Clemson doesn't develop their players

Jul 7, 2012, 11:58 PM

according to a coot that called into a radio station in Columbia on Friday. The host (fill in) seemed to concur.

So I decided to do a little research. I looked at what has happened with each school's 2006, 2007 and 2008 recruiting classes:

ESPN recruits with a score of 80 or higher from 2006 to 2007:
USuC:
Kenrick Ellis (2006) – Transferred
Brian Maddox (2007) – Undrafted
Stephen Garcia (2007) – Undrafted
Mark Barnes (2007) – Transferred
Joe Hills (2007) – Transferred
Cliff Matthews (2007) – NFL 7th round
Chris Culliver (2007) – NFL 3rd round
CC Whitlock (2008) – Still on the team (despite issues)
Shaq Wilson (2008) – Still on the team
Out of 9 players rated 80 or higher by ESPN:
33% Transferred
22% Undrafted
22% Drafted by the NFL
23% Still on the team

Clemson:
Byron Maxwell (2006) – NFL 6th round
CJ Spiller (2006) – NFL 1st round
Ricky Sapp (2006) – NFL 5th round
Jamie Cumbie (2006) – Undrafted
DeAndre McDaniel (2006) – Undrafted
Willy Korn (2007) – Injured/Transferred after graduating
DaQuan Bowers (2008) – NFL 2nd round
Jamie Harper (2008) – NFL 4th round
Kyle Parker (2008) – National Baseball Leaque
Brandon Thompson (2008) – NFL 3rd round
Antoine McClain (2008) – Undrafted
Dwayne Allen (2008) – NFL 3rd round
Tarik Rollins – Transferred
Kenneth Page – Dismissed
Marquan Jones – Undrafted
Spencer Adams, Andre Ellington, Xavier Brewer and Tig Willard returning for 2012
Of the 19 players rated 80 or above by ESPN:
42% Drafted by the NFL/National Baseball Leaque
21% Undrafted
5% Transferred
5% Dismissed
5% Injured
22% Still on the team

* So with top players Clemson has a higher placement rate in the NFL. USuC does excel in one category - the number of top players that transfer out of their program.

I also looked at the opposite end of the spectrum – players that were unranked/unrated by ESPN at the time they were recruited but went on to the NFL. For 2006, 2007 and 2008 classes:

USuC – Had no unrated players out of high school drafted by the NFL

Clemson – Had 3 unrated players out of high school drafted by the NFL: Andre Branch, Coty Sensabaugh and Chris Hairston. In addition, while not drafted, Michael Palmer was also an unrated player out of high school who is now in the NFL.

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