C.J. Fuller, Running Back
When you stockpile talented playmakers the way coach Dabo Swinney has at Clemson, it's virtually impossible to keep everybody happy with touches.
A couple of amicable splits this offseason came when the Tigers said goodbye to quarterback Zerrick Cooper and graduate transfer running back C.J. Fuller. Cooper already surfaced at Football Championship Subdivision Jacksonville State, but Fuller's journey is only just now beginning.
There haven't even been any chatter about where the Easley, South Carolina, product will finish his career after 754 total yards and six touchdowns while at Clemson.
Much like Cooper couldn't see daylight on the depth chart with Kelly Bryant and Hunter Johnson ahead of him and stud Trevor Lawrence coming in, Fuller had been passed by younger talent. Travis Etienne and Tavien Feaster both surpassed Fuller a season ago.
That's why the 5'10", 205-pound runner will try to find options elsewhere.
Though picking any destination would be a complete guess right now without any solid information out there, there's no fun in abstaining from a prediction, right?
It's doubtful Fuller will transfer inside the ACC. He could wind up at Notre Dame where the Fighting Irish needs depth. But a guess right now is Tennessee, where the Vols lost John Kelly a year early to the NFL draft. New coach Jeremy Pruitt is transitioning to a pro-style offense and needs power runners.
Maybe he needs offensive linemen more, but would he turn down a player of Fuller's ilk?
It looks like sophomore Ty Chandler will be the starter entering the spring, but the only power back UT has is incoming freshman Jeremy Banks. If UT could make a run at Fuller, it would make a lot of sense for both sides, even if there hasn't been any talk between the two parties yet that we know of.
Prediction: Tennessee
