BT Potter had a highly successful fiveyear career at Clemson, proving himself to be a reliable kicker and steadying what can be a very stressful aspect of the game. If fans forgot how dire things get when a team lacks a reliable kicker, they were swiftly reminded in BT Potter gone, next up was Robert Gunn, a 3star scholarship recruit from Florida who redshirted the prior season. He has a powerful leg and was excellent on kickoffs, but in Clemsons devastating seasonopening loss to Duke, he missed both of his field goal attempts. In the next two games, he went 12 and Clemson famously pulled former walkon Jonathan Weitz back onto the team before the Florida State of course had an upanddown season himself as the placekicker. He missed a critical short kick that allowed the Seminoles to come back and win. He also failed to convert a big opportunity vs. NC State that undercut Clemsons late comeback effort. Conversely, he was 33 against South Carolina and 33 against Kentucky https://www.clemsontigersfansshop.com/289-Patrick_Swygert_Jersey. Clemson could have lost both of those games if he couldnt connect on those days. He finished the season 1420 70% and is now off to begin a business season showed us just how crucial having a reliable kicker isparticularly for a defensefirst team. Even if the offense improves, this team figures to be in plenty of close games and a good kicker could be the difference between 102 and I dont love investing scholarships in kickers with the current 85scholarship limit by all means put three on scholarship when you have 105 scholarships, Clemson has gone back to the well and placed their bet on another scholarship recruit at the position, this time investing in Nolan Hauser pronounced HOOzer. He is a true freshman from Cornelius, NC, and the son of two Clemson grads. He had scholarship offers from NC State and UNC but crossed the state border to attend Clemson. He made 29 and 48yard kicks in the spring game and one would think is the early favorite to beat out Robert Gunn the kickoff specialist for the placekicker two will battle in Fall camp so perhaps both could be listed here as the Critical Cog, but either way, Clemson has a chance to get much better at the position. Its not as thrilling as discussing a gamebreaking wide receiver, but when the moment comes, theres nothing you want more than a kicker who can deliver points https://www.clemsontigersfansshop.com/240-Custom_Jersey. Clemson needs it in 2024.