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News Commits Offers Predictions CST Top 50 All Recruits

Status:

Signed

HIGH SCHOOL

NCAA

Jake Venables

Linebacker

6′2″ / 222 lbs

Clemson, SC

D.W. Daniel

Class of 2018

Rating: 85

National Avg

Rating: 87.8

School Preferences

Clemson

Signed

Staff Predictions

Lawton Swann

on Oct 4, 2017

Updates

7 yr ago by Staff Reports

Signing Day: Live Updates

Check back here for all the updates during the early signing period.

7 yr ago by Staff Reports

Jake Venables joins his father Brent at Clemson

The coach's son is officially signed with the Tigers.

7 yr ago by Lawton Swann

Brent Venables Update

Reports are beginning to surface that Arkansas is interested in Brent Venables to fill their current head coaching vacancy.Dabo Swinney was asked about it during his teleconference today and he said, "I can assure you we are focused on Miami."Swinney continued, "I never get too worried or focused on any of that stuff. There's a million rumors and whatever. Brent's focus, I promise you, is on getting ready for Miami."Based on Swinney's comments and the...

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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.

Staff Predictions

The predictions represent which school each staff member believes will ultimately sign the recruit, and the confidence meter represents his level of certainty in that outcome.

Example #1

If the predicted school is Clemson and confidence is set to “High”, then the staff member is saying “I believe that this recruit will ultimately sign with Clemson and I feel very certain about that.”

Example #2

If the predicted school is “Alabama” and confidence is set to “Low,” then the staff member is saying “I believe that this recruit will ultimately sign with Alabama, but I’m not very certain about that.”