There may not be a tight end on Clemson’s football team more physically gifted than Jaelyn Lay, an athletic 6-foot-6, 270-pound freshman.
Lay enrolled last January, and the Tigers thought for some time that they were going to need him to contribute immediately this season with Braden Galloway serving a one-year suspension.
However, Clemson ultimately made the call to redshirt Lay, and tight ends coach Danny Pearman says it has been a positive year for his development.
“Jaelyn’s been a pleasant surprise,” Pearman told The Clemson Insider recently. “He came here, has worked extremely hard.