Clemson has landed its first portal acquisition for the trenches this transfer window.

West Georgia rising junior defensive tackle Kourtney Kelly announced his committed Wednesday to the Tigers.

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Kelly (6-2, 280) also entertained Kentucky, Mississippi State and West Virginia.

Clemson played host to Kelly on Tuesday following his arrival on campus Monday evening.

But the Tigers already held a distant lead going in.

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Tigerillustrated.com cited a source earlier this week who told us that Clemson and Alabama were his two dream schools growing up.

We also reported that Kelly had trained with former Clemson star defensive tackle Brentson Buckner while in high school.

So a lot already added up in the Tigers’ favor.

Kelly was credited with 10 tackles and two sacks in seven games for West Georgia this past season.

He played at Carver (Ga.) Columbus — the alma mater of Clemson assistant defensive line coach Corey Crawford.

Kelly had been slated to go to Southeast Missouri State out of high school, per our info, but elected instead to stay close to home because of family.

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Clemson is seeking to bolster its defensive line depth and internal competition with at least two additions from the transfer market.

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The Tigers thus are rolling the dice on physical tools and assets they observed on film with an idea of molding Kelly to their level. 

Clemson’s Portal Commitments

(CB) Elliot Washington II (Penn State)

(LB) Luke Ferrelli (Cal)

(S) Jerome Carter II (Old Dominion)

(CB) Donovan Starr (Auburn)

(DB) Corey Myrick (Southern Miss)

(DT) Kourtney Kelly (West Georgia)

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