CLEMSON — The Clemson Tigers fell to 2-2 and go another week without a loss in the ACC with a 31-24 heartbreaker against Florida State.

While the loss details a lot of hopes and takes destiny out of this team’s hands, the Tigers still turned in a strong performance. As head coach Dabo Swinney said, the Seminoles made one more play and that was the difference.

With that in mind, here’s grades for each position’s performance for Clemson in Week 4.

Quarterback: A

I’m not sure you could’ve asked for a much better performance than what Cade Klubnik turned in against Florida State. The one turnover wasn’t a result of his mistake, and he appeared to finally have the light turn on.

Taking that fumble into account is why I can’t make this A+, even though I think he deserves it. Klubnik showed the talent that earned him the hype out of high school, and his control of the game and two touchdowns against a top-five opponent were impressive.

Running back: C+

Against an offense like Florida State, leaning on the run game would be key. The Tigers backs didn’t make a massive impact on this game and that ended up hurting them. Phil Mafah made a few splash plays, but Will Shipley struggled at times beyond his score. 3.7 yard per carry can’t be a number he’s happy with given his competitive nature.

Wide receiver: B+

Let’s get the best out of the way here: Freshman Tyler Brown is a stud. Five catches for 84 yards as Klubnik’s best weapon, that’s a combo we’ll see a lot of over the rest of this season and the next.

He wasn’t a one-man show in the absence of Antonio Williams, though. Troy Stellato, Adam Randall and Beaux Collins all had multiple catches to make an impact and give Clemson a chance to win.

Tight end: B

Welcome to the show, Jake Briningstool. His 33-yard gain on a wheel route was a massive play on a touchdown drive, and he added a three other catches.

The problem is he’s the only threat at the position right now, and it’s a blocking unit otherwise. There’s no big issue with that, but you’d want to see more when Briningstool isn’t on the field.

OL: C

There’s two sides of the coin here. Clemson without Walker Parks almost entirely negated the Florida State pass rush.

The other side is the run game that should’ve dominated just didn’t. Just 3.6 yards per carry as a team you’re stronger than is an indictment on the offensive line and can’t happen. If the push was bigger up front, we might be talking about a different result. Admittedly, the rushing game got rolling late, but it wasn’t used often enough to make an impact.

DL: A

I combined the edge rushers and tackles here because the defensive line was impressive. Running the ball for the Seminoles became a waste of a down with a miserable 1.1 yards per carry. That was created by this Clemson front.

Taking on a dynamic quarterback in Jordan Travis, his mobility was nonexistent. Albeit he was nursing an injury, the Tigers defense answered the call up front.

Linebacker: B

This was a simple one. Beyond Jeremiah Trotter Jr.’s sack, it was a quiet day for the group. That can be a good thing. Looking at the defensive performance as a whole, it shows more positive but you would’ve liked to see more drive-changing plays out of future NFL talents like Trotter and Barrett Carter.

Cornerback: B-

The odds were stacked heavily against this unit. Facing the likes of Keon Coleman and Johnny Wilson, it was a tough task but Travis was just 13-for-31 when targeting that pair.

No stat represents their performance better than that, but I have to dock them for the success the Seminoles found at the end of the first half and overtime. Good news is Nate Wiggins suffered only a bone bruise, because he was excellent on the day.

Safety: C-

This felt like a game where R.J. Mickens and Jalyn Phillips could make big impacts. Phillips dropped an early interception while Mickens blew a coverage for a wide open touchdown to Coleman.

Those kind of mistakes overshadow a strong defensive outing, and it’s opportunities you don’t get back.

Kicker: D+

This one hurts. Jonathan Weitz was out into an impossible position after making every kick to that point and missed the go-ahead field goal in the fourth quarter by no more than a foot. It may have lost the Tigers the game and washes away his consistency early.

Punter: A

Aidan Swanson and Clemson lined up at their own 20-yard line with 8:18 left in a tie game. Swanson completely flipped the field with a 62-yard punt that set up the Tigers defense wonderfully.

Those kind of moments go unnoticed, but Swanson changed the landscape of that moment with a booming kick.