The completion of the early signing period accounts for a significant marker on the recruiting calendar.

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Clemson awaits final, as well as the formal, announcements for whether several players will return next season. Those, in turn, would shape whether the Tigers make a January move for a transfer or a remaining high school prospect.

ALSO SEE: Recruiting Big Board: Running Backs | Recruiting Big Board: Safety | Recruiting Big Board: Cornerback | Recruiting Big Board: Tight End | Recruiting Big Board: Quarterback

Dabo Swinney and coaches will be back on the road mid-month making high school stops for junior targets, with the program's elite junior day looming large Jan. 28.

In this popular periodic feature series, Tigerillustrated.com goes position by position and takes an inside look at whom Clemson is courting and where it stands with the leading targets.

Our latest installment takes a look at the linebackers: