Clemson
Published August 9, 2026 at 1:33 PM · 7 pages
Where Clemson stands right now: form, injuries and availability, roster movement, practice notes, and what coaches and media are actually saying.
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C O L L E G E F O O T B A L L T E A M R E P O R T Clemson Tigers 2026 Season G E N E R A T E D A U G U S T 9 , 2 0 2 6 0 1 : 2 0 P M I N T H I S R E P O R T 01 Overall Outlook 02 Visual Analytics 03 The Season: Played and Projected 04 Practice Notes 05 Roster News 06 Injury Report 07 What the Media Is Saying 08 What the Coaches Are Saying
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01 OVERALL OUTLOOK Clemson enters 2026 at 0-0, with ESPN's FPI at 13.42 (No. 19 nationally) and a consensus projection of 7.3 regular-season wins, per the College Football Data API 1. FPI is a power rating expressed in points per game above average over a full season, and with no games played, every number attached to this team is preseason projection rather than measurement. SP+ and Elo ratings for Clemson were not available in the data pull, so the outlook leans on FPI, the schedule ratings, and returning-production accounting. If Clemson is not exactly rebuilding, it is unmistakably reloading on the move. The returning-production numbers are the bluntest way into this roster: 37.3% of last year's usage and 41.4% of total PPA return, but only 14.1% of passing PPA 1. The passing game is essentially starting over under a new quarterback and a new offensive coordinator in Chad Morris 43, while the receiving corps — 71.2% of production returning 1 — is the structural strength, which is why Bryant Wesco Jr. being cleared after last season's neck injury matters more than the average August medical note 24. The ground game returns negative PPA (-37.7%) 1, the model's way of saying the 2025 run game graded as a net negative, which helps explain why the staff keeps selling the restocked backfield 2228. Factor in a defensive interior that lost Hevin Brown-Shuler to Hodgkin lymphoma treatment 161739 and Kourtney Kelly to an ACL 1539 on top of a line that already lost all three 2025 starters 39, and you have a top-20 talent floor with real structural risk. Three things will decide how the rest of the season goes. First, the quarterback decision: Christopher Vizzina holds "pole position" 2536, true freshman Tait Reynolds is pushing him in camp 3833, and the winner debuts in Baton Rouge against an LSU team that is healthy at the position 36. Second, an offensive line that spent Day 2 of camp with a brand-new combination — Brayden Jacobs, Elyjah Thurmon, Harris Sewell, Tucker Kattus, Collin Sadler 3233 — and lost Adam Guthrie for the year before the pads went on 14. Third, defensive front depth: whether the rebuilt interior can survive October without Brown-Shuler and Kelly 163915. The model's 7.3-win projection 1 carries a wide band in both directions: steal one of the two projected losses and the ceiling climbs; drop either November coin-flip and the floor gets ugly. 02 VISUAL ANALYTICS Generated directly from the CollegeFootballData feeds for this matchup. The same visuals appear on every report, so numbers can be compared like-for-like from one game to the next. SEASON RESULTS · Scoring margin for every completed game. Wins are in the team's color, losses in the contrast color, so blowouts and near-misses are separable at a glance. EFFICIENCY PROFILE · Every advanced metric converted to a national percentile against all FBS teams, so the outer ring is always better regardless of which way the raw stat runs. Clemson Tigers · 2026 · Team Report Page 2 of 7
