Snap Counts: Clemson

NOTE: Season totals in parentheses

Offense: 78 snaps (840)

Quarterback

Ethan Grunkemeyer: 78 (475)

Running Backs

Quinton Martin Jr: 52 (52)
Corey Smith: 19 (30)
Tikey Hayes: 10 (10)

Wide Receivers

Koby Howard: 66 (200)
Trebor Peña: 55 (540)
Devonte Ross: 48 (412)
Liam Clifford: 5 (110)
Tyseer Denmark: 2 (28)

Tight Ends

Andrew Rappleyea: 66 (402)
Luke Reynolds: 61 (405)
Finn Furmanek: 5 (14)

Offensive Line

TJ Shanahan: 78 (414)
Cooper Cousins: 78 (177)
Dominic Rulli: 78 (109)
Eagan Boyer: 78 (84)
Anthony Donkoh: 74 (692)
Garrett Sexton: 4 (31)

Defense: 66 snaps (846)

Defensive Ends

Dani Dennis-Sutton: 58 (631)
Yvan Kamjou: 41 (238)
Jaylen Harvey: 15 (161)
Mylachi Williams: 3 (35)
Cortez Harris: 2 (20)

Defensive Tackles

Ty Blanding: 46 (228)
Xavier Gilliam: 30 (412)
Alonzo Ford Jr: 25 (334)
Owen Wafle: 20 (102)
Enai White: 13 (60)
Liam Andrews: 3 (19)

Linebackers

Amare Campbell: 66 (777)
Dominic DeLuca: 39 (535)
Keon Wylie: 32 (214)

Cornerbacks

Daryus Dixon: 56 (320)
Zion Tracy: 52 (436)
Jahmir Joseph: 43 (91)
Audavion Collins: 36 (539)
Kenny Woseley Jr: 14 (223)

Safeties

Dejuan Lane: 66 (290)
King Mack: 35 (491)
Vaboue Toure: 31 (90)

Notes & Thoughts

• The defense finished the 2025 season with six more total snaps than the offense.
• The youth movement in the secondary was pretty clear on Saturday. Clemson dropped a lot of passes, but the secondary did not allow the Tigers to get much going through the air. Everyone who played a snap in the secondary has at least another year of eligibility remaining- if they all stay, this could be one of the best units on the team in 2026.
• The revised five-man look on the offensive line looked pretty solid. Only TJ Shanahan and Anthony Donkoh had more than 100 snaps in the regular season among the five starters for the bowl game. Donkoh and Cooper Cousins have announced they are returning next year, and hopefully the others follow suit.
• Quinton Martin Jr made his first appearance of the season with Kaytron Allen and Nicholas Singleton out of the game. Clemson had opt outs on defense, but I was impressed with what I saw in his only action of the season.
• Every defensive tackle who played has at least one more year of eligibility. Like with the secondary, if the defensive tackle room can retain its talent, there should not be a huge dropoff into 2026.
• I can’t say enough about Dani Dennis-Sutton. In the era of NFL draft prospects opting out of bowl games, he played about 90% of the snaps on Saturday. DDS is a Nittany Lion through and through.