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Watford has camped at Clemson and visited during the season as well.
Watford has camped at Clemson and visited during the season as well.

Elite DE Ari Watford has Clemson in top schools


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Ari Watford - Defensive End
TigerNet: (4.61)

Height: 6-5   Weight: 220   Hometown: Norfolk, VA (Maury HS)   Class: 2025
ESPN:
#32 Overall, #4 DE, #1 VA
24/7:
#50 Overall, #7 Edge, #1 VA

One of the top-rated defensive prospects for 2025 narrowed his top schools list and included Clemson in that group.

Four-star and consensus Top 30 overall prospect (247Sports Composite) defensive end Ari Watford (Norfolk, Virginia) released a top schools list of six with Clemson, Penn State, Syracuse, Ohio State, Virginia Tech and South Carolina.

Watford earned first-team All-State on a state championship Maury (VA) team last season.

He tallied 13 sacks and 17 TFLs as a sophomore.

Watford has camped at Clemson in the summer and visited Death Valley during the season as well.

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