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Clemson wide receiver Troy Stellato needs ‘a little cleanup surgery’

Clemson head coach Dabo Swinney gave an injury update on wide receiver Troy Stellato.

Clemson head coach Dabo Swinney met with the media after Wednesday’s practice and updated them on wide receiver Troy Stellato’s injury status.

Since joining the Tigers, Stellato has dealt with many different injuries. The most recent injury came during practice on Monday when Stellato reportedly appeared to tweak something in his right leg. According to Swinney, Stellato likely won’t finish spring ball with the injuries as he will require a ‘cleanup surgery’ at some point.

“Troy’s always banged up. Always,” Swinney said. “I’ve never seen him when something’s not hurting on him. He’s got a hurt thumb or finger or something, but he battles through. He’s a tough kid.

He’s actually a guy that probably will not finish spring,” Swinney said. “He needs a little cleanup surgery. But we made the decision that he needed to really get all the spring he could get before we did that. We don’t want him to miss any of the summer, so that’s why we didn’t do it before the spring. Because if you know anything about Troy, he hasn’t really had a spring. He hasn’t had much of a spring or a fall camp since he’s been here. So, it’s really important for him. It’s not something he can’t play with, but we need to get him cleaned up so he can be really 100 percent.”

Stellato has proven to be a viable deep threat in the Tigers’ offense when healthy. He heads into the 2024 season with 30 catches for 336 yards and a touchdown in 603 snaps over 14 games (six starts).

Clemson makes significant changes to depth chart for Gator Bowl

Clemson will have several new starters when it plays Kentucky in the Gator Bowl on Dec. 29.

Clemson released its unofficial depth chart on Friday ahead of the Gator Bowl, and there are significant changes compared to when the Tigers last played a game.

One of the most noteworthy changes to the depth chart is in the secondary. With Andrew Mukuba transferring to Texas,  R.J. Mickens and Jalyn Phillips are now listed as the starting strong safety and free safety spots, respectively. As for the starting cornerbacks, Clemson will roll out with two true freshmen starting on the outside, with Avieon Terrell and Shelton Lewis getting the nod.

There are also significant changes to the front seven, as Kobe McCloud and Wade Woodaz are listed as potential starters at middle linebacker in light of Jeremiah Trotter Jr. declaring for the NFL draft earlier this month.

Offensively, Troy Stellato and Adam Randall are listed as the starting wide receivers on the perimeter with Beaux Collins’ departure to Notre Dame.

Clemson will play Kentucky in the Gator Bowl on Dec. 29 at noon.

Here is the Tigers’ full depth chart:

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Clemson statistical leaders through eight games

Who scares you most on the Tigers?

This hasn’t been the season Clemson or any outsiders envisioned. While not everyone was anticipating another national championship, it’s doubtful anyone expected that by this point, the Tigers wouldn’t even been receiving votes in polls. A bowl isn’t out of the realm of possibility, but if November is a very bad month for the Tigers, it’s probable they’ll be watching bowl season at home. Talk about dropping off.

All of that said, there still is some talent on this Tigers team, especially on defense. If anything, these players are remnants of a time in the recent past when the Tigers were feared. Many might have picked Notre Dame to lose Saturday’s game at the start of the season, but that no longer is a certainty. This is why you play the games though: You never know what can happen.

Here are the Tigers most likely to have an impact when they face the Irish:

Troy Stellato: ‘We have no business being 4-4, and it’s not okay’

Clemson wide receiver Troy Stellato is not okay with how this season has gone.

Dabo Swinney and the Clemson football program are having their worst season with Swinney at the helm in years, and it has been a rough time for not only the Tigers fans but the players as well.

Clemson has won at least ten games in their last eleven seasons, an amazing run for the Tigers. That streak ended Saturday, as there is now no chance this team can win double-digit games. Sitting at 4-4, this is a place Clemson hasn’t been in a while. Wide receiver Troy Stellato spoke to the media after the game and was very honest about what’s going on and how it feels. 

“We have no business being 4-4, and it’s not okay. It’s not our standard, and it’s not my standard. So, it’s frustrating. It really is because we believe we should win every game. We’re three plays away man; it’s crazy. It’s crazy,” Stellato said as he shook his head.

“I feel like just everything is going against us this year a little bit. We’re a 4-4 football team, but we’re not that. We aren’t that. We’re just like literally a couple plays away every game. It’s frustrating because we all put in so much hard work…every week, these freak plays happen,” Stellato said.

At this point in the season, it is no longer a worry about ten wins or an ACC Championship… it is simply about qualifying for a bowl game. The Tigers need two more wins over their final four games to qualify. 

It will be an interesting final stretch of the season for this team.

Clemson takes a 7-0 lead over Syracuse behind an electric Cade Klubnik touchdown pass

Cade Klubnik and the Clemson offense took advantage of an opportunity the defense supplied.

Taking advantage of a turnover, Cade Klubnik worked magic in the red zone to give Clemson an early 7-0 lead.

The Tiger’s defense took the field first and set the Clemson offense up in a great position. Justin Mascoll forced a fumble with a monster hit, giving the Tigers the ball on their own 45.

Klubnik and the offense later went 7 plays for 55 yards, with a nice mix of running and passing the ball. On 3rd and 7 on the Syracuse 14, Klubnik escaped the pocket, making a Syracuse defender miss and delivering a strike to wide receiver Troy Stellato for the touchdown.

It was an excellent start for Dabo Swinney and the Tigers.

Garrett Riley says this Clemson wide receiver is ‘ certainly going to help us this year’

Riley had great things to say about this Clemson wide receiver who is progressing nicely.

Garrett Riley is heading into his fourth game as Clemson’s offensive coordinator, and it is a big one against No.4 Florida State in Death Valley. 

We’ve seen a lot of promise out of a Riley-led offense, but the Tigers still have work to do as they continue to refine their game. One of the positions that will need to continue to work hard to improve is the Clemson wide receiver room, which needs to do everything in their power to help starting quarterback Cade Klubnik produce at a high level. 

One of the wide receivers Riley has been keeping his eye on is Troy Stellato. The young wide receiver has six catches for 63 yards through three games and is coming along well. 

“He’s coming on. He’s made some plays,” Clemson offensive coordinator Garrett Riley said Monday. “When it comes his way, he’s going to catch it. He’s got really, really strong, natural hands.”

Injuries have been a significant part of Stellato’s Clemson career. He missed the entire 2022 season with an ACL injury, and while having a strong summer, Stellato dealt with a hamstring injury that resulted in him missing most of camp and the Duke opener.

Now healthy, Stellato has shown signs of his tremendous ceiling and play-making ability.

“I just know for him, it’s probably been just a confidence thing of saying I can be healthy,” Riley said. “I mean, he’s a confident kid anyway. He’s doing a really nice job for us. He keeps coming on. He’s certainly going to help us this year, there’s no question. He needs to.”

With high praise from one of the best offensive coordinators in college football, we look forward to what’s next for Stellato.

Dabo Swinney gives an injury update on wide receiver Troy Stellato

Dabo Swinney gave an injury