Expectations were high for Bryan Bresee coming off his freshman All-America season.
Yet, at least in his coach’s eyes, Clemson’s young defensive tackle may have surpassed them with his first performance of the new campaign.
“He played his best game, in my opinion, since he’s been here,” Clemson coach Dabo Swinney said Wednesday.
Bresee was the nation’s top overall recruit in the 2020 recruiting cycle, according to the 247Sports Composite. He was inserted into the starting lineup almost immediately and earned ACC Defensive Rookie of the Year honors a season ago after notching 33 tackles, 6.