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Clemson’s most experienced offensive lineman declares for NFL draft

Clemson’s best and most experienced offensive lineman is leaving for the NFL.

Left tackle Jackson Carman announced Wednesday night that he is entering the NFL draft. Jackson, a former five-star recruit, was named second-team All-ACC this past season.

The Ohio native was a two-year starter for the Tigers, starting all 15 games in 2019 and all 12 games this year.

Carman declared for the NFL draft the same day that Tigers star quarterback Trevor Lawrence announced that he is also turning pro.

Even with Carman’s departure, the Tigers are likely to return three starters on the offensive line in 2021.

This story was originally published January 6, 2021 at 9:36 PM with the headline "Clemson’s most experienced offensive lineman declares for NFL draft."

Matt Connolly
The State
Matt Connolly is the Clemson University sports beat writer and covers college athletics for The State newspaper and TheState.com. Connolly graduated from USC Upstate in Spartanburg in 2011 and previously worked for The (Spartanburg) Herald Journal covering University of South Carolina athletics. He has been with The State since 2015. Connolly received an APSE top 10 award for beat reporting for his coverage of Clemson in 2019. He has also received several SCPA awards, including top sports feature in 2019. Support my work with a digital subscription
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