Clemson defensive tackles coach Nick Eason says highly touted true freshman defensive tackle Amare Adams has had “really good” practices the last couple of weeks.

Prior to missing some time in fall camp with a minor ankle injury, Adams was on the receiving end of a lot of praise, from coaches and teammates alike, for how quickly he was acclimating.

Adams was getting some work with the second team early in camp, and on Clemson’s latest depth chart, the former five-star prospect is listed as a backup at one of the defensive tackle spots behind co-starters DeMonte Capehart and Stephiylan Green.

However, Adams has played only seven total snaps across Clemson’s first two games (four vs. LSU, three vs. Troy). So, what does he need to do, in order to see more action on the field?

“He just really has to fine tune the minute details of his work and the minute details of our defense,” Eason said on Tuesday. “His confidence is obviously growing week to week. The more his confidence grows and he puts it on tape, that he can execute within the defense, the more he’ll play. But I’m really proud of him.”

Coming out of South Florence (S.C.) High School, Adams was ranked as one of the top players in the country. One service ranked him as high as the No. 7 overall player and No. 2 among all defensive linemen in the 2025 recruiting class.

During his senior campaign, Adams racked up 75 tackles, 13 tackles for loss, six sacks and 13 quarterback pressures, despite facing constant double teams and opposing offenses consistently running away from him. More importantly, Adams helped guide South Florence back to the state title game, and the Bruins captured their second state championship in three years.

“Amare is a highly talented football player,” Eason said. “He comes from a really great program of winning. He looks the part, and he works hard each and every day.”

Eason added that the 6-foot-4, 310-pounder has “to continue to develop and continue to know what to do, and that’s my job to get him ready as a coach.”

“Whatever that takes, whether that means extra time after practice, extra meeting time, and just doing the things necessary to make him an elite player, that we expect him to be,” Eason said. “He’s stepped up to the challenge.”