Syracuse Football: 5 things you need to know about the Clemson Tigers

SANTA CLARA, CA - JANUARY 07: Tee Higgins #5 of the Clemson Tigers makes a catch against the Alabama Crimson Tide in the CFP National Championship presented by AT&T at Levi's Stadium on January 7, 2019 in Santa Clara, California. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)
SANTA CLARA, CA - JANUARY 07: Tee Higgins #5 of the Clemson Tigers makes a catch against the Alabama Crimson Tide in the CFP National Championship presented by AT&T at Levi's Stadium on January 7, 2019 in Santa Clara, California. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images) /
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4. Clemson has two big-time receivers on the team, give us the scouting report on each: what do they each do well, strengths, weaknesses, and how they complement each other?

"Clemson is led by a duo of wide receivers in Justyn Ross and Tee Higgins. Here’s what ‘Cuse fans can expect from those two: Tee Higgins (6-foot-4, 215 pounds): Higgins is going to play that boundary wide receiver. Clemson will line him up and look for one-on-one situations on fade routes. Higgins will also run complex routes down and over the middle of the field. He’s got good hands and is able to use his size to out-physical a lot of defensive backs. Justyn Ross (6-foot-4, 205 pounds): Justyn Ross is a bit smaller, when it comes to weight, than Tee Higgins, but makes up for it in his explosiveness. The Tigers use Ross in a very similar way to Higgins and try to get him lined up in one-on-one situations. Ross has great jumping ability and is able to highpoint the football. You’ll likely see him line up in the slot at some point during the game as a way to create a mismatch. In addition to Ross and Higgins, the Tigers also really like Amari Rodgers- who just returned from injury- as well as Diondre Overton and talented freshmen Frank Ladson Jr. and Joseph Ngata, who are getting a lot of snaps early."