# Clemson Tigers

Atlantic Coast · Memorial Stadium (Clemson, SC), Clemson, SC
Head coach: Dabo Swinney · year 19 · 187-53 career over 19 seasons, all at CLEM
Offense: Air Raid · Defense: 4-2-5

## 2026 outlook

- 2025 record: 7-6 (4-4 in conference)
- National title odds: +17500 (#28 on the futures board)
- Season win total: 7.5 (over priced -142)
- Returning starter games: 48%
- Schedule difficulty: 49th-hardest of 138 FBS teams

## Returning production by unit

| Unit | Returning games | Games back | Depth back |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Skill offense | 47% | 31/66 | 10/15 |
| Offensive line | 84% | 46/55 | 12/15 |
| Defensive front | 31% | 26/84 | 14/22 |
| Secondary | 43% | 26/61 | 8/15 |

## Roster movement

- Key returning: Will Heldt (DE), Sammy Brown (LB), Chapman Pendergrass (OL), Harris Sewell (OL), Ronan Hanafin (SAF)
- Key departures (with destination): Ricardo Jones (SAF) – VAN, Cade Klubnik (QB), T.J. Parker (DE), Adam Randall (RB), Walker Parks (OL)
- Key arrivals (with previous school): Chris Johnson Jr. (RB) – SMU, Jerome Carter III (SAF) – ODU, London Merritt (DE) – COLO, Corey Myrick (SAF) – USM, Markus Strong (DT) – OKLA

## Depth chart

### Offense

- WR-X: Bryant Wesco Jr., Connor Salmin, Cole Turner, Jaylen Brown-Wallace
- WR-Z: T.J. Moore, Tristan Smith, Gordon Sellars III, Chase Byrd
- WR-SL: Naeem Burroughs, Tyler Brown, Juju Preston, Clark Sanderson
- LT: Brayden Jacobs, Ian Reed
- LG: Elyjah Thurmon, Collin Sadler, Dietrick Pennington
- C: Harris Sewell, Chapman Pendergrass
- RG: Ronan O'Connell, Tucker Kattus, Gavin Blanchard
- RT: Easton Ware, Mason Wade
- TE: Christian Bentancur, Olsen Patt-Henry, Logan Brooking
- QB: Christopher Vizzina, Chris Denson, Tait Reynolds
- RB: Gideon Davidson, Chris Johnson Jr., David Eziomume

### Defense

- LDE: Jahiem Lawson, London Merritt, C.J. Wesley
- LDT: Vic Burley, Andy Burburija, Champ Thompson
- RDT: Amare Adams, Markus Strong
- RDE: Will Heldt, Darien Mayo, Ari Watford
- WLB: Jeremiah Alexander, Kobe McCloud, Fletcher Cothran
- MLB: Sammy Brown, Drew Woodaz, C.J. Kubah-Taylor
- LCB: Elliot Washington II, Branden Strozier
- SS: Jerome Carter III, Ronan Hanafin
- FS: Corey Myrick, Kylon Griffin, Polo Anderson
- RCB: Ashton Hampton, Donovan Starr
- NB: Corian Gipson, Misun Kelley, Noah Dixon

### Special Teams

- PT: Jack Smith, Robert Gunn III
- PK: Nolan Hauser, Robert Gunn III
- KO: Robert Gunn III, Charlie Reed
- LS: Jackson Reach, Brodey Conn
- H: Clay Swinney
- PR: Bryant Wesco Jr., T.J. Moore, Chase Byrd
- KR: Tyler Brown, Gideon Davidson, Chase Byrd
- INJ: Kourtney Kelly

## 2026 schedule

| Week | Opponent | Site | TV | Spread |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | LSU | Away | ABC | CLEM +10.5 |
| 2 | Georgia Southern | Home | ACC Network | – |
| 3 | North Carolina | Home | ESPN | – |
| 4 | California | Away | ESPN | – |
| 5 | Miami (FL) | Home | – | CLEM +7 |
| 7 | Charleston Southern Buccaneers (FCS) | Home | – | – |
| 8 | Virginia Tech | Home | – | – |
| 9 | Florida State | Away | – | – |
| 10 | Syracuse | Away | – | – |
| 11 | Georgia Tech | Home | – | – |
| 12 | Duke | Away | ESPN | – |
| 13 | South Carolina | Home | – | – |

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Source: SharpData OS – https://www.sharpdataos.com/cfb/teams/clemson
Depth chart updated 2026-08-11. Odds shown are point-in-time snapshots.