CLEMSON — Clemson athletics announced its 2026 Hall of Fame class on April 28, and former Tigers football defensive tackle Grady Jarrett and basketball guard K.J. McDaniels headline this year's inductees.
Jarrett played under coach Dabo Swinney from 2011-14, earning third-team All-America and first-team All-ACC honors in 2014. Jarrett finished his career with 207 tackles, including 29.5 for loss, over 48 games.
He was later picked in the fifth round of the NFL draft by the Atlanta Falcons in 2015 and finished his 11th season in league with the Chicago Bears.
McDaniels, who played at Clemson from 2010-14 under coach Brad Brownell, earned first-team All-ACC honors and won ACC defensive player of the year in 2013-14.
McDaniels finished his career with 1,035 points and 178 blocked shots, tied for ninth in program history. He was selected in the second round of the NBA draft by the Philadelphia 76ers in 2014.
The 11-member class includes Laura Cottrell (women's basketball), Andy D'Alessio (baseball), Dalton Freeman (football), Matt Hendrix (men's golf), Tevin Hester (men's track and field), Christian Nwokocha (men's soccer), Brianna Rollins (women's track), Andrew Tarbell (men's soccer) and team orthopedist Dr. Larry Bowman.
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The 2026 class will be honored and inducted in conjunction with Clemson football's Sept. 12 game against Georgia Southern.
Derrian Carter covers Clemson athletics for The Greenville News and the USA TODAY Network. Email him at DCarter@usatodayco.com and follow him on X, formerly known as Twitter, @DerrianCarter00
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