Clemson head coach Dabo Swinney held a Zoom conference call with the media on Monday evening.

Swinney updated the status of starting left tackle Tristan Leigh (ankle), who did not play in last Saturday’s loss to SMU. It marked the third game he has missed this year.

On Monday evening, Swinney gave an update on Leigh.

“I think Tristan is making pretty good progress,” the head coach said.

A former five-star recruit, Leigh assumed a starting role in 2023 and entered the 2025 season having previously played 1,587 offensive snaps over 32 career games (23 starts).

The 6-foot-6, 310-pound redshirt senior missed both the Troy and Georgia Tech games after being injured late in the LSU game. He started the previous three games prior to the SMU game, but was injured on the 12th play at Boston College and did not return.

Following an open date this weekend, the Tigers (3-4, 2-3 ACC) return to the field on Saturday, Nov. 1 against Duke at Memorial Stadium (noon, ACC Network).