Cliff Avril appreciation thread

May 26 2017 by Field Gulls

 

Cliff Avril knows failure.

A three-star recruit out of Green Cove Springs, FL, Avril was 247’s 59th-best recruit in the state in 2004. It would be an accomplishment if you recognized five of the 58 names listed ahead of him now. He was the 24th-ranked outside linebacker in the nation, behind guys like Lawrence Timmons, Dannell Ellerbe, and Jerod Mayo, but not much else by NFL standards. Avril chose to attend Purdue, a team that had been a regular in bowl games under head coach Joe...

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