ESPN highlighted the 10 squads that have gotten off to the best starts midway through the transfer portal window, which opened Jan. 2 and closes Jan. 16.
Clemson is listed among those hottest portal teams.
At the time the ESPN article was published, the Tigers had landed eight portal players, with all of them coming on the defensive side of the ball — including three defensive linemen (London Merritt from Colorado; Markus Strong from Oklahoma; Kourtney Kelly from West Georgia), four defensive backs (Donovan Starr from Auburn; Elliot Washington II from Penn State; Jerome Carter from Old Dominion; Corey Myrick from Southern Miss) and one linebacker (Luke Ferrelli from Cal).