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FORM TREND · Week-by-week predicted points added on both sides of the ball. This is where a team trending up or sliding shows through, which season averages hide. TOP INDIVIDUAL IMPACT · The players who have actually moved the needle this season. Cross-reference against the injury and roster sections. THE ROAD AHEAD · Projected margin for every remaining game, from the SP+/FPI/Elo consensus with home-field advantage — the same baseline the matchup reports use. Bars below zero are games the ratings say this team should lose. 03 THE SEASON: PLAYED AND PROJECTED One walk through the entire 2026 schedule — the zero games already played and the twelve ahead, with consensus ratings-based margins and win probabilities for each. Completed games: Clemson Tigers · 2026 · Team Report Page 3 of 7
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WEEK OPPONENT H/A RESULT SCORE — No games played as of Aug. 9, 2026 — — — There is nothing to recap because nothing has been played. The schedule research confirms the well is dry by construction — no 2026 games exist yet, so no recaps exist to draw on — and the season opens Sept. 5 at LSU 2631. Everything below is preview. The road ahead: WEEK OPPONENT SITE PROJECTED MARGIN WIN PROBABILITY 1 LSU Away -9.0 25.2% 2 Georgia Southern Home +24.5 96.5% 3 North Carolina Home +10.9 79.0% 4 California Away +10.1 77.3% 5 Miami Home -6.0 32.8% 7 Charleston Southern Home No projection No projection 8 Virginia Tech Home +8.4 73.3% 9 Florida State Away +1.7 55.0% 10 Syracuse Away +11.8 80.9% 11 Georgia Tech Home +11.6 80.5% 12 Duke Away +7.5 71.1% 13 South Carolina Home +4.1 61.9% Margins are the mean of SP+, FPI and Elo ratings with home-field advantage applied, and win probability follows from the margin 1. Charleston Southern carries no projection because the FCS opponent has no consensus rating — the one game in twelve without one 1. The "The Road Ahead" chart renders the same numbers visually: exactly two bars below zero, at LSU and Miami. The opening month is the gauntlet. The ratings say Clemson will be an underdog exactly twice — by nine at LSU (25.2%) and by six at home against Miami (32.8%) 1 — and those two games bracket a soft landing (Georgia Southern +24.5, North Carolina +10.9) and a trip to Berkeley (California +10.1) 1. LSU's health board tilts positive for the home side: Sam Leavitt is at full strength after his foot rehab, per Lane Kiffin 36, with Kiffin's management of his return called the one preseason decision he cannot afford to get wrong 7, and Garrett Nussmeier's chronic patellar tendinitis was aggravated in practice but deemed not serious 1819. Throw in the plot twist — defensive lineman Stephiylan Green left Clemson in January and landed at LSU 1 — and Week 1 has texture beyond the scoreboard. The season, though, is decided in November. Coming out of an open Week 6 date and the Charleston Southern breather, Clemson is projected to be favored in nine of the eleven games that carry a projection — but the margins get dangerous in the stretch run: +1.7 at Florida State (55.0%), +7.5 at Duke (71.1%), +4.1 against South Carolina (61.9%) 1. The FSU trip is the likeliest stumble, a 45% loss probability masquerading as a conference road game, with the Palmetto Bowl right behind it. The closing block — Florida State, Syracuse, Georgia Tech, Duke, South Carolina, three of five on the road 1 — is the stretch that defines the season: sweep the two coin-flips and hold serve elsewhere and an 8-4 or 9-3 regular season is there; drop them and 6-6 is equally real. The consensus finishing point is 7.3 wins 1, and the model's central case is a 7-5 or 8-4 regular season. These are ratings-based estimates, not promises — and no graded prediction record exists for this team yet, so there is no track record of how these projections have fared to weigh against them. 04 PRACTICE NOTES Reporting from the first two days of Clemson fall camp (Aug. 6-8): who is standing out, who is limited, and where the position battles stand. No statistics are attached to these observations — they are practice reports. The quarterback duel is a genuine fight, not a coronation. In the open viewing period of Day 2, Christopher Vizzina and true freshman Tait Reynolds rotated through drills with Trent Pearman and Brock Bradley, and the contrast was immediate: Reynolds consistently got the