Clemson football adds commitment from Shelton Lewis, a Georgia 3-star cornerback

Clemson went back into Georgia to secure a commitment from three-star cornerback Shelton Lewis on Monday.

The 5-foot-11, 180-pound recruit from Stockbridge High School is ranked No. 987 overall and No. 97 at his position in the 247Sports Composite. The Tigers move past LSU and Miami into seventh in the team rankings. 

Lewis is Clemson's 10th commitment from Georgia. The other states with multiple Clemson commits are Texas with three and Alabama and Florida with two each.

He committed to Pittsburgh on June 4 after taking his first official visit, but decommitted 22 days later. He took official visits to Arkansas and North Carolina in June. Clemson offered July 25 after he attended the All-In Cookout.

His offers include the Razorbacks, Tar Heels, Mississippi State, Louisville, North Carolina State, Boston College, Georgia Tech, Purdue, Vanderbilt, Duke and Indiana.

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Lewis, who is Georgia's 5A state champion in the 400 meters at 48.04 is Clemson's 19th commitment and third cornerback. He joins four-star Georgia prospects Avieon Terrell (253rd and 28th) and Branden Strozier (379th and 36th). Lewis is one of only three commits with fewer than four and is one of only two ranked outside the top 500 (safety Robert Billings is No. 666).