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News Commits Offers Predictions CST Top 50 All Recruits

Status:

Committed

HIGH SCHOOL

KJ Bolden

Safety

6′1″ / 185 lbs

Buford, GA

Buford

Class of 2024

KhalilBolden2

Rating: 99

#3 IN CST TOP 50

National Avg

Rating: 99.1

School Preferences

Florida State

Committed

Clemson

Medium

Staff Predictions

Luke Winstel

on May 20, 2023

Lawton Swann

on Dec 23, 2022

Videos

(2 Total)

Updates

2 mo ago by Luke Winstel

Three & out: Looking into four-star Champ Thompson, two Clemson commits match up tonight

Even though Clemson plays FAU on Saturday - a team sitting outside the top 90 in the FBS rankings (Athlon) - it’s still an interesting recruiting weekend in TigerTown.

"They were one of my favorite schools growing up" - Five-star KJ Bolden previews OV

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6 mo ago by Luke Winstel

"They were one of my favorite schools growing up" - Five-star KJ Bolden previews OV

A top target discusses his relationship with Clemson and looks forward to his official visit weekend.

6 mo ago by Luke Winstel

Three and Out: Alex Taylor update, 2025 recruits Clemson should offer, and KJ Bolden's OV

Hear from four-star Clemson wide receiver target Alex Taylor, five-star KJ Bolden, and our thoughts on Clemson's initial wave of 2025 offers.

6 mo ago by Luke Winstel

Initial list of recruits coming to Clemson's June 2-4 official visit weekend

Clemson official visitors: (June 2-4 weekend)Mike Matthews - Five-star WR. Clemson is getting the first of four official visits he's set so far.Sammy Brown - Five-star LB. Georgia is pushing hard for him, but Clemson is in a good place for Brown.Eddrick Houston - Five-star Edge. Georgia, Alabama, and Ohio State are the top group here. Clemson is still very much involved for Houston. They are a dark horse candidate heading into the June OVs.KJ Bolden - Five-star ATH. He's a heavy UGA lean but did set a Clemson OV. The Tigers have been a top-five school for Bolden throughout most of the process.Alex Taylor - Four-star WR. Clemson has a good shot at Taylor, who is one of the top prospects in North Carolina.Bray Staley - He was originally scheduled for a Miami official visit this weekend but bumped it back a week to be at Clemson's OV weekend. Bryant Wesco - Four-star WR. He took an official visit to USC last weekend. They offered him on May 3. Wesco is a Texas native and added an offer from Clemson in March, shortly after the hire of Garrett Riley.T.J. Moore - Four-star WR. He's risen up the rankings this spring and earned his fourth star. Clemson is in a good position in Moore's recruitment. Omillio Agard - Four-star DB. Clemson is in a great position to land Agard, a Pennsylvania native. I'd consider him a Clemson lean.Corian Gipson - With most of their initial DB targets off the board, Clemson offered Gipson - a four-star - this spring. He's one of the top defensive targets still on the board for the Tigers.Ricardo Jones - Four-star DB. He was an Auburn lean but picked up a Clemson offer in March. Since entering his recruitment, the Tigers have been a top contender for Jones. They have a chance to land him, especially if the OV weekend goes well.A pair of nationally-ranked OL recruits, Casey Poe and Eagan Boyer are also set to attend the official visit weekend.Commits in attendance: David Eziomume, Champ Thompson, & Nolan Hauser.

7 mo ago by Staff Reports

Three-and-Out: Houston, Tight Ends, and Timelines

Luke's been on the road in Georgia this week, checking in on some of the state's top prospects as Clemson continues to target the best players in the Peach State.

All Updates

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National Average Rating

The National Average Rating is a proprietary formula that calculates an industry-wide aggregate rating for each recruiting prospect. The formula includes publicly listed grades, scores, ratings and rankings by national recruiting services, along with a Clemson Sports Talk rating. Combining the data provides a rating for each prospect, which is then normalized to fit the Clemson Sports Talk Rating 100-point scale.

The intent of this rating is to provide Clemson Sports Talk readers with a comprehensive snapshot of how individual prospects rank nationally.

Clemson Sports Talk Rating

99-100: Elite national prospect (Five-star)

Considered one of the best prospects in the nation and a likely difference-maker at the collegiate level. Displays all of the physical skills to be a future All-American with potential to be an early-round NFL draft pick.

90-98: Elite state prospect (Four-star)

Considered one of the best 30-40 prospects in the state and a top 250 national prospect. Displays the physical skills to be a major early contributor at the collegiate level with high professional potential.

80-89: Quality prospect (Three-star)

Considered one of the best 100 prospects in the state and a top 500 national prospect. Displays the physical skills to develop into a contributor over the course of his college career. Has the ability to become a professional prospect over time with development.

70-79: Solid prospect (Two-star)

Considered one of the top 250 prospects in the state. Has the physical skills to be a potential contributor at a D-1 program over the course of his collegiate career with significant development. Professional potential is low.

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