Clemson is a top-shelf football program that holds a prestigious history in receiving invites to the Senior Bowl. This year is no different. Quarterback Cade Klubnik, offensive tackle Blake Miller, linebacker Wade Woodaz, and running back Adam Randall all received their invitations earlier this week by the new executive director of the Senior Bowl, Drew Fabianich, who trekked the hills to Tiger Town to deliver the news firsthand.
Defensive end T.J. Parker added himself to this list Friday evening to bring the tally of Clemson players going bowling on the senior stage up to five.
This marks the first time since 2020, the Travis Etienne era, that five individual Clemson ballers have received the nod for the Senior Bowl in a single season.
Despite the rollercoaster-like season, these invites broadcast that the Clemson football program still holds stand-alone figures that can make an impact on the big stage in the NFL.
On the defensive side, T.J. Parker already has projected first-round hype, this bowl game is a chance to solidify his stature in that argument with a solid performance.
Blake Miller on the offensive line put up a solid season at right tackle, only allowing 2 sacks all year. He doesn’t hold the same first round projection as Parker, but the Senior Bowl is a chance for him to establish himself as a top-dog lineman amongst his class.
Cade Klubnik came into the season as a Heisman frontrunner, and held first round projections, but that was not to be. He put up career lows both on the ground with 74 carries, 107 yards, and 4 touchdowns, and in the aerial game as well with 2,750 passing yards and 16 touchdowns in addition to putting up six interceptions on the year. This game comes as a moment for him to show why he was projected that high at the beginning of the season.
Wade Woodaz was expected to explode this year but that wasn’t the case. He’s currently a projected late round draft pick or UDFA in the NFL Draft. A consistent bowl game with solid tackling, good strength vs the power game, and enhancements taking a block could up his stock in the draft.
Last but certainly not least falls Adam Randall who had his standout year. He rushed for 779 yards on 157 carries (5.0 YPC) with 9 touchdowns and added 246 receiving yards for 426 total scrimmage yards, totaling 10 touchdowns and earning AFCA Good Works Team honors as a Wuerffel Trophy semifinalist.
The Senior Bowl is set for Saturday, Jan. 31, at the University of South Alabama’s Hancock Whitney Stadium in Mobile, Alabama.
