Linebacker Jeremiah Alexander came to Alabama with a ton of potential.
He was considered a five-star recruit, ranked as the No. 1 EDGE in the 2022 recruiting class, according to the 247Sports Composite. He was also the No. 18 recruit overall nationally.
From Alabaster, Alabama, Alexander signed with the Tide over UCF, Georgia and Clemson.
Dabo Swinney lost out on that round with Alexander but when he got back on the board by entering the transfer portal after his redshirt freshman season in Tuscaloosa, it’s now being reported that Clemson has picked up the big transfer portal win.
Ole Miss, Auburn and Oklahoma were also in the running for Alexander’s transfer.
Alexander brings a ton of unknown potential to Clemson, which undoubtedly makes him an exciting pickup for Swinney and his staff. There’s his pedigree as a recruit, which Clemson will be trying to unlock.
After taking a redshirt season at Alabama, Alexander also only played 34 snaps in 10 games for the Crimson Tide, so he barely has any experience.
What he does have is untapped talent as well as the ability to be flexible for Clemson, though. He was originally recruited to Alabama by Nick Saban to play inside linebacker, but he played inside linebacker and special teams for Kalen DeBoer in his second season.