4-star OL Will Putnam commits to Clemson
Day two of the early signing period brought Clemson their 27th commitment in 4-star offensive lineman Will Putnam.
Putnam announced his decision moments ago selecting Clemson over Florida State and Auburn.
The Plant High School (Tampa, FL) product was highly sought after picking up offers from several other top programs in the country including Ohio State, Georgia, Penn State, and LSU.
Putnam a 6’3 285-pound lineman is a strong and physical player who can move people off the ball, especially in the run game. He should be an added boost for Robbie Caldwell and company.
Clemson’s Official Release:
CLEMSON, S.C. — One day after adding 26 players at the start of the early signing period, Clemson added a 27th member to its signing class by signing offensive lineman Will Putnam out of Plant High School in Tampa, Fla. Putnam becomes the seventh Florida product in Clemson’s current signing class, the second-most Floridians in a class in school history behind the single-class school record of nine set in 2008.
In High School: National top 120 player and four-star recruit by three services … ranked No. 80 overall player in the nation by 247Sports, third-best offensive guard in the nation and 11th-best overall player in Florida … Rivals.com ranked Putnam as its No. 106 overall player, No. 7 offensive guard and No. 14 player in Florida … ESPN.com listed him as No. 116 overall player, No. 5 offensive guard and No. 15 player in Florida … will play in US Army All-American game in San Antonio on Jan. 5 … played for Robert Werner at Plant High School in Tampa the last two years … played at Glenwood High School in Chatham, Ill. as a freshman and sophomore … father is with the U.S. Army and his job was reason for the transfer … helped Plant High to 11-2 season in 2018 … one of four team captains in 2018 for Plant … played both ways throughout his career … in addition to his outstanding blocking, had 63 tackles on defense in 2018 with eight tackles for loss, five of which were sacks … had 31 tackles, including 3.5 tackles for loss in 2016 at Glenwood High … outstanding wrestler who competed in state heavyweight tournament as a freshman at Glenwood in 2016 … was the Florida state champion as a heavyweight in 2018 with a 25-0 record for the season … recruited by Robbie Caldwell and Tony Elliott … signed with Clemson on Dec. 20, 2018 … plans to enroll at Clemson in January 2019.