Clemson head coach Dabo Swinney met with the media on Tuesday afternoon to wrap up Clemson Football\u2019s 2025 Media Outing.<\/p>\n
Swinney gave an update on where the Tigers stand from an injury standpoint heading into fall camp.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re healthy. That\u2019s been a good thing,\u201d Swinney said during his press conference at the Smart Family Media Center.<\/p>\n
\u201cHealth wise, we\u2019re in a good spot,\u201d Swinney added. \u201cI anticipate everybody being in camp.\u201d<\/p>\n
Swinney also noted that redshirt sophomore running back Jay Haynes and freshman defensive end Ari Watford are \u201cdoing great\u201d as they work their way back from ACL surgeries.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey\u2019ll be in camp,\u201d Swinney said. \u201cWe\u2019ll probably have them on a progression that fits where they are in their plan back to full speed go and being released.\u201d<\/p>\n
Head coach Dabo Swinney feels good about Clemson\u2019s tight end room heading into the 2025 season. Despite the departure of two-time All-ACC honoree Jake Briningstool, Clemson\u2019s all-time leader in career receptions by a tight end, Swinney feels the Tigers have all the pieces they need at the position entering this season.<\/p>\n
Swinney spent some time during Clemson\u2019s Media Outing on Tuesday talking about the tight end room as it stands right now, with several talented players slated to replace the production the Tigers are losing with Briningstool.<\/p>\n
One of those talented tight ends is Christian Bentancur, whom Clemson was able to redshirt as a true freshman last season.<\/p>\n
This year, the Tigers are hoping to do the same thing with true freshman tight end Logan Brooking and be able to redshirt him in 2025.<\/p>\n
\u201cChristian is special. There\u2019s no question about it. I\u2019ve seen enough out of him,\u201d Swinney said. \u201cWe played him his four games last year, but with [Briningstool], we were able to hold him. Hopefully we can do that with Logan.\u201d<\/p>\n
Swinney added that he believes Brooking, who signed with Clemson as a member of the 2025 recruiting class, is \u201cspecial.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cBut hopefully we can kind of play him some, but maybe hold him and steal a year,\u201d Swinney said. \u201cThat\u2019d be great, but you just don\u2019t ever know.\u201d<\/p>\n
An NFL legacy and four-year varsity contributor in Georgia, Brooking was rated by ESPN as a four-star prospect and the 15th-best tight end in the nation. The 6-foot-4, 235-pounder played 47 games in his prep career at Savannah Christian Preparatory School, collecting 84 catches for 1,206 yards and six touchdowns. He averaged 14 yards per catch over his career.<\/p>\n
Brooking, who enrolled at Clemson this past January, is the son of former 15-year NFL linebacker Keith Brooking \u2013 a five-time Pro Bowl selection who was the 12th pick of the 1998 NFL Draft and remains the all-time leading tackler for both Georgia Tech and the Atlanta Falcons.<\/p>\n