When looking at the Clemson depth chart for Saturday’s Kent State game, which it released on Monday, two names not on it stick out the most … Xavier Kelly and Shaq Smith.
After being redshirted last year as freshmen, the two were expected to be a part of the defense in 2017, but with five days left until the fifth-ranked Tigers open the new year in Death Valley (noon on ESPN), the two are nowhere to be seen on the depth chart.
At defensive end, junior Chris Register is listed as Clelin Ferrell’s backup on the strong side of the defense, while freshmen Logan Rudolph and Justin Foster are listed as backups to Austin Bryant.