Where does Clemson football land in 2026 national recruiting rankings after busy month?
Clemson football ended June with another busy month on the summer recruiting trail.
Dabo Swinney's program added five players in June and now have 20 hard commitments in the 2026 recruiting class. The latest came on June 28 in four-star defensive lineman Keshawn Stancil from Clayton, North Carolina. Stancil is the 15th-ranked lineman in the class of 2026 and the 143rd ranked overall player, according to On3.
Clemson also added four-star EDGE Dre Quinn, who chose the Tigers over the Texas Longhorns, and two four-star offensive linemen in Leo Delaney and Carter Scruggs. Both rank as top 10 interior lineman by 247Sports and On3, while three-star EDGE JR Hardrick committed in early June.
Clemson had been ranked as high as No. 3 in recruiting by ESPN, 247Sports and Rivals in April, but that was before other marquee programs began to solidify their respective 2026 classes to balance the scales. The Tigers still have a strong 2026 class overall, with the potential to improve before the summer recruiting period ends on July 31.
Here's a look at where Clemson now lands in the experts' latest class of 2026 team recruiting rankings following another busy month on the recruiting trail.
Rankings updated as of noon ET on July 4.
247Sports' 2026 college football team recruiting rankings, updated
In 247Sports' overall team rankings, Clemson has fallen four spots from in the national recruiting rankings since May 14. That's nothing alarming, just a sign that other programs have picked up steam in the past month and a half.
On3, Rivals 2026 industry football team recruiting rankings
In On3/Rivals' industry rankings for 2026, Clemson had actually moved up one spot from its mid-May ranking before Michigan added four-star receiver Travis Johnson to its class on Friday.
ESPN updated 2026 college football recruiting class rankings
ESPN's updated 2026 recruiting rankings were unveiled on Thursday. The Tigers were at No. 4 on May 14. Recruiting analyst Craig Haubert listed Delaney, who committed on June 4, as the top offensive recruit in Clemson's 2026 class, with four-star safety Kentavion Anderson the Tigers' top defensive prospect. Anderson committed on May 15.
Haubert said of Clemson's recent pickups:
"With some new offensive weapons, the Tigers are making sure they have the time to get the ball downfield by loading up along the offensive line. Delaney, Carter Scruggs, Grant Wise, Adam Guthrie and Chancellor Barclay give the Tigers multiple ESPN 300 OLs to help reload a senior-heavy unit that is projected to lose multiple starters after 2025.
They could one day protect fellow four-star Tait Reynolds, a dual-threat QB out of Arizona who could push to be part of the long-term solution to replace Cade Klubnik. While the foundation of the class is on offense, Anderson is a key in-state pickup on the other side of the ball. With his frame (roughly 6-foot-2, 190 pounds) and range, he can be a versatile back-end defender for the Tigers."
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