Meet Adam Randall, the next vertical threat at Clemson

Adam Luckettby:Adam Luckett•04/08/21•

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CLEMSON — Adam Randall is an outside receiver with game-breaking ability. The Myrtle Beach (S.C.) product will give Clemson a vertical threat in the passing game.

This is exactly what every college offense is looking for when targeting wide receivers on the recruiting trail.

Who is Adam Randall?

Randall is ranked No. 181 in the current 247 Sports Composite rankings, coming in as a top-five player in the state of South Carolina and a top-25 prospect at wide receiver. While playing for the Myrtle Beach Seahawks as a junior last season, Randall recorded 46 receptions for 1,011 yards and nine touchdowns.

The tape shows a playmaking receiver that can make plays at each level.

What does Adam Randall add to Clemson?

The Tigers have shown a preference for big wide receivers with speed on the outside. This allows the offense to have a size advantage over most cornerbacks, while also having the necessary speed to push the defense vertically.

Randall appears to have both traits.

At 6-foot-3 and nearly 200 pounds, this is a prospect that is going to tower over most corners. On his junior highlight tape, the blue-chipper flashes some impressive top-end speed, proving that being a factor in the vertical pass game should not be an issue.

This is a well-rounded prospect in all avenues that should develop into a solid weapon at the next level.

How did we get here?

Randall was a very popular wide receiver recruit in the class of 2022. To this point, the blue-chip prospect has over 15 Power Five scholarship offers, with some major college football programs involved. The Tigers were the first major school to show up.

On Sept. 1, 2020, Clemson extended an offer to the top-200 prospect. Following the Tigers, Georgia, LSU, Miami, and Florida State all offered. That early offer from Clemson would pay dividends when Randall pledged to the Tigers and wide receivers coach Tyler Grisham on Christmas Day.

Big Picture

With each passing year, the wide receiver position is getting more important. The spread offense evolution has stretched defenses very thin and the result has been many one-on-one matchups on the outside. With the right quarterback, big and fast wide receivers that can win in isolation situations and be kryptonite for opposing defensive coordinators.

Randall looks like a player that could develop into that.

The size, speed, athleticism and high school production are all there. The blue-chip prospect looks like a potential explosive playmaker. Just what Clemson and everyone else in college football is looking for.