Signee analysis: 4-star DT Payton Page

by TigerNet Staff - Wed Dec 16 07:35:51 GMT-04:00 2020

Payton Page - Defensive Tackle
TigerNet: (4.79)

Height: 6-4 Weight: 360 Hometown: Greensboro, NC (Dudley HS) Class: 2021

ESPN:

#32 Overall, #4 DT, #3 NC

Rivals:

#54 Overall, #4 DT, #2 NC

24/7:

# 231 Overall, # 17 DL, # 15 NC

Clemson signed one of the nation’s top-rated defensive tackles and a top-tier NC product in Payton Page.

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Payton Page - 4-star DT - Greensboro, NC

Committed since: 7/28/20.

Listed size: 6-4 315.

Early enrollee

Brings to Clemson: Page is a unique talent with his combination of a big frame and short-area quickness that helped him rack up the negative plays at Dudley (NC). He tallied 26 tackles for loss in 71 total tackles as a junior, adding three sacks and six QB hurries.

Depth chart fit: Coming off missing a season due to the pandemic, Page gets the opportunity to plug in early over the spring semester and see how he lines up at a position not lacking bodies but where there’s some opportunity to use skillset and size for freshman reps.

Todd Bates on Page: "When you think about Payton Page, you see him getting in the backfield, splitting a double-team and being disruptive. He's heavy-handed, light on his feet and can really move...He's going to make his presence felt being physical and creating a new line of scrimmage."

Clemson bio

Overview: National top 40 player according to ESPN.com … four-star recruit by all services … ranked No. 30 in the nation by ESPN.com, the third-highest-ranked Clemson player in the class … Rivals.com ranked him the No. 50 player in the nation … ESPN.com listed Page as the fourth-best defensive tackle in the nation and third-best player in North Carolina … Rivals.com listed Page as the fourth-best defensive tackle and second-best player in North Carolina … invited to play in the Under Armour All-America Game … did not have a 2020 high school season due to the COVID-19 pandemic … three-year starter … had 191 career tackles, including 55 tackles for loss … had at least one tackle for loss in every game his sophomore and junior seasons, a streak of 27 straight games … had 71 tackles, including 26 tackles for loss, in 2019 … had 80 tackles as a sophomore in 2018, including 26 tackles for loss and 10 sacks in the 14 games … model of consistency who had a sack in 10 different games that year … as a freshman in 2017, posted 40 tackles, including three tackles for loss, in 11 games … Dudley posted a 30-10 record over his three years on the team … plans to enroll at Clemson in January 2021 … committed to Clemson on July 28, 2020 … recruited by Robbie Caldwell and Todd Bates … played for Steven Davis at Dudley High School … graduate of the same high school as College Football Hall of Famer and current Clemson Assistant Athletic Director for Player Relations Jeff Davis … selected Clemson over Tennessee and North Carolina … born Sept. 27, 2002.