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The duck test suggested freshman Greg Williams would probably be a defensive end, and a defensive end he already is.

Williams (6-4, 236), a Swansea native, was offered a year ago at the Dabo Swinney Camp after working out at linebacker for defensive coordinator Brent Venables.

We’re getting into semantics a bit, but Clemson's staff does incorporate its edge players as stand-up linebackers on various assignments. A higher percentage, they line up as defensive ends, by letter of the football law.