Snap Counts, PFF Grades from Clemson’s Win Over Georgia Southern
By: Jason Priester September 15, 2026

Clemson picked up its first win of the season by grinding out a 22-7 victory over Georgia Southern Saturday night.

While the Tigers did come out on the right side of things, there was still a lot of ugly, particularly on the offensive side of the ball, and the PFF grades bear that out. Clemson was just 2-of-14 on third down, and the team was called for 10 penalties, which cost them 100 yards.

Saturday also saw Tait Reynolds take over at quarterback on the fourth offensive series, with the freshman going the rest of the way.

Snap Counts (PFF Grades)

Quarterback

  • Tait Reynolds: 67 (54.8)
  • Chris Vizzina: 12 (53.5)

Running Back

  • Gideon Davidson: 41 (62.9)
  • Chris Johnson Jr.: 27 (54.6)
  • Jarvis Green: 12 (55.6)

Wide Receiver

  • T.J. Moore: 78 (70.3)
  • Bryant Wesco: 75 (61.0)
  • Tyler Brown: 56 (71.1)
  • JuJu Preston: 10 (55.0)
  • Gordon Sellers: 2 (59.6)

Tight End

  • Olsen Patt-Henry: 57 (54.1)
  • Christian Bentancur: 34 (55.4)
  • Logan Brooking: 2 (60.0)

Offensive Line

  • Brayden Jacobs: 79 (56.3)
  • Harris Sewell: 79 (56.7)
  • Collin Sadler: 79 (53.3)
  • Ronan O’Connell: 71 (59.9)
  • Elyjah Thurmon: 54 (59.9)
  • Grant Wise: 8 (58.2)
  • Dietrick Pennington: 1 (60.0)

Defensive End

  • Jahiem Lawson: 38 (71.1)
  • Will Heldt: 32 (74.3)
  • Darien Mayo: 30 (61.0)
  • London Merrit: 30 (74.8)
  • Armon Mason: 8 (56.6)
  • Ari Watford: 7 (56.9)
  • C.J. Wesley: 4 (57.2)

Defensive Tackle

  • Amare Adams: 33 (49.6)
  • Devarrick Woods: 28 (69.2)
  • Andy Burburija: 25 (60.3)
  • Champ Thompson: 22 (54.0)
  • Caden Story: 21 (60.3)
  • Dietrick Pennington: 2 (58.9)

Linebacker

  • Sammy Brown: 55 (76.1)
  • Jeremiah Alexander: 38 (57.5)
  • Fletcher Cothran: 16 (63.0)
  • CJ Kubah-Taylor: 10 (70.0)
  • Kobe McCloud: 6 (64.5)

Corner/Nickel

  • Ashton Hampton: 69 (81.9)
  • Eliott Washington: 64 (53.1)
  • Corian Gipson: 43 (66.8)
  • Tink Kelley: 10 (43.4)
  • Branden Strozier: 22 (57.3)
  • Donovan Starr: 7 (73.1)

Safety

  • Jerome Carter: 66 (68.8)
  • Corey Myrick: 59 (63.4)
  • Ronan Hanafin: 47 (70.6)

Explanation of Grades

– Anything 85 and over is considered NFL caliber

– 84-79 is “very good”

– 78-68 is “above average”

– 60 is “average” and is where each grade begins, then goes up or down

– 59-50 is “below average”

– Below 50 is “poor”