Clemson Tigers Depth Chart 2026

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Unit

Tags · year-class · 3-SO = third-year soph

JobStarter2nd3rd4th5th+

Offense

11 starting jobsPrimary personnel · 11

×5

17Christopher VizzinaQB14-JR16% snaps '25 2Tait ReynoldsQB2FR (3)—14Trent PearmanQB3 9Colson BrownQB44-SR

5Brock BradleyQB5

×7

8Gideon DavidsonRB12-SO—ALSO KR 16Chris Johnson Jr.RB24-JR—

PORTALALSO KR 21Jarvis GreenRB34-SR 24David EziomumeRB43-SO

26Jay HaynesRB5

X×7

12Bryant Wesco Jr.

X13-JR—ALSO PR 15Chris DensonX22-FR1% snaps '25 13Connor SalminX3FR (4)22Cole TurnerX45-SR

86Jaylen Brown-WallaceX5

PORTAL

Z×7

1T.J. Moore

Z13-JR—ALSO PR 19Gordon Sellars IIIZ2FR (4)—3Tristan SmithZ34-SR

PORTAL 82Sam EarleZ4

29Chase ByrdZ5

SLOT×7

6Tyler BrownSLOT14-JR—ALSO KR 10Juju PrestonSLOT22-FR—0Naeem BurroughsSLOT3FR (4)20Clark SandersonSLOT43-SO

27Jack PurkersonSLOT5

×6

11Olsen Patt-Henry

TE14-SR—87Christian BentancurTE23-SO—7Logan BrookingTE32-FR 85Charlie JohnsonTE44-SR

44Jack WolfTE5 18Tayveon WilsonTE6

LT×4

74Brayden JacobsLT12-SO—54Ian ReedLT24-JR—73Hayes GallowayLT34-SR 61Danny SteinLT42-SO

LG×5

52Elyjah ThurmonLG13-SO—51Gavin BlanchardLG22-FR—70Chance BarclayLG3 59Dietrick PenningtonLG45-SR

79Braden WilmesLG5

C×5

55Harris Sewell

C14-SR—64Grant WiseC2FR (4)—65Chapman PendergrassC35-SR 62Bryce SmithC44-SR

78Carter ScruggsC5

RG×4

77Ronan O'ConnellRG13-SO—75Tucker KattusRG22-FR—67Carlito JonesRG34-SR 71Leo DelaneyRG4FR (4)

RT×4

50Collin Sadler

RT15-SR—63Easton WareRT22-FR—76Mason WadeRT33-SO 72Adam GuthrieRT4FR (4)

Defense

11 starting jobsBase front · Nickel sub

LDT×5

56Andy BurburijaLDT13-JR—PORTAL 29Champ ThompsonLDT23-SO—45Vic BurleyLDT34-JR 55Makhi Williams LeeLDT42-SO

97Patrick SwygertLDT5

RDT×6

95Amare AdamsRDT12-SO—92Devarrick WoodsRDT2—

PORTAL 99Markus StrongRDT3OUT4-JR

PORTAL 42Hevin Brown-ShulerRDT4

54Kam CodyRDT5 44Kourtney KellyRDT6

PORTAL

EDGE

LDE×6

15Jahiem Lawson

LDE15-SR—14London MerrittLDE22-SO—

PORTAL 33Caden StoryLDE3 23C.J. WesleyLDE45-SR

PORTAL

32Michael FosterLDE5 41Connor McFaddenLDE6

EDGE

RDE×5

13Will Heldt

RDE14-SR—

PORTAL 49Darien MayoRDE23-SO—34Armon MasonRDE3GR 17Ari WatfordRDE42-FR

90J.R. HardrickRDE5

WLB×6

47Sammy Brown

WLB13-JR—50Fletcher CothranWLB25-SR—53Joseph Roberto IIWLB33-JR 43Billy WilkesWLB43-JR

38Dominic StatenWLB5 19Brayden ReillyWLB6

MLB×6

7Jeremiah AlexanderMLB15-SR—

PORTAL 21Kobe McCloudMLB25-SR—9Drew WoodazMLB33-SO 26C.J. Kubah-TaylorMLB43-SO

24Logan AndersonMLB5 39J.D. BonamyMLB6

LCB×4

0Donovan StarrLCB12-SO—

PORTAL 3Elliot Washington II

LCB24-SR—

PORTAL 37Davion JoynerLCB34-SR 25Marcell Gipson Jr.LCB4FR (3)

