True freshman wide receiver Bryant Wesco made ESPN’s weekly Five Freshmen to Watch list Thursday ahead of the Clemson Tigers’ Week 6 matchup against the Florida State Seminoles.
Clemson (3-1) will visit Tallahassee for its annual rivalry with the Noles (1-4), who are coming off a 42-16 loss at SMU last week. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. ET. The game can be seen on ESPN.
ESPN said of Wesco:
“Florida State’s secondary is susceptible to chunk gains through the air, and Bryant Wesco Jr. seemingly deals only in big plays, making the Tigers’ Saturday trip to Tallahassee an intriguing one for Clemson’s first-year pass catcher.
Among Wesco’s seven catches so far this fall, ESPN’s No. 28 overall prospect in the 2024 cycle has logged four receptions of 30 or more yards, including a 76-yard touchdown grab against Appalachian State in Week 3 and 70-yard catch against Stanford last week. Nationally, only Tennessee’s Dont’e Thornton Jr. is averaging more yards per catch than Wesco (34.0) this fall. That might spell trouble in Week 6 for a Florida State secondary that’s giving up five big passing plays (15 yards or more) per game and ranks 76th in pass defense this fall. Let’s see if Wesco and Cade Klubnik can take advantage against the 1-4 Seminoles (7 p.m. ET, ESPN).”
For the season, Wesco has seven catches for 238 yards, an explosive 34 yards per catch clip. His 76-yard touchdown against App State in Week 2 came on the the third play of the game and was the start of a record-setting night for quarterback Cade Klubnik and a coming-out party for the Tigers’ offense.
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