024 Clemson football recruits attending camp this week
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Clemson coach Dabo Swinney's annual summer football camp begins on Wednesday with the workouts usually prompting a handful of early offers to players most highly regarded for the 2024 class.
The Tigers have offered only three rising juniors for that cycle – a pair of Georgia defenders in linebacker Sammy Brown (ranked ninth overall in the 247Sports Composite) and lineman Hevin Brown-Shuler (22nd overall) and on Tuesday offered Texas quarterback DJ Lagway (18th overall).
The majority of Clemson's top 2023 targets are not participating, but several are scheduled for campus visits from Friday into Sunday.
Here's a look at the highest-ranked 2024 prospects scheduled to take part in camp Wednesday or Thursday.
QB Jadyn Davis
Height/weight: 6-0, 190
School: Providence Day (Charlotte, N.C.)
Rankings: No. 2 overall, No. 1 QB
Top offers: Alabama, Georgia, Ohio State, Oklahoma, Michigan, LSU, South Carolina, Texas A&M, Penn State, Oregon, Miami
What to know: Received an Alabama offer when he was 13 years old. Clemson will be the one time he throws in front of coaches this summer since he doesn't have an offer from the program.
ATH KJ Bolden
Height/weight: 6-1, 185
School: Buford (Ga.)
Rankings: No. 10 overall, No. 2 ATH
Top offers: Alabama, Georgia, Ohio State, Oklahoma, Notre Dame, Michigan, Florida, Texas A&M, South Carolina, Penn State, North Carolina, LSU, Arkansas, Mississippi, Miami
What to know: Plays wide receiver and safety, but likely projects as a defender in college. A top sprinter in Georgia, he has a personal best of 10.76 in the 100 meters.
*QB DJ Lagway
Height/weight: 6-2, 215
School: Willis (Texas)
Rankings: No. 18 overall, No. 4 QB
Top offers: Clemson, Alabama, Georgia, Oklahoma, Texas A&M, Southern Caliornia, UCLA, Penn State, LSU, Michigan State, Florida, Oregon, North Carolina, Mississippi State
What to know: Became the first offensive player and third player overall in the 2024 class to receive a Clemson offer on Tuesday afternoon
*CB Omillio Agard
Height/weight: 6-0, 170
School: Saint Joseph's Prep (Philadelphia, Penn.)
Rankings: No. 45 overall, No. 6 CB
Top offers: Georgia, Notre Dame, Michigan Texas A&M, South Carolina, Southern California, Penn State, Pittsburgh, Tennessee, LSU, Florida State, Wisconsin, Cincinnati
What to know: Clemson landed in top four for Agard's teammate – 2023 linebacker Josiah Trotter, who has committed to West Virginia
QB Jake Merklinger
Height/weight: 6-3, 185
School: Calvary Day (Savannah, Ga.)
Rankings: No. 137 overall, No. 12 QB
Top offers: Auburn, Mississippi, Arkansas, Louisville, Cincinnati, North Carolina State, Tennessee, Mississippi State, Pittsburgh, Virginia Tech, Minnesota
What to know: He threw for 2,513 yards with 25 touchdowns and eight interceptions this past season helping his team to a 12-1 record.
QB Adrian Posse
Height/weight: 6-4, 205
School: Columbus (Miami, Fla.)
Rankings: No. 145 overall, No. 15 QB
Top offers: Ohio State, Georgia, Florida, Texas A&M, LSU, Arkansas, Miami
What to know: He's playing for his third high school varsity team, beginning as an eighth-grader at Miami Christian
Clemson top 2023 QB commit:Christopher Vizzina, nation's No. 7-ranked quarterback from Alabama, commits to Clemson
Local star could end up with Clemson offer: Greenville 2024 WR Mazeo Bennett already has USC offer, and interest from Clemson, too
Local star expected to be among Clemson visitors this weekend: Dorman lineman Markee Anderson 1 of only 2 in-state recruits with Clemson and USC offers
OT Ben Roebuck
Height/weight: 6-7, 320
School: Saint Edward (Lakewood, Ohio)
Rankings: No. 146 overall, No. 5 OT
Top offers: Penn State, Michigan, Wisconsin, Tennessee, Cincinnati, Kentucky, Michigan State, Pittsburgh, Virginia Tech, Boston College, West Virginia, Duke
What to know: Clemson has had outstanding recent success grabbing offensive linemen out of Ohio. Both Jackson Carmen and Matt Bockhorst were All-ACC selections, and current Tiger Blake Miller was the 16th-ranked tackle in the 2020 class.
WR Alex Taylor
Height/weight: 6-2, 175
School: Grimsley (Greensboro, N.C.)
Rankings: No. 150 overall, No. 28 WR
Top offers: North Carolina, North Carolina State, Penn State, Virginia Tech, Virginia, West Virginia, Wake Forest, Duke
What to know: His two offers in May came from home state schools North Carolina and Duke.
QB Daniel Kaelin
Height/weight: 6-3, 195
School: Bellevue (Neb.) West
Rankings: No. 309 overall, No. 26 QB
Top offers: Florida State, Michigan State, Arizona State, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Vanderbilt, Duke, Rutgers
What to know: He has several Power Five offers despite limited playing time last season playing behind an upper classman.
TE Luca Puccinelli
Height/weight: 6-7, 225
School: Benedictine (Richmond, Va.)
Rankings: No. 336 overall, No. 13
Top offers: Virginia Tech, Duke, East Carolina
What to know: All three of his offers came between January 12-26
TE Christian Bentancur
Height/weight: 6-5, 245
School: Marian Central Catholic (Woodstock, Ill.)
Rankings: No. 235 overall, No. 14 TE (according to 247Sports. He's not listed on that site's composite rankings)
Top offers: Michigan, Oklahoma, Penn State, Oregon, Stanford, Wisconsin, Iowa, Arkansas, Iowa State, Cincinnati, Louisville
What to know: He caught 53 passes for 1,165 yards and 16 touchdowns last season
*Denotes Thursday participation
This article originally appeared on Greenville News: Clemson football recruiting: Top 2024 prospects at Dabo Swinney camp
