During his weekly radio show Monday night, Clemson head coach Dabo Swinney gave the latest injury update on sophomore offensive lineman Elyjah Thurmon.

Swinney said Thurmon will have surgery this week and will be out for the rest of the season.

Thurmon has missed Clemson’s last four games after being injured in practice ahead of the UNC game on Oct. 4. The 6-foot-4, 325-pounder was also unavailable against Georgia Tech on Sept. 13 after suffering a different injury earlier in the season. 

Thurmon will have three seasons of eligibility remaining with a redshirt. He has played in only three games this year.

“Elyjah’s going to be done for the year,” Swinney said Monday night. “We were hoping he might be able to come back, but we’re going to go ahead and do his surgery this week, so that way we actually will preserve his year. So he’ll actually have three years left instead of two coming into next year, so that’ll be a blessing.”

A Mississippi native who finished his prep career in Georgia before signing with the Tigers in 2024, Thurmon entered the 2025 season after previously playing 146 snaps from scrimmage over eight games (one start) in his freshman season in 2024.

Thurmon played 28 snaps in this year’s season opener against LSU, then played 51 snaps as Clemson produced both a 100-yard rusher (Adam Randall) and 100-yard receiver (Bryant Wesco Jr.) vs. Troy. After missing the Georgia Tech game, he returned to action against Syracuse and played 50 snaps as Clemson accrued 503 yards vs. the Orange.