A big week for Clemson offensive line coach Matt Luke continues, indeed.
Charlotte (N.C.) Providence Day four-star Leo Delaney announced his commitment to Clemson Wednesday afternoon. He had been a projection to Clemson by Tigerillustrated.com.
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Delaney (6-6, 290) picked the Tigers over finalists Michigan, Tennessee and Penn State.
He also held offers from Georgia, Alabama, South Carolina, LSU, Texas A&M, Oregon, USC, Florida, UNC, N.C. State, Miami, Auburn and more.
Delaney scored one of Clemson's opening half-dozen offensive line offers last summer.
The Tigers had traction as a top-two contender already, having stayed consistently involved via Luke and predecessor Thomas Austin while Clemson chased his teammate, 2025 five-star David Sanders.
But it took perseverance to pull it off.
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Tennessee was long deemed the frontrunner in part because of Sanders' decision and presence.
The Vols had momentum for a while, and so did Michigan.
Clemson attracted him for a pair of spring practice visits in March, though, and that's when the needle swung.
"I love their culture," Delaney told Tigerillustrated.com at the time. "Coach (Dabo) Swinney has a program in mind that he loves. He wants to run it a certain way, and he does it different than a lot of programs out there. And he wins doing it that way, which is pretty cool."
Delaney was among the half-dozen uncommitted targets brought in for the Tigers' official visit bonanza last weekend.
That would close the deal, culminating in Delaney moving up his planned announcement from July.
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Instead he delivered his public declaration on his birthday Wednesday, giving Clemson five four-stars for its offensive line class.
And the Tigers might not be done if Leesburg (Va.) Loudon County four-star Carter Scruggs soon follows suit.
Delaney is also a teammate of four-star receiver commitment Gordon Sellars.
He becomes the 16th member of Clemson's No. 3-ranked recruiting class.
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Tigerillustrated.com will of course have much more on Delaney in our Monday Insider, including behind-the-scenes details on his recruitment.
CLEMSON's VERBAL COMMITMENTS
1. (QB) Tait Reynolds (6-4, 195) Queen Creek, Ariz.
2. (DB) Shavar Young Jr. (6-0, 185) Knoxville, Tenn.
3. (QB) Brock Bradley (6-1, 185) Birmingham, Ala.
4. (TE) Tayveon Wilson (6-3, 210) Huntington, W. Va.
5. (OL) Braden Wilmes (6-6, 270) Lawrence, Kan.
6. (OL) Adam Guthrie (6-6, 292) Washington Court House, OH
7. (WR) Naeem Burroughs (6-0, 170) Jacksonville, Fla.
8. (WR) Connor Salmin (6-1, 185) Potomac, Md.
9. (OL) Grant Wise (6-3, 300) Pace, Fla.
10. (OL) Chance Barclay (6-4, 280) Orlando, Fla.
11. (DB) Marcell Gipson (5-11, 180) Dallas, TX
12. (DB) Kaden Gebhardt (6-1, 200) Lewis Center, OH
13. (DL) Kameron Cody (6-3, 265) Savannah, Ga.
14. (WR) Gordon Sellars (6-3, 195) Charlotte, N.C.
15. (DB) Kentavion Anderson (6-2, 190), Roebuck, S.C.
16. (OL) Leo Delaney (6-6, 290), Charlotte, N.C.
