Clemson football coach Dabo Swinney singled out one position group he's particularly excited about as the Tigers' fall camp opened Thursday.
Swinney praised the Tigers' tight end room, which features returning players Olsen Patt-Henry and Christian Bentancur, as well as three-star freshman Tayveon Wilson among others.
"That's a room we love," Swinney said at his Thursday press conference.
One player who Swinney thinks is overlooked on the depth chart is former walk-on Charlie Johnson, a graduate senior from Columbia.
"There's a name none of y'all know," Swinney said. "I would throw Charlie Johnson in there. That's Ellis Johnson's son. But man, this was a kid who was a wideout that we were like, 'You know what? Kind of like Brandon Ford back in the day. That big-bodied receiver and we were like, 'Probably needs to move into the tight end (room) if he can toughen up a little bit. That kid (Johnson) is like 235 pounds, and he's got a chance.
#charlie
Swinney praised the Tigers' tight end room, which features returning players Olsen Patt-Henry and Christian Bentancur, as well as three-star freshman Tayveon Wilson among others.
"That's a room we love," Swinney said at his Thursday press conference.
One player who Swinney thinks is overlooked on the depth chart is former walk-on Charlie Johnson, a graduate senior from Columbia.
"There's a name none of y'all know," Swinney said. "I would throw Charlie Johnson in there. That's Ellis Johnson's son. But man, this was a kid who was a wideout that we were like, 'You know what? Kind of like Brandon Ford back in the day. That big-bodied receiver and we were like, 'Probably needs to move into the tight end (room) if he can toughen up a little bit. That kid (Johnson) is like 235 pounds, and he's got a chance.
#charlie
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