It’s not uncommon for Clemson quarterbacks coach Brandon Streeter to come into the football offices and see one of his quarterbacks using the virtual reality simulator.

In fact, sophomore Kelly Bryant has been using it a lot as he gets set to start the spring as the reigning national champions first-team quarterback.

Bryant, who Streeter says has improved every day since getting on campus two years ago, will be the first quarterback to take snaps when the Tigers open up spring practice in the next month. Of course the Tigers have to replace All-American and two-time Heisman Trophy Finalist Deshaun Watson, who decided to forgo his senior year and enter the NFL Draft.

“Kelly has gotten better and better each week because of his experience, and with the reps at practice,” Streeter said. “Last year he got some reps, but not quite as much as this year. Like any kid, the more reps you get they are going to get better.”

Bryant did get some game experience this year. He played in four games, completing 6-of-9 passes for 48 yards, including his first touchdown pass of his career. He also ran the football 12 times for 22 yards and scored on a 27-yard touchdown.

But like Streeter said, the best experiences came in practice where Bryant became a more decisive passer, which is where he struggled at times during his freshman season.

“The game has slowed down to him mentally as far as him being able to make his reads cleaner and being more decisive, and that has been impressive to see,” Streeter said. “Because of that he has been able to throw the ball more consistently. That has been fun to watch.”

Bryant enrolled at Clemson in January of 2015. He did get to play in eight games his freshman season, but he did most of his damage on the ground that year as he rushed for 156 yards and scored two touchdowns in mop up time. He did complete 7-of-9 passes that season, but they went for just 27 yards.

In high school, Bryant was a four-star prospect from nearby Wren High School. During his senior year, he led Wren to an 11-1 record where they won the Western AAA Championship. That season he completed 231-of-368 passes for 3,579 yards and 41 touchdowns. He also rushed for 720 yards and 14 more scores.

Bryant became more of a passer during his senior year. He threw for just 2,800 yards and 28 touchdowns as a junior, while rushing for 1,200 yards and scoring 19 rushing touchdowns.

He was rated as the No. 8 dual-threat quarterback in the country coming out of high school by Rivals.com.

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