What 5 Star players started as true Freshmen?
They had 3 total in the three classes. One started, one was a backup & the third didn’t play.
And this is straight from the Clemson site.
Here is the Clemson composite classes starting in 2012-2014, so the classes that made up the 2015 & 2016 teams. You can even add the 2015 class if you want (so the fourth class).
Just start with 2012 I linked below, then change the year at the top. You will see ALL the 5 Star players. And you will notice there aren’t many, & even the ones that were Freshmen in 2015 didn’t all play.
https://247sports.com/college/clemson/Season/2012-Football/Commits/
2012 0
2013 1
2014 0
2015 3 (one didn’t play)
That’s four classes that led Clemson to 3 Straight CFP’s, 2 Title games, & a National Title.