Ravenwood's Jake Briningstool, Tennessee's top college football prospect for 2021, commits to Clemson
Tom Kreager
Clemson has secured one of Tennessee's top 10 college football prospects for the third straight year.
Ravenwood junior Jake Briningstool, the top Tennessee college football prospect for 2021, committed to the ACC school on Sunday, joining Knoxville Catholic's Bryn Tucker and CPA graduate Kane Patterson as recent Clemson recruits.
Briningstool announced his commitment via Twitter.
Tucker, who signed with Clemson in December, is the No. 7 prospect in the state for the Class of 2020. Patterson was the No. 10 prospect for the Class of 2019.
Briningstool, a 6-foot-6, 215-pound athlete, is the No. 2 tight end in the country and No. 112 prospect in the country, according to the 247Sports Composite.
Briningstool emerged as one of Ravenwood quarterback Brian Garcia's top targets in 2019 when the Raptors reached the Class 6A state championship game. He had 47 catches for 857 yards and nine touchdowns in a breakout season.
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He had 47 catches for 857 yards and nine touchdowns in 2019 to help lead the Raptors to the Class 6A state championship game. It came a season after having 22 receptions for 256 yards as a sophomore.
Briningstool had more than 25 college offers, including from Alabama, Duke, Georgia, Michigan, Michigan State, South Carolina, Tennessee and Vanderbilt.
His dad, Tony Briningstool, played linebacker at Michigan State from 1987-92.
Commitments are nonbinding for the school and the athlete. Briningstool cannot sign until the December 2020 signing period.
Clemson finished 14-1 this past season, losing to LSU 42-25 in the College Football Playoff national championship game. The Tigers' roster included five former Tennessee high school football players – Oak Ridge's Tee Higgins, Catholic's Amari Rodgers, Patterson and twin brothers Jake and Tye Herbstreit of MBA.
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