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Gainesville grad Deshaun Watson will entertain leaving Clemson after 2016 for the NFL Draft
Gainesville High grad likely to be a high pick, if he leaves school early
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Clemson quarterback and Gainesville High graduate Deshaun Watson (4) looks to throw a pass during the first half against Boston College on Oct. 17 in Clemson, S.C. - photo by Rainer Ehrhardt
GREENVILLE, S.C. — Clemson quarterback Deshaun Watson, a 2014 Gainesville High graduate, has his eye on the NFL and says he could leave a season early next year if the circumstances are right. Watson spoke Wednesday before the Tigers’ basketball game with Pittsburgh. He was honored as the South Carolina Football Hall of Fame’s Collegiate Player of the Year.
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