Clemson has nabbed the first defensive back for its 2021 recruiting class.
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Suwanee (Ga.) North Gwinnett four-star cornerback Jordan Hancock announced his commitment to the Tigers on Wednesday. He had been a projection to Clemson by Tigerillustrated.com.
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Hancock attended Clemson's Junior Day last weekend with four-star linebacker teammate Barrett Carter, likewise a prominent Clemson target
“It was outstanding, really,” Hancock told Tigerillustrated.com after the trip. “You can tell that as soon as you get on campus, Clemson is different than most of the other universities. Everyone’s happy, the academics are great, and there’s a great spirituality there.”
“The visit to Clemson, it really came out that they care about me as a person and a player.”
Hancock (6-1, 165), ranked No. 136 nationally by Rivals.com, picked Clemson over Ohio State, Georgia, LSU, Penn State, Notre Dame, Florida State and more. All told, he claimed nearly four-dozen offers.
He was offered in early January and had lined up a first visit later that month that was postponed because of Dabo Swinney’s absence.
He had only previously visited Clemson for a game during his sophomore season.
Cornerbacks coach Mike Reed and area recruiter Mickey Conn led Clemson’s charge.
Ohio State had factored prominently in this recruitment, with an official visit penciled in for June.
Hancock was coming off a trip to Florida State two weekends ago.
He gives Clemson 10 commitments for this class, all of which are rated four-stars or higher by the network. The Tigers' recruiting class is billed third nationally by Rivals.com.
Hancock is now one of three players from the state of Georgia on Clemson's 2021 commit board, joining (WR) Dacari Collins of Atlanta and (RB) Phil Mafah of Loganville.
Clemson's 2021 recruiting class is now represented by six states - Georgia, California, Tennessee, Maryland, Pennsylvania and Florida.
We will have more on Hancock’s decision in our next Monday Insider.
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