Clemson Tigers Snapshot Profile: No. 71 Jordan McFadden

Heading into the 2022 season, ClemsonWire will look at multiple players on the Clemson football roster.

Over the preseason, each profile will cover where the player is from, how recruiting websites rated them coming out of high school and what role they will play for head coach Dabo Swinney this season.

For this profile, we will take a closer look at offensive tackle Jordan McFadden.

Entering his fifth season with the Tigers, McFadden will be a key part of Clemson’s offensive line this fall. In 2021, the offensive tackle was one of only four Tigers on both offense and defense to start all 13 games last season and garnered second-team All-ACC team honors.

Here’s a snapshot look at Jordan McFadden.

Vitals

Jul 20, 2022; Charlotte, NC, USA; Clemson offensive lineman Jordan McFadden speaks to the media during ACC Media Days at the Westin Hotel in Charlotte. Mandatory Credit: Jim Dedmon-USA TODAY Sports

Hometown: Spartanburg, S.C

Height: 6-foot-2

Weight: 305

Class: Fifth-year senior

247Sports Composite Rankings

Position: Offensive tackle

Class: 2018

Rankings: Three-star / No. 817 nationally / No. 14 S.C.

Depth Chart Overview

McFadden brings three years of starting experience to this years offensive line along with nearly 2,000 in-game snaps.

The Spartanburg, South Carolina native is expected to be the Tigers starter at left tackle while sophomore Markus Tate, senior Will Putnam, junior Walker Parks and freshman Blake Miller are all expected to be named starters at left guard, center, right guard and right tackle respectively.

Here’s what McFadden had to say last month at ACC Media Day regarding this year’s O-line room:

“Definitely more cohesion, a group that’s playing nasty, and just a group who cares about their teammates and wants to play their best, not just for the team, but for the fans and everybody watching. A group who cares and loves to…