ball out faster, while Vizzina showed touch on a deep ball down the sideline to T.J. Moore that recalled their 2025 chemistry 33. Reynolds also connected with Bryant Wesco Jr. on a skinny post 27. Swinney has twice framed Vizzina as the "pole position" leader who must go earn the job over the next 30 days before the LSU opener 2536, and the gap between the two is exactly what compresses in camp: Vizzina's command and experience versus Reynolds' arm talent and quick release 3233. Reynolds rose from the No. 5 quarterback to No. 2 after spring, skipping baseball to focus on football 38 — this is not a courtesy competition. The offensive line is being built in public. Day 2's first combination was Jacobs at left tackle, Thurmon at left guard, Sewell at center, Kattus at right guard and Sadler at right tackle, with Kattus also taking reps at tackle 3233 — the staff is still experimenting, which is what August is for, but the stakes are raised by Adam Guthrie's season-ending knee injury 14 and the installation of Chad Morris' offense 43. The running back room, meanwhile, has its pecking order: Swinney confirmed Gideon Davidson opens camp as the first- team back, with SMU transfer Chris Johnson Jr. right behind him and seniors Jay Haynes and Jarvis Greene back healthy after missing all of 2025 2228. Swinney's running backs coach, C.J. Spiller, has praised Davidson's growth and versatility 28, and the staff's belief in the group is why Swinney insists "we have a better running back room than what people think or know" 22. The watch items on the Clemson Tigers · 2026 · Team Report Page 4 of 7
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health front are Chris Denson, in a yellow no-contact jersey and doing agility work after a hamstring injury, and linebacker C.J. Kubah- Taylor, also limited in yellow 34. The other install note of the week: Bisaccia is back at Clemson with an NFL pedigree and a mandate to elevate special teams 45. 05 ROSTER NEWS Non-injury roster movement: the verified transfer portal wire for Clemson, followed by researched depth-chart, eligibility and personnel news. Transfer portal (verified): The wire from the College Football Data API lists eleven incoming transfers — Markus Strong (DL, Oklahoma, 3★/0.87), London Merritt (EDGE, Colorado, 3★/0.87), Chris Johnson Jr. (RB, SMU, 3★/0.87), Donovan Starr (CB, Auburn, 3★/0.87), Elliot Washington II (CB, Penn State, 3★/0.87), Devarrick Woods (DL, Texas State, 3★/0.86), Jaylen Brown-Wallace (WR, Wingate, 3★/0.85), Corey Myrick (S, Southern Miss, 3★/0.85), Jerome Carter III (S, Old Dominion, 3★/0.85), CJ Wesley (EDGE, Howard, 3★/0.85) and Kourtney Kelly (DL, West Georgia, 3★/0.83) 1 — and fifteen outgoing, led by Stephiylan Green (DL, to LSU, 4★/0.91), Marquise Henderson (RB, to Samford, 4★) and Caden Story (DL, 4★, destination unlisted), plus Khalil Barnes (S, to Georgia), Ricardo Jones (S, to Vanderbilt), Rob Billings IV (S, to Jacksonville State), Rowan Byrne (IOL, to North Carolina), Shelton Lewis (CB, to Arkansas), Markus Dixon (EDGE, to Oregon), Jamal Anderson (LB, to SMU), Josh Sapp (TE, to West Virginia), Keith Adams Jr. (RB, to Georgia State), Dee Crayton (LB, to UNLV), Parker Fulghum (WR, to UL Monroe) and Cade Trotter (QB, destination unlisted) 1. Researched roster news: Gideon Davidson opens fall camp as the first-team running back, a promotion for the sophomore who was the No. 2 back in 2025 22. Christopher Vizzina took first-team quarterback reps for the second straight day 34, and while no starter has been named, the Tigers will have a new starting quarterback for the first time since 2023 35; Vizzina held the lead in the battle as of late July, with Reynolds pushing 29. Offensive lineman Watson Young has stepped away from football and is not on the 2026 roster 40. A federal injunction created a new eligibility option for Class of 2022 players, but Clemson is not expected to add anyone before camp 37. With Adam Randall gone, the running back room is Davidson's to lead, with Johnson, Haynes