It’s not often that a true freshman sees significant playing time on Brent Venables' Clemson defense. Freshmen might see time on the field once the game has gotten out of hand, with Venables and head coach Dabo Swinney always being ones to build experience through throwing young players in the fire and getting game reps early in the season, often during non-conference games.
This has not been the case this season with some of the freshmen along the Clemson defense. Due to injuries to some key contributors, some new names have received plenty of playing time so far this season.