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Clemson Hosts Pair of 2027 Recruits, Offers One During Unofficial Visit

After recent offensive line recruiting misses, Clemson pivots with a visit weekend aimed at reloading the trenches.
Angelo Feliberty|
Clemson and offensive line coach Matt Luke hosted a four-star IOL on campus this past weekend, who left with an offer.
Clemson and offensive line coach Matt Luke hosted a four-star IOL on campus this past weekend, who left with an offer. | Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images

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After a wave of recruiting misses on the offensive line over the past few months, Clemson Tigers coach Matt Luke has decided to expand his palette, offering another trench player this past weekend following an unofficial visit.

On Friday night, Luke Starcevic announced via X (Formerly Twitter) that Luke had extended an offer, making him the 11th offensive line prospect of the 2027 cycle. 

He holds a total of 22 offers, including, but not limited to: Notre Dame, Oregon, Texas Tech, Oklahoma, Michigan and Vanderbilt.

The 6-foot-5, 250-pound wrecking ball is an intriguing prospect, as he's rated a four-star across all sites, but is listed as an athlete on 247Sports, where he ranks as the No. 156 overall player, the No. 7 athlete and the No. 2 player in the state of North Dakota. 

On3, on the other hand, lists Starcevic as an interior offensive lineman, ranking him as the No. 229 overall player, the No. 16 player at his position and the No. 2 player in his state.

Regardless of what position recruiting outlets see him as, though, Starcevic's production on the field is what has programs across the country taking notice.

The rising senior attends Kindred High School, playing both offensive line and tight end, as well as the defensive line. In 2025, Starcevic earned First-team All-State after logging 29 receptions for 544 yards and five touchdowns; 48 tackles, 15.5 for a loss and 6.5 sacks; 3 carries for 3 yards and 3 rushing touchdowns; and 62 pancakes while blocking. 

The front-runner for the do-it-all prospect appears to be Kansas State, as he took an official visit to the program last weekend and has been on their campus three other times prior. However, most recently, Notre Dame hosted him for an unofficial visit in early April. Oregon also looks to be in contention after offering him in mid-March. 

Starcevic looks to make a decision sooner rather than later. Still, it all depends on where he wants to play at the next level: the Wildcats are recruiting him at defensive end; the Fighting Irish prefer him on the offensive line — like Clemson — while Oregon is looking for him to play tight end.

The other recruit that made it on campus this weekend was placekicker Leif Hansen. He's rated a five-star kicker and ranks as the 22nd-best nationally, according to Kohl's Kicking Camp. 

As a junior this past season for Sequoyah High School, Hansen connected on 10-of-12 field goal attempts (100% inside 50) with a long of 49 yards, converted 64-of-66 PATs, and also handled punting duties (38-yard average).

As it stands, he holds just one offer (Navy), but has recently visited Georgia, Georgia Tech, Boston College, Kennesaw State, Temple, Princeton and Yale.

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Angelo Feliberty
ANGELO FELIBERTY

Angelo Feliberty is a Sports Communication major who got his start with The Tiger newspaper at Clemson University starting as a contributor and working his way up to senior reporter covering multiple sports for the Clemson Tigers. A native of Myrtle Beach, S.C., Feliberty was a three-year letterman in track at Myrtle Beach High School.

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