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The 6-foot-5, 330-pound rising-junior offensive lineman finally made that happen this week. He was in town for the Buckeyes Bash and BBQ. The two-day stop in Ohio’s capital was everything he’d hoped it’d be. As he left central Ohio on Friday morning, Kirkland says the Buckeyes strength program and strength coach Mick Marotti made a big impact on him.
“The strength program really stood out to me,” Kirkland told Lettermen Row. “I sat down and talked to Coach Mick and all the strength guys. They showed me the plan they have mapped out for me, what it’d be like if I was to go there. We went over what they’ve been doing there and you can see it with the changes they’ve made to player’s bodies there.”
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Apr 7, 2021
One of the top offensive line prospects in the country for the 2023 recruiting cycle was on hand for the Tigers spring game last weekend.
Payton Kirkland, out of Orlando, made the trek to Clemson with another elite-level prospect and fellow Floridian, 2023 DE Derrick LeBlanc.
It was Kirkland s first trip to the campus and the rising high school junior came away thoroughly impressed. So impressed that the 6-foot-7, 315 pound offensive lineman, who is widely considered to be a Top-100 prospect, is hoping to get back to town over the summer if schools are allowed to host camps. It was a great environment and I thought it was like a beautiful campus, Kirkland told All Clemson. It is a great place to be at because you can really focus on a lot of the things that you have to do. I ll probably be back up there in the summer, probably June.