and Greene competing behind him 28. The portal swings tell the clearest story of this roster cycle. The defensive backfield took the heaviest hits — Barnes, Jones, Billings and Lewis all departed 1 — and the staff answered with four portal defensive backs: corners Starr and Washington II plus safeties Myrick and Carter III 1. Up front, the defensive line turnover is staggering: three starters gone from 2025 39, four defensive linemen or edges in (Strong, Woods, Merritt, Wesley), two out for the season in Kelly and Brown-Shuler 1539, and Caden Story's exit unaccounted for 1. And the Green transfer is the Week 1 storyline wearing a different jersey: the 4-star defensive lineman who left Clemson in January will be on the opposite sideline in Baton Rouge 1. 06 INJURY REPORT Medical items only, from two separate inputs: a live web search run at report time and the stored injury feed built up over recent days. Live web research (Aug. 9, 2026): - DT Hevin Brown-Shuler — Out for season. Diagnosed with Hodgkin lymphoma in May; Swinney says he is "doing amazing" and his body is responding well to treatment, with a 2027 return expected 161739. - DT Kourtney Kelly — Out. Torn ACL in spring practice, reported as a season-ender per Greenville News/Yahoo 39; the stored feed's snapshot differs on timeline — see below. - OL Adam Guthrie — Out for season. Torn meniscus suffered in workouts, with a lingering high-school injury repaired in the same surgery 1416. - RB Peyton Streko — Likely out for season. Long-term injury following surgery; a depth back working his way back "as the season goes" 1517. - QB/AP Chris Denson — Limited. In a yellow no-contact jersey with a hamstring injury, progressing well per Swinney 2034. - LB C.J. Kubah-Taylor — Limited. Yellow jersey, agility work only 34. - WR Bryant Wesco Jr. — Cleared. Full return after last season's neck injury 2415. - Healthy / full-go group: WR T.J. Moore, TE Olsen Patt-Henry, OL Brayden Jacobs and Collin Sadler, LB Sammy Brown, nickel Corian Gipson and DL Amare Adams, all cleared after spring limitations 15; RBs Jarvis Green and Jay Haynes healthy after missing all of 2025 2215. Stored injury feed 2: - Bryant Wesco Jr. — Cleared, embracing return after the neck injury 24. - Peyton Streko — Out, likely for the season 17. - Hevin Brown-Shuler — Out for season, "doing amazing" in treatment 17. - Adam Guthrie — Out for season after knee surgery 14. - Kourtney Kelly — Out; The State reports he is "slowly returning from an ACL tear" with a possible midseason return 15 — a markedly different timeline from the season-ending report above 39. - Chris Denson — Limited, no-contact with hamstring, progressing 20. - Jarvis Green and Jay Haynes — Healthy, full availability 1522. - Sammy Brown, Corian Gipson, Amare Adams — Healthy, full go 15. - Opponent context carried in the same feed: LSU QB Sam Leavitt is at full strength after foot surgery 36, and LSU QB Garrett Nussmeier is probable with aggravated but non-serious patellar tendinitis 1819. The two inputs disagree on exactly one player, Kourtney Kelly, and the timeline gap is roughly four months — the live research calls the ACL a season-ender 39, while the stored feed's The State item expects a midseason return 15. Treat his availability as fluid. The broader picture is lopsided: the defensive interior is the thinnest area on the roster, with Brown-Shuler 161739, Kelly 1539 and all three 2025 starters 39 gone, while the offense enters camp close to whole — Wesco cleared 24, Moore, Patt-Henry, Jacobs and Sadler full go 15, and an 18-man offensive line room that can absorb Guthrie's absence without panic 40. The Week 1 opponent, meanwhile, is healthy where it matters most 361819. Clemson Tigers · 2026 · Team Report Page 5 of 7
