Clemson football has gotten pretty used to signing the top prospects in the country.
So getting the No. 1 offensive lineman in the 2018 class should fit in nicely.
Five-star offensive lineman Jackson Carman picked the Tigers on Wednesday. He is the third top-10 player in the 247 Composite to join the Tigers class.
Ohio State and Southern California were two teams he also was considering.
The 6-foot-6, 330-pounder out of Fairfield, Ohio, is rated as the No. 9 player in the class and the best player in Ohio. It's only the second time since 2010 the state's top recruit didn't end up at Ohio State.
The Ohio native surprised many by choosing Clemson over the Buckeyes, then told reporters that Tigers coach Dabo Swinney had comments about Ohio State coach Urban Meyer during the recruiting process that played a role in his recruiting.
"He also kind of mentioned that Urban was on the back end of his career, which he is. And Dabo is just starting up," Carman said. "Having the chance to be part of something that's upcoming, and being able to establish Clemson as a top (team) ... Not hugely, but it was an underlying factor."
