A former Clemson football player officially has a new college football home.
Earlier this week, TJ Chase indicated that he would be transferring to Florida Atlantic. Wednesday, FAU confirmed that the wide receiver has been signed, sealed and delivered to the Conference USA school.
Another addition is now official, as we #WelcometoParadise grad transfer T.J. Chase!! pic.twitter.com/6RsnLqhJSk
— FAU Football (@FAUFootball) February 5, 2020
Chase had placed his name into the NCAA transfer database last month, the first step in leaving the Clemson football team.
Chase is on track to graduate in May. That would give him immediate eligibility for what will be his final college football season in 2020.
A four-star member of the Tigers’ 2016 recruiting class, Chase was rated as the No. 43 receiver in the country. He was also the No. 33 player regardless of position in the state of Florida.
During his time at Clemson, Chase caught 25 passes for 206 yards and three touchdowns. He set career-highs in 2018 in receptions (13), yards (101) and touchdowns (two). This past season, in Clemson’s run to another College Football Playoff championship game, Chase caught seven passes for 70 yards.
With Chase’s addition coming to fruition, he is the third Power Five transfer wide receiver added since Willie Taggart took over at Florida Atlantic. In the middle of last month, Florida State’s D’Marcus Adams followed Taggart to FAU. Two weeks later, Duke’s Aaron Young followed suit.
Young and Chase will be permitted to play in 2020 as graduate transfers. Adams, though, will likely have to sit out the upcoming campaign. He will then have two seasons of eligibility to use beginning in 2021.
In addition to those, ummm, additions, another former FSU player, defensive end Malcolm Lamar, is joining the FAU program as well.
