Dabo Swinney heating up Clemson’s 2027 recruiting class

Dabo Swinney heating up Clemson’s 2027 recruiting class originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . Dabo Swinney quietly has Clemson’s 2027 recruiting class ranked inside the top-20 in the country (14) with the addition of two 4-Star commits on Wednesday.

4-Star wide receiver Jamarin Simmons and running back Gary Walker both chose the Tigers over teams like Florida, Florida State, Auburn, and Penn State. With Simmons' commitment, he becomes the highest rated recruit in the class as the 101st ranked player nationally. He went for 900+ yards in each is sophomore and junior seasons while recording 8 and 14 touchdowns in those respective seasons.

BREAKING: Four-Star WR Jamarin Simmons has Committed to Clemson, he tells me for @Rivals The 5’11 170 WR chose the Tigers over Florida, Florida State, Auburn, and Tennessee “All In 🐅” https://t. co/uClubea7gf pic. twitter.

com/ebVVZH4XUN — Hayes Fawcett (@Hayesfawcett3) May 20, 2026 As for Walker, he is the no. 8 running back in the 2027 cycle and the third-highest rated recruit in Clemson’s class to this point. He’s coming off a junior season where he exploded for 1,669 yards and 20 rushing touchdowns.