I havent had the opportunity to read up on him yet, but was he there for Watson? Watson was far more prepared for the NFL than anyone realized.
Clemsons success recently is enough to be interested in their coaches. However I think Watsons preperation for the pro's is a real good sign
He was. Huge Clemson fan here. Former player, awesome scout of talent, leader of coaches. Cannot say enough good things about this guy. That’s just a huge leap from Co-offensive coordinator to head coach in the nfl. But he has learned from the best in Dabo
Here is his bio from the official site
• Clemson’s run of eight straight 10-win seasons started when he became a full-time assistant coach. Clemson is 97-15 since he came back to Clemson in 2011.
• Had a big impact in Clemson winning five ACC titles. He has been on the staff of seven ACC Atlantic Division titles in the last eight years.
• Recipient of the 2017 Frank Broyles Award as the nation’s top assistant coach.
• Running backs coach of the year by FootballScoop in 2017.
• Helped Clemson produce a school-record 3,723 rushing yards in 2018, breaking the record of 3,469 that had stood since 1978. Also broke the school records in yards per carry (6.55) and rushing touchdowns (49).
• Guided Travis Etienne to one of the finest rushing seasons in Clemson’s illustrious history in 2018, helping the ACC Player of the Year and Doak Walker Award finalist set school records in rushing yards (1,658) and rushing touchdowns (24).
• Co-offensive coordinator of Clemson’s 2016 and 2018 national championship teams.
• Named one of the top-25 recruiters in the nation in 2015 and one of the top-10 recruiters in the ACC by Rivals.
• He was named co-offensive coordinator prior to the 2014 Russell Athletic Bowl. The Tigers have a 56-4 record in 60 games since he became co-offensive coordinator.
• Coached a 1,000-yard rusher six times, including Wayne Gallman in 2015 and 2016 and Etienne in 2018.
• Coached All-ACC running back Roderick McDowell in 2013. He had 1,025 rushing yards and 29 receptions.
• Coached first-team All-ACC running back Andre Ellington in 2012. Ellington was just the third running back in school history with two 1,000-yard rushing seasons.
• Played on and coached Clemson teams that have been in the final AP top 25. He played on the 2003 team that finished No. 23 and coached running backs in 2011, when the Tigers finished No. 22. Clemson has finished in the top-25 in each of the first eight years he has been a full-time coach.
• Spent three years (2008-10) as wide receivers coach at Furman and two seasons (2006,07) at SC State.
• In 2008, he coached All-SoCon performer Adam Mims, who had a team-high 58 receptions, and David Hendrix, who set a freshman record with 46 receptions. Mims continued to flourish under Elliott’s guidance and ended his career with 198 catches for 2,433 yards.
• Returned to coaching in 2006 as an assistant coach at SC State. That team was 23rd nationally in total offense.
• Entered the business world after his playing days were over at Clemson and worked with Michelin North America for two years.
• Earned an undergraduate degree in industrial engineering in 2002, was a First-Team Academic All-ACC selection and a CoSIDA Academic District III member.
• Was a co-captain of Clemson’s 2003 team that had a 9-4 record and a No. 22 final ranking by AP and USA Today. He had 23 receptions for 286 yards and a touchdown that season. He was also a recipient of a ACC’s Weaver-James-Corrigan Postgraduate Scholarship.
• Dabo Swinney was his position coach during his senior season (2003). That year in a survey of Clemson players conducted by Anderson Independent, he was named the team’s “most respected player.”
• Had 34 receptions for 455 yards and two touchdowns in his career. He came to Clemson as a walk-on in the fall of 1999 and finished his career with four letters and 44 games, including four as a starter as a senior (2003). He had a touchdown catch at Georgia Tech that year.