CLEMSON – Sophomore defensive tackle Bryan Bresee has drawn comparisons to NFL All-Pro JJ Watt, but defensive tackles coach Todd Bates isn’t ready to put his star pupil in that particular galaxy. Not yet. But Bates says that Bresee has all the tools to be special.
Bresee is the former No. 1 recruit in the country who burst onto the scene as a Freshman All-American in 2020. Bresee became the second ACC Defensive Rookie of the Year in Clemson history, joining Dexter Lawrence (2016), and he enters 2021 credited with 33 tackles (6.