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Clemson DL Ruke Orhorhoro announces decision to return to Tigers in 2023

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Clemson DL Ruke Orhorhoro
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Clemson defensive lineman Ruke Orhorhoro has made his decision regarding the 2023 season. The Tigers star is running it back for one more season, he announced via Twitter Friday.

In his announcement, Orhorhoro had three words to declare his plans for the future.

“I’m coming back,” he said.

Orhorhoro has been a key part of the Clemson defensive line during his four years with the program and turned in an impressive season in 2022. He finished the year with 23 tackles, 8.0 tackles for loss and a career-high 4.0 sacks. It was a solid follow-up to a 2021 season that saw him total 36 tackles, 8.0 tackles for loss and 2.5 sacks.

Orhorhoro arrived on campus as a three-star recruit and was the No. 740 overall prospect from the 2019 cycle, according to the On3 Consensus, a complete and equally weighted industry-generated average that utilizes all four major recruiting media companies.

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To be eligible for the NFL Draft, players must be at least three years removed from their final year of high school while having used up their collegiate eligibility. Underclassmen are able to request league approval to become eligible for the draft, as are players who have graduated prior to using up all of their collegiate eligibility. 100 underclassmen were approved for last year’s draft. 73 of those 100 underclassmen were granted special eligibility while 27 of them were underclassmen who had completed their college degrees.

The 2023 NFL scouting combine will take place from Feb. 28 through March 6 in Indianapolis.