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07 WHAT THE MEDIA IS SAYING National and local coverage, analyst takes, and ranking movement around the Tigers — with the market-sentiment caveat noted at the end. There is a preseason ranking war, and Clemson is the battleground. The Coaches Poll placed the Tigers at No. 23, and national analysts piled on, with The Athletic's Stewart Mandel comparing the placement to the "Miami treatment" of past years — a "bullish" ranking, in his view, for a team coming off a 7-6 season with an unproven quarterback 42. The piece notes this is Clemson's lowest preseason ranking since 2011, which is both a measure of decline and a measure of how far the brand still reaches 42. At the same time, The Clemson Insider's fall camp roundup carries a No. 13 preseason placement 34 — a 10-spot gap between the most skeptical and most hopeful polls, which is a remarkable spread for a program that spent a decade living in the top five. Local coverage is hedging toward a reset. The Upstate Today column is blunt that this is a "new era," arguing the Tigers should turn the page instead of chasing previous glory, with new offensive coordinator Chad Morris, the LSU opener and an early Miami visit framing a difficult schedule 43. The quarterback competition is the story of record — Vizzina earning Swinney's trust and holding the pole position 25, Reynolds pushing for the role 2729 — and Swinney's public defense of Vizzina ("game knows game" 25) reads as both a vote of confidence and a warning that the decision is not a formality. The running back room is the one unit where the coverage is uniformly upbeat, with Swinney insisting the group is better than advertised 22. No direct betting-market sentiment surfaced in the retrieved coverage, so there is no line movement to report here. 08 WHAT THE COACHES ARE SAYING Direct quotes from head coach Dabo Swinney in the first week of camp. No recent quotes from offensive coordinator Chad Morris or the defensive coordinator appeared in the reporting window. Swinney has spent the first week of camp publicly backing his quarterback while privately refusing to hand him the job. Speaking Aug. 6, he defended Christopher Vizzina's decision to stay at Clemson and set the terms of the competition: "He's got to go do it. I can't give it to him; nobody can. You got to earn it, and, again, players know, they know. Game knows game." He added, "The guys respect CV. They respect him because he's done the work… if he had gone into the portal, he'd be the greatest thing ever in the portal" 25. To ACCN, Swinney called Vizzina a "high-level player" who has earned the pole position, while making clear Reynolds is not going away 36. On the running backs, Swinney was characteristically colorful. Calling Gideon Davidson "a rolling ball of butcher blades" who "punishes you when he runs the football," while noting he wants another step from him in the passing game 44. On transfer Chris Johnson Jr., he said, "CJ's had a great spring as well. He's going to need a big summer" 44. And in confirming Davidson as the first- team back on Aug. 7, Swinney made the team's internal confidence explicit: "I believe we have a better running back room than what people think or know" 22. The through-line of the week is that Swinney trusts this roster more than the national press does — and that he is making the quarterback earn it anyway. SOURCES 1. College Football Data API (CollegeFootballData) https://collegefootballdata.com 2. College football injury feed (Injury feed) https://www.rotowire.com/cfootball/news.php 3. Lane Kiffin: Sam Leavitt at Full Strength After Foot Injury (Sports Illustrated (SI.com)) https://www.si.com/college/lsu/football/lane-kiffin-shares-important-sam-leavitt-injury- update-before-lsu-fall-camp 4. Golesh: Auburn RB Bryson Washington physically 100% but 'not there yet' on conditioning (al.com) https://www.al.com/auburnfootball/2026/07/alex-golesh-gets-brutally-honest-about- transfer-running-backs-body-hes-not-there-yet.html 5. Golesh: recovering Auburn RB Bryson Washington 'not there yet' (Sports Illustrated) https://www.si.com/college/auburn/football/alex-golesh-shares-insight-on-recovering- bryson-washinigton 6. Sam Leavitt 100% healthy per LSU coaching staff (BroBible) https://brobible.com/sports/article/sam-leavitt-health-weight-gain-lsu-recruitment/ 7. Kiffin's key decision: managing Sam Leavitt's return before Clemson (Sports Illustrated) https://www.si.com/college/lsu/football/one-offseason-decision-lane-kiffin-cant-afford-to- get-wrong 8. Auburn DE Chris Murray to return 'middle of camp' (EssentiallySports) https://www.essentiallysports.com/ncaa-college-football-news-auburn-injury-report-alex- golesh-gives-quadruple-update-on-key-players-newboy-fegans-chris-murray-shemar- arnoux-tai-buster/ 9. Auburn preview notes injuries and game-shape concerns for RB Bryson Washington (al.com) https://www.al.com/auburnfootball/2026/08/previewing-auburns-running-backs-ahead-of- preseason-camp.html 10. Cobb relishes role of old man in Auburn RB room; Gordon: depth behind Cobb a concern (ABC 3340 Birmingham) https://abc3340.com/sports/auburn-university/cobb-relishes-role-of-old-man-in-the- auburn-running-back-room-first-day-fall-camp 24. Clemson WR Wesco cleared, embracing return after scary neck injury (TigerNet) https://www.tigernet.com/clemson-football/story/wesco-missed-the-hits-now- clemsons-star-receiver-embraces-a-second-chance-24649 25. Clemson QB Christopher Vizzina earns Dabo Swinney trust in fall camp (Clemson Sports Media) https://clemsonsportsmedia.com/2026/08/06/vizzina-earns-dabo-swinney-trust/ 26. 2026-27 Football Schedule https://clemsontigers.com/sports/football/schedule 27. Vizzina and Reynolds Continue the Quarterback Competition - Clemson Sports News (Clemson Sports News) https://clemsonsportsnews.com/vizzina-and-reynolds-continue-the-quarterback- competition/ 28. With Adam Randall gone, who will headline Clemson’s RB room? (The Post and Courier) https://www.postandcourier.com/sports/clemson/clemson-running-backs-fall- 2026/article_15352169-df52-4b4c-81f9-609bb145255d.html 29. Vizzina Holds Lead in Clemson QB Battle as Reynolds Pushes for Starting Role - Charlotte Newsroom https://charlottenewsroom.com/2026/07/31/vizzina-holds-lead-in-clemson-qb-battle- as-reynolds-pushes-for-starting-role/ 30. The Clemson Insider https://www.theclemsoninsider.com/2026/07/20/clemson-opponents-preview-week- 11-georgia-tech/ 31. Clemson Tigers 2026 Regular Season NCAAF Schedule https://www.espn.com/college-football/team/schedule/_/id/228/clemson-tigers 32. Clemson Fall Camp Day Two: Competition Begins to Take Shape as Tigers Turn Up the Pace (Clemson Sports News) https://clemsonsportsnews.com/clemson-fall-camp-day-two-competition-begins-to- take-shape-as-tigers-turn-up-the-pace/ 33. Quick draw: Clemson's quarterback duel takes center stage at practice (TigerNet) https://www.tigernet.com/clemson-football/story/quick-draw-clemsons-quarterback- Clemson Tigers · 2026 · Team Report Page 6 of 7
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11. Auburn OL Tai Buster to miss first 5-6 games with injury (Auburn Wire) https://auburnwire.usatoday.com/story/sports/college/auburn/football/2026/08/05/auburn- football-injury-report-before-fall-camp-begins-sec/91177411007/ 12. Auburn OL Ramil Stanton healthy for fall camp (Sportvectru) https://www.sportvectru.com/auburn-suffers-major-injury-blow-as-projected-starter-ruled- out/ 13. Auburn practice notebook: Injury updates from August 6 (Montgomery Advertiser) https://www.montgomeryadvertiser.com/story/sports/college/auburn/2026/08/06/auburn- football-practice-observations-injury-updates/91123795007/ 14. Clemson OL Adam Guthrie expected to miss 2026 season after knee injury (TigerNet) https://www.tigernet.com/clemson-football/news/clemson-ol-adam-guthrie-expected-to- miss-2026-season-after-knee-injury-49289 15. Peyton Streko likely out for 2026 season due to long-term injury (The State) https://www.thestate.com/sports/college/acc/clemson-university/article316716123.html 16. Hevin Brown-Shuler out for season with Hodgkin lymphoma, remains optimistic (Clemson Sports Media) https://clemsonsportsmedia.com/2026/08/06/clemson-hc-dabo-swinney-addresses-injury- status-of-tigers-as-fall-camp-opens/ 17. Clemson reports Hevin Brown-Shuler is 'doing amazing' in treatment (The Clemson Insider) https://www.theclemsoninsider.com/2026/08/07/swinney-provides-two-long-term-injury- updates/ 18. LSU QB Garrett Nussmeier has pre-existing patellar tendinitis, aggravated during practice (On3) https://www.onu3.com/college/lsu-tigers/news/garrett-nussmeier-injury-update-brian- kelly-reveals-diagnosis-for-lsu-qb/ 19. Nussmeier's knee issue not serious, will not miss time (ESPN) https://global.