RCB×4

2Ashton Hampton

RCB13-JR—1Branden StrozierRCB24-JR—16Myles OliverRCB34-SR 12Shavar Young Jr.RCB4FR (3)

NB×4

8Corian GipsonNB13-SO—10Misun KelleyNB24-JR—27Noah DixonNB33-SO 35Tyler ConnerNB44-SR

FS×5

22Corey Myrick

FS13-JR—

PORTAL 5Ronan Hanafin

FS24-SR—20Jakarrion KenanFS3 11Polo AndersonFS4FR (4)

31Joe WilkinsonFS5

FS2×4

6Jerome Carter IIIFS213-JR—

PORTAL 5Ronan Hanafin

FS224-SR—18Kylon GriffinFS235-SR 30Kylen WebbFS244-SR

Special Teams

8 starting jobsCoverage & return units

×2

38Robert Gunn IIIKO15-SR—48Charlie ReedKO23-SO—

—open

KOR

×1

16Chris Johnson Jr.KOR14-JR—

PORTALALSO RB

—open

×3

6Tyler BrownKR14-JR—ALSO WR 29Chase ByrdKR23-SO—+2 ROLES 8Gideon DavidsonKR32-SOALSO RB

—open

×3

40Brodey ConnLS14-JR—46Jackson ReachLS2FR (3)—43J.R. BucknerLS33-JR

—open

LS2

×2

46Jackson ReachLS21FR (3)—40Brodey ConnLS224-JR—

—open

×1

89Jack SmithP15-SR—

—open

×2

81Nolan HauserPK13-JR—38Robert Gunn IIIPK25-SR—

—open

×3

12Bryant Wesco Jr.

PR13-JR—ALSO WR 1T.J. Moore

PR23-JR—ALSO WR 29Chase ByrdPR33-SO+2 ROLES

—open

Offense

11 starting jobs

Primary personnel · 11

PosStarter2nd3rd4th5th+

QB17Christopher Vizzina 2Tait Reynolds 14Trent Pearman 9Colson Brown5Brock Bradley

RB8Gideon Davidson 16Chris Johnson Jr.21Jarvis Green 24David Eziomume26Jay Haynes23Peyton Streko34Max Wilson

WRX12Bryant Wesco Jr.15Chris Denson 13Connor Salmin 22Cole Turner86Jaylen Brown-Wallace80Luke Stubbs25Keil McGriff

WRZ1T.J. Moore 19Gordon Sellars III 3Tristan Smith 82Sam Earle29Chase Byrd88Clay Swinney83Cam Blivens

WRSLOT6Tyler Brown 10Juju Preston 0Naeem Burroughs 20Clark Sanderson27Jack Purkerson89Grady Sherrill84Avery Wieting

TE11Olsen Patt-Henry 87Christian Bentancur 7Logan Brooking 85Charlie Johnson44Jack Wolf18Tayveon Wilson

OLLT74Brayden Jacobs 54Ian Reed 73Hayes Galloway 61Danny Stein

OLLG52Elyjah Thurmon 51Gavin Blanchard 70Chance Barclay 59Dietrick Pennington79Braden Wilmes

OLC55Harris Sewell 64Grant Wise 65Chapman Pendergrass 62Bryce Smith78Carter Scruggs

OLRG77Ronan O'Connell 75Tucker Kattus 67Carlito Jones 71Leo Delaney

OLRT50Collin Sadler 63Easton Ware 76Mason Wade 72Adam Guthrie

Defense

11 starting jobs

Base front · Nickel sub

PosStarter2nd3rd4th5th+

DLLDT56Andy Burburija 29Champ Thompson 45Vic Burley 55Makhi Williams Lee97Patrick Swygert

DLRDT95Amare Adams 92Devarrick Woods 99Markus StrongOUT 42Hevin Brown-Shuler54Kam Cody44Kourtney Kelly

EDGELDE15Jahiem Lawson 14London Merritt 33Caden Story 23C.J. Wesley32Michael Foster41Connor McFadden

EDGERDE13Will Heldt 49Darien Mayo 34Armon Mason 17Ari Watford90J.R. Hardrick

LBWLB47Sammy Brown 50Fletcher Cothran 53Joseph Roberto II 43Billy Wilkes38Dominic Staten19Brayden Reilly

LBMLB7Jeremiah Alexander 21Kobe McCloud 9Drew Woodaz 26C.J. Kubah-Taylor24Logan Anderson39J.D. Bonamy

CBLCB0Donovan Starr 3Elliot Washington II 37Davion Joyner 25Marcell Gipson Jr.

CBRCB2Ashton Hampton 1Branden Strozier 16Myles Oliver 12Shavar Young Jr.

CBNB8Corian Gipson 10Misun Kelley 27Noah Dixon 35Tyler Conner

SFS22Corey Myrick 5Ronan Hanafin 20Jakarrion Kenan 11Polo Anderson31Joe Wilkinson

SFS26Jerome Carter III 5Ronan Hanafin 18Kylon Griffin 30Kylen Webb

Special Teams

8 starting jobs

Coverage & return units

PosStarter2nd3rd4th5th+

KO38Robert Gunn III 48Charlie Reed——

KOR16Chris Johnson Jr.———

KR6Tyler Brown 29Chase Byrd 8Gideon Davidson—

LS40Brodey Conn 46Jackson Reach 43J.R. Buckner—

LS246Jackson Reach 40Brodey Conn——

P89Jack Smith———

PK81Nolan Hauser 38Robert Gunn III——

PR12Bryant Wesco Jr.1T.J. Moore 29Chase Byrd—

Offense

11 starting jobs

Primary personnel · 11

QB5 listed

Christopher Vizzina#17QB14-JR16% snaps '25 QB22Tait ReynoldsFR (3)QB314Trent Pearman QB49Colson Brown4-SR

RB7 listed

Gideon Davidson#8RB12-SO—ALSO KR RB216Chris Johnson Jr.4-JR

PORTALALSO KR RB321Jarvis Green4-SR RB424David Eziomume3-SO

WRX7 listed

Bryant Wesco Jr.

#12X13-JR—ALSO PR X215Chris Denson2-FR X313Connor SalminFR (4)X422Cole Turner5-SR

WRZ7 listed

T.J. Moore

#1Z13-JR—ALSO PR Z219Gordon Sellars IIIFR (4)Z33Tristan Smith4-SR

PORTAL Z482Sam Earle

WRSLOT7 listed

Tyler Brown#6SLOT14-JR—ALSO KR SLOT210Juju Preston2-FR SLOT30Naeem BurroughsFR (4)SLOT420Clark Sanderson3-SO

TE6 listed

Olsen Patt-Henry

#11TE14-SR—TE287Christian Bentancur3-SO TE37Logan Brooking2-FR TE485Charlie Johnson4-SR

OLLT4 listed

Brayden Jacobs#74LT12-SO—LT254Ian Reed4-JR LT373Hayes Galloway4-SR LT461Danny Stein2-SO

OLLG5 listed

Elyjah Thurmon#52LG13-SO—LG251Gavin Blanchard2-FR LG370Chance Barclay LG459Dietrick Pennington5-SR

OLC5 listed

Harris Sewell

#55C14-SR—C264Grant WiseFR (4)C365Chapman Pendergrass5-SR C462Bryce Smith4-SR

OLRG4 listed

Ronan O'Connell#77RG13-SO—RG275Tucker Kattus2-FR RG367Carlito Jones4-SR RG471Leo DelaneyFR (4)

OLRT4 listed

Collin Sadler

#50RT15-SR—RT263Easton Ware2-FR RT376Mason Wade3-SO RT472Adam GuthrieFR (4)

Defense

11 starting jobs

Base front · Nickel sub

DLLDT5 listed

Andy Burburija#56LDT13-JR—PORTAL LDT229Champ Thompson3-SO LDT345Vic Burley4-JR LDT455Makhi Williams Lee2-SO

DLRDT6 listed

Amare Adams#95RDT12-SO—RDT292Devarrick Woods

PORTAL RDT399Markus Strong4-JROUT

PORTAL RDT442Hevin Brown-Shuler

EDGELDE6 listed

Jahiem Lawson

#15LDE15-SR—LDE214London Merritt2-SO

PORTAL LDE333Caden Story LDE423C.J. Wesley5-SR

PORTAL

EDGERDE5 listed

Will Heldt

#13RDE14-SR—

PORTAL RDE249Darien Mayo3-SO RDE334Armon MasonGR RDE417Ari Watford2-FR

LBWLB6 listed

Sammy Brown

#47WLB13-JR—WLB250Fletcher Cothran5-SR WLB353Joseph Roberto II3-JR WLB443Billy Wilkes3-JR

LBMLB6 listed

Jeremiah Alexander#7MLB15-SR—

PORTAL MLB221Kobe McCloud5-SR MLB39Drew Woodaz3-SO MLB426C.J. Kubah-Taylor3-SO

CBLCB4 listed

Donovan Starr#0LCB12-SO—

PORTAL LCB23Elliot Washington II

4-SR

PORTAL LCB337Davion Joyner4-SR LCB425Marcell Gipson Jr.FR (3)

CBRCB4 listed

Ashton Hampton

#2RCB13-JR—RCB21Branden Strozier4-JR RCB316Myles Oliver4-SR RCB412Shavar Young Jr.FR (3)

CBNB4 listed

Corian Gipson#8NB13-SO—NB210Misun Kelley4-JR NB327Noah Dixon3-SO NB435Tyler Conner4-SR

SFS5 listed

Corey Myrick

#22FS13-JR—

PORTAL FS25Ronan Hanafin

4-SR FS320Jakarrion Kenan FS411Polo AndersonFR (4)

SFS24 listed

Jerome Carter III#6FS213-JR—

PORTAL FS225Ronan Hanafin

4-SR FS2318Kylon Griffin5-SR FS2430Kylen Webb4-SR

Special Teams

8 starting jobs

Coverage & return units

KO2 listed

Robert Gunn III#38KO15-SR—KO248Charlie Reed3-SO

KOR1 listed

Chris Johnson Jr.#16KOR14-JR—

PORTALALSO RB

KR3 listed

Tyler Brown#6KR14-JR—ALSO WR KR229Chase Byrd3-SO+2 ROLES KR38Gideon Davidson2-SOALSO RB

LS3 listed

Brodey Conn#40LS14-JR—LS246Jackson ReachFR (3)LS343J.R. Buckner3-JR

LS22 listed

Jackson Reach#46LS21FR (3)—LS2240Brodey Conn4-JR

P1 listed

Jack Smith#89P15-SR—

PK2 listed

Nolan Hauser#81PK13-JR—PK238Robert Gunn III5-SR

PR3 listed

Bryant Wesco Jr.

#12PR13-JR—ALSO WR PR21T.J. Moore

3-JRALSO WR PR329Chase Byrd3-SO+2 ROLES

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SEP 11

12:32 AM

Donovan Starr

LCB

CHART MOVE

Moved to first-team LCB

LCB2 → LCB1

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SEP 11

12:32 AM

Corey Myrick

FS

CHART MOVE

Moved to first-team FS

FS4 → FS1

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SEP 8

10:57 AM

Team

ROLE

The school released its official depth chart

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SEP 8

10:57 AM

Tyler Brown

WR-SL

CHART MOVE

Moved to first-team WR-SL

WR-SL4 → WR-SL1

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SEP 8

10:57 AM

Collin Sadler

RT

CHART MOVE

Now first-team RT

WAS EASTON WARE

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SEP 8

10:57 AM

Olsen Patt-Henry

TE

CHART MOVE

Moved to first-team TE

TE2 → TE1

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SEP 8

10:57 AM

Andy Burburija

LDT

CHART MOVE

Moved to first-team LDT

LDT2 → LDT1

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SEP 8

10:57 AM

Jeremiah Alexander

MLB

CHART MOVE

Now first-team MLB

WAS SAMMY BROWN

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SEP 8

10:57 AM

Sammy Brown

WLB

CHART MOVE

Now first-team WLB

WAS JEREMIAH ALEXANDER

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SEP 8

10:57 AM

Jerome Carter III

FS

CHART MOVE

Now first-team FS

WAS COREY MYRICK

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SEP 8

10:57 AM

Brodey Conn

LS

CHART MOVE

Moved to first-team LS

LS2 → LS1

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SEP 7

8:21 PM

Markus Strong

DT

INJURY

Reportedly out for the season — lower-leg injury

Jackson Castellano · REPORTRead original report →

Program & Venue

Program

Clemson Tigers

Clemson University

Conference ACCFootball began 1896Location Clemson, South Carolina

Home

Memorial Stadium

82,000Listed capacity

Location Clemson, South Carolina

Coaching staff

Head coach

Offensive coordinator

Defensive coordinator

Identity

Mascot The Tiger

Orange Primary

Regalia Secondary