CLEMSON - Being a defensive end at this level requires being big, which is something redshirt sophomore defensive end Jahiem Lawson lacked when he first came to Clemson. His stature could be described as similar to that of a high school basketball player, at only 210 pounds when he first arrived on campus. Lawson put the work in to change his body.
“I’m 247, almost 250 now. I’m very excited,” Lawson said. “I feel better out there; I don’t feel too light. I feel amazing out there when I’m playing … By the season, I want to play like 250, 255 (pounds), something like that.