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/45926492/lsu-qb-garrett-nussberger- dealing-patella-tendinitis 20. Chris Denson in no-contact after hamstring injury, progressing well (Sports Illustrated (SI.com)) https://www.si.com/college/clemson/football/clemson-dabo-swinney-details-injury- updates-ahead-of-fall-camp- 21. Mabson emerges as No. 2 RB in first two days of preseason camp (al.com) https://www.al.com/auburnfootball/2026/08/how-this-young-auburn-rb-has-emerged- during-preseason-camp.html 22. Dabo Swinney: Gideon Davidson opens fall camp as first-team running back (The Clemson Insider) https://www.theclemsoninsider.com/2026/08/07/swinney-confirms-where-rb-depth-starts/ 23. Auburn RB Bryson Washington not in game shape; absence in first padded practice (Fanrecap.com) https://fanrecap.com/auburn-tigers/auburns-first-padded-practice-sent-some-early-camp- signals--uiLK7 duel-takes-center-stage-at-practice-24646 34. Fall Camp Day 2: Offensive/Defensive Observations (The Clemson Insider) https://www.theclemsoninsider.com/2026/08/08/fall-camp-day-2-offensive- defensive-observations/ 35. Vizzina and Reynolds headline Clemson's quarterback competition for 2026 (Greenville Online) https://www.greenvilleonline.com/story/sports/college/clemson/2026/08/03/clemson- football-roster-2026-quarterback-christopher-vizzina/90865066007/ 36. Dabo Swinney: Christopher Vizzina is a 'high-level player' entering camp competition (TigerNet) https://www.tigernet.com/clemson-football/news/dabo-swinney-to-accn-christopher- vizzina-is-a-high-level-player-going-into-camp-competition-49166 37. Court ruling creates new eligibility option, but Clemson unlikely to add players before camp (TigerNet) https://www.tigernet.com/clemson-football/story/court-ruling-creates-new-eligibility- option-what-does-it-mean-for-clemson-24632 38. Swinney excited to see Tait Reynolds' progress after spring surge to No. 2 QB (The Clemson Insider) https://www.theclemsoninsider.com/2026/07/26/swinney-excited-to-see-reynolds/ 39. Clemson DT Hevin Brown-Shuler out for 2026 season with Hodgkin lymphoma (Yahoo Sports (Greenville News)) https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/clemson-football-dt-hevin-brown-162848138.html 40. Clemson OL Watson Young steps away from football; not listed on 2026 roster (Greenville News) https://www.greenvilleonline.com/story/sports/college/clemson/2026/07/09/watson- young-clemson-football-dabo-swinney/90860076007/ 41. The Clemson Insider https://www.theclemsoninsider.com/2026/07/27/johnson-brings-more-than-speed- to-rb-room/ 42. National analysts pile on: Clemson's overrated in Coaches Poll (TigerNet) https://www.tigernet.com/clemson-football/news/national-analysts-pile-on-clemsons- overrated-in-coaches-poll-49278 43. New era: Tigers should turn page instead of chasing previous glory (Upstate Today) https://upstatetoday.com/sports/new-era-tigers-should-turn-page-instead-of- chasing-previous-glory/article_c40f3f1a-a423-4d19-9ffe-9098eff096a0.html 44. Swinney calls Davidson a 'rolling ball of butcher blades' (TigerNet) https://www.tigernet.com/clemson-football/story/davidson-and-a-rolling-ball-of- butcher-blades-lead-clemson-rb-room-24314 45. Bisaccia returns to Clemson with an NFL pedigree and a mission to elevate special teams | TigerNet https://www.tigernet.com/clemson-football/story/bisaccia-returns-to-clemson-with- an-nfl-pedigree-and-a-mission-to-elevate-special-teams-24570 Clemson Tigers · 2026 · Team Report Page 7 of 7
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