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Tracking Clemson football, Dabo Swinney's redshirt freshmen in 2024
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CLEMSON — Clemson football 's regular season is over, and it will have plenty of freshman redshirting.
Clemson signed 21 scholarship freshmen in 2024, which ranked 11th in the 247Sports Composite rankings. Seven of its freshman did not quality for redshirt status including: wide receivers T.J. Moore and Bryant Wesco Jr., linebacker Sammy Brown , cornerback Ashton Hampton , defensive back Ricardo Jones , offensive lineman Eliyah Thurmon and kicker Nolan Hauser .
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All have made a start this season except Jones. Other Clemson freshmen have played in games too on special teams or when the Tigers removed their starters in blowout victories.
Here's a breakdown of who will redshirt for Clemson in 2024:
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How many games Clemson's scholarship freshmen have played in?
(This section was last updated Dec. 10)
| Player |
Games played |
|---|---|
| LB Sammy Brown |
12 |
| WR T.J. Moore |
12 |
| K Nolan Hauser |
12 |
| CB Ashton Hampton |
12 |
| DB Ricardo Jones |
11 |
| WR Bryant Wesco Jr. |
10 |
| OL Eliyah Thurmon |
8 |
| DT Hevin Brown-Shuler |
4 |
| OL Ronan O'Connell |
4 |
| CB Corian Gipson |
4 |
| TE Christian Bentancur |
4 |
| OL Mason Wade |
3 |
| RB David Eziomume |
3 |
| DT Champ Thompson |
3 |
| DE Darien Mayo |
3 |
| LB Drew Woodaz |
2 |
| LB CJ Kubah-Taylor |
2 |
| CB Tavoy Feagin |
2 |
| 2 |
|
| DB Noah Dixon |
2 |
| OL Watson Young |
0 |
Could any other Clemson players redshirt?
Here are players who are not freshmen, but who have not yet used a redshirt year and have played in four games or fewer this season.
| Player |
Games Played |
|---|---|
| WR Tyler Brown |
4 |
| OL Dietrick Pennington |
2 |
Brown, who attended Greenville High School, and Pennington redshirted to receive another year of eligibility. Brown had ankle surgery in October, and Pennington suffered a season-ending knee injury vs. App State. Brown has three years of eligibility remaining, and Pennington has two years left.
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Derrian Carter covers Clemson athletics for The Greenville News and the USA TODAY Network. Email him at dcarter@gannett.com and follow him on X, formerly known as Twitter, @DerrianCarter00
This article originally appeared on Greenville News: Clemson football: Tracking 2024 redshirt freshmen
