Clemson football starter named a 'most lethal' player entering 2026
CBS Sports names this Clemson starter one of the most lethal in college football entering the 2026 season.
Because of a season-ending injury, Clemson football wide receiver Bryant Wesco Jr. didn't have the kind of year many hoped for in 2025. A back injury suffered in the Tigers' loss to SMU on Oct.
18 cut short the consensus five-star recruit's sophomore campaign after just seven games. Wesco made 31 catches for 537 yards and six touchdowns in 2025, but his season ended abruptly when he landed on his head during a punt return in the third quarter of the Tigers' 35-24 loss to the Mustangs. Wesco had a promising freshman season in 2024.
He made 41 catches for 708 yards and five touchdowns, which helped Clemson win the ACC and advance to the College Football Playoff for the first time in four years. Back in February, coach Dabo Swinney called Wesco's progress "amazing . " Wesco didn't participate in Clemson's annual spring game but is expected to start the Tigers' 2026 season opener on Sept.
5 at LSU. CBS Sports recently named Wesco one of its 10 most lethal receivers entering 2026, ranking him No. 10 behind Alabama Crimson Tide starter Ryan Williams.