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When Clemson kicks off spring practice March 1, the spotlight will predictably fall on who emerges as the heir to star quarterback Deshaun Watson.

With respect to other scholarship players who will be on the roster, we believe there to be three viable candidates: rising junior Kelly Bryant, redshirted freshman Zerrick Cooper and freshman early enrollee Hunter Johnson.

In the second of a three-part series, we assess the reasons why each candidate could or should win the job.

Here is the case for Johnson as Clemson’s next quarterback: