After failing to score a touchdown against the mighty Georgia defense, Clemson’s offense appropriately had far more success against a different set of bulldogs. The defense still managed to keep a touchdown off the scoreboard, and Saturday’s tune-up was a much needed palate cleanser for both the team and fans.
All snap counts come from the official Clemson report found here; numbers do not necessarily denote official plays, but rather non-special-team snaps.
Clemson Offensive Snaps
| Player Name (* indicates start) | Position | Game Snap Count | Season Snap Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| Player Name (* indicates start) | Position | Game Snap Count | Season Snap Count |
| DJ Uiagalelei* | QB | 53 | 119 |
| Taisun Phommachanh | QB | 15 | 15 |
| Hunter Helms | QB | 7 | 7 |
| Will Taylor | QB/WR | 6 | 7 |
| Will Shipley | RB | 23 | 42 |
| Kobe Pace | RB | 16 | 44 |
| Michel Dukes | RB | 15 | 15 |
| Lyn-J Dixon* | RB | 12 | 30 |
| Darien Rencher | RB | 12 | 12 |
| Joseph Ngata* | WR | 30 | 75 |
| Frank Ladson Jr.* | WR | 28 | 75 |
| Justyn Ross* | WR | 27 | 71 |
| Beaux Collins | WR | 24 | 24 |
| Ajou Ajou | WR | 23 | 39 |
| E.J. Williams | WR | 21 | 61 |
| Dacari Collins | WR | 12 | 12 |
| Will Swinney | WR | 12 | 12 |
| Troy Stellato | WR | 11 | 11 |
| Will Brown | WR | 6 | 6 |
| Braden Galloway* | TE | 33 | 68 |
| Davis Allen | TE | 29 | 57 |
| Sage Ennis | TE | 13 | 13 |
| Luke Price | TE | 6 | 6 |
| Jaelyn Lay | TE | 2 | 2 |
| Walker Parks* | OL | 51 | 118 |
| Will Putnam* | OL | 51 | 118 |
| Marcus Tate* | OL | 51 | 99 |
| Jordan McFadden* | OL | 49 | 116 |
| Matt Bockhorst* | OL | 48 | 115 |
| Paul Tchio | OL | 33 | 52 |
| Mitchell Mayes | OL | 33 | 33 |
| Trent Howard | OL | 26 | 26 |
| Hunter Rayburn | OL | 21 | 21 |
| Bryn Tucker | OL | 15 | 15 |
| Tristan Leigh | OL | 10 | 10 |
| Dietrick Pennington | OL | 4 | 4 |
| Ryan Linthicum | OL | 3 | 3 |
An opponent with SC State’s level of talent is never going to tell us too much about where Clemson is in relation to last week - there was always going to be an uptick of offensive production and ideally a sustained defensive effort at least on par with the UGA game. Still, it’s always comforting to see 28 points scored in the first quarter no matter who the opponent is (that 3 on the box score last week just hurts to even look at).
DJ took a healthy amount of first-team snaps and at times looked much improved in both his pocket presence and in some designed rollouts/scrambles. However, he also made some critical errors and poor throws and seems to still be shaking off the rust. Taisun made his season debut, an impressive (and somewhat nerve-wracking) feat given his timetable, as did Hunter Helms and Will Taylor at QB.
Taylor had a nice designed touchdown that was called back due to a penalty but he has looked quick and useful thus far. Not bad for a dual-sport athlete.
Will Shipley led the running backs in total snaps - Dixon was notably limited to 12 plays. Some of that is the nature of the opponent but there have been a few mentions of internal discipline as well. Phil Mafah has yet to see the field.
Sage Ennis (13 snaps), Luke Price (6 snaps), and Jaelyn Lay (2 snaps) all debuted on Saturday, although Galloway and Allen handled most of the workload. I do wish we could see more of Lay - he looks like a potential star but evidently hasn’t quite put it together yet.
The offensive line saw seven new faces make their season debut, after playing just six total linemen last week against Georgia. It’s hard to glean too much from this performance but it is nevertheless encouraging to see so many bodies get playing time. Sadly, Dietrick Pennington suffered a torn ACL and will miss the rest of the season.
EJ Williams, at first reported to miss several weeks due to a finger injury, has since decided to play through it and looked strong. All three freshman receivers saw action, introducing us to the Collins Towers and the Florida native Stellato. One does wonder about the reasoning behind playing Will Swinney above a talented prospect such as Stellato, who could certainly use valuable playing time as a raw freshman.
Clemson Defensive Snaps
| Player Name (* indicates start) | Position | Game Snap Count | Season Snap Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| Player Name (* indicates start) | Position | Game Snap Count | Season Snap Count |
| Kevin Swint | DE | 24 | 24 |
| Regan Upshaw | DE | 21 | 21 |
| Myles Murphy* | DE | 20 | 55 |
| Xavier Thomas* | DE | 20 | 51 |
| KJ Henry | DE | 14 | 33 |
| Justin Mascoll | DE | 13 | 33 |
| Greg Williams | DE | 11 | 11 |
| Bryan Bresee* | DT | 20 | 64 |
| Tyler Davis* | DT | 20 | 20 |
| Tre Williams | DT | 19 | 47 |
| Ruke Orhorhoro | DT | 18 | 66 |
| Etinosa Reuben | DT | 14 | 14 |
| Payton Page | DT | 12 | 14 |
| Darnell Jefferies | DT | 10 | 17 |
| DeMonte Capehart | DT | 4 | 4 |
| Trenton Simpson* | LB | 30 | 82 |
| James Skalski* | LB | 29 | 91 |
| Baylon Spector* | LB | 24 | 75 |
| Keith Maguire | LB | 17 | 18 |
| Kane Patterson | LB | 15 | 16 |
| Barrett Carter | LB | 13 | 14 |
| Sergio Allen | LB | 13 | 13 |
| Jeremiah Trotter Jr. | LB | 13 | 13 |
| LaVonta Bentley | LB | 8 | 18 |
| Jake Venables | LB | 4 | 4 |
| Fred Davis II | CB | 33 | 33 |
| Sheridan Jones | CB | 27 | 45 |
| Nate Wiggins | CB | 25 | 25 |
| Mario Goodrich* | CB | 18 | 69 |
| Malcolm Greene | CB | 12 | 24 |
| Andrew Booth Jr.* | CB | 9 | 70 |
| RJ Mickens | S | 28 | 28 |
| Tyler Venables | S | 24 | 25 |
| Jalyn Philips* | S | 21 | 55 |
| Ray Thornton III | S | 19 | 19 |
| Andrew Mukuba* | S | 15 | 74 |
| Joseph Charleston | S | 13 | 43 |
Fred Davis made his season debut after being held out for the opener due to some less than intelligent driving decisions. Freshman Nate Wiggins also made his season debut, while Booth only clocked a mere 9 snaps.
RJ Mickens debuted and had a nice interception, but Nolan Turner has yet to make an appearance this year. Mukuba and Phillips both had nice games - this unit seems to be full of playmakers.
Three different defensive ends made their season premieres and I was hoping we’d get to see the freshmen Cade Denhoff and Zaire Patterson as well, but I will have to wait for now. Mascoll and Henry turned in stronger games overall, but through two games Clemson has registered just two sacks.
Etinosa Reuben got his first taste of blood this season, as did Tyler Davis. There are some monsters on this line, and I am eager to see where these guys will be by December. Payton Page logged 12 snaps and looks like he will also be a problem in the best way.
Sergio Allen and Jeremiah Trotter Jr. saw their first snaps of the year, with Trotter making good use of his 13 snaps to produce five tackles and the only sack of the game. Trotter paired with Simpson next year makes me weak in the knees - can we see more of them and less of some other cough dudes?
Almost everyone performed better than last week, but as mentioned before, proclaiming anything to be legitimately fixed while playing SC State is a foolish statement. It’s kind of like tying your little brother’s feet together, pushing him over, and then running away to prove how fast you are - hardly a fair fight. On the other hand, I did hear someone behind me at the game call DJ a moron for failing to connect with Ross on that open endzone pass, so I guess he has already given up on our new signal caller. I’m excited for Uiagalelei to prove him wrong in the coming games.
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