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By Michael Gallagher
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The Clemson Tigers have had a recent run of good luck in landing highly ranked quarterback recruits.
Trevor Lawrence (five star), Cade Klubnik (five star), D.J. Uiagalelei (five star), Tajh Boyd (five star), Deshaun Watson (four star), and Chad Kelly (four star) are just a few of their starting signal-callers over the last decade-plus, and the team is turning to another high-profile QB recruit to lead its offense in 2026.
Four-star passer Christopher Vizzina is set to take over Clemson’s QB1 job with Klubnik joining the New York Jets, but at least one executive with an ACC team isn’t convinced he’s the player to bring the Tigers back to national prominence.
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“[Vizzina has] been there for a minute now, and he's done a good job of playing behind Cade and learning from him,” an ACC personnel executive told ESPN's Adam Rittenberg. “They're smart with how they develop their players and I think he has always been talented. But the jury's out on him.”
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Vizzina has played sparingly the last two seasons — he’s completed 64 of 105 passes for 596 yards, four touchdowns, and an interception while appearing in 11 games — so there’s not really a large enough sample size for him to be judged on.
Last year's second-leading receiver Antonio Williams (55 receptions, 604 yards, four touchdowns) is now with the Washington Commanders.
However, Vizzina does have three of his top four wideouts —T.J. Moore (52 catches, 837 yards, four TDs), Bryant Wesco Jr. (31 catches, 537 yards, six TDs), Tristan Smith (24 receptions, 239 yards, one TD) — plus top tight end Christian Bentancur (20 receptions, 215 yards, three TDs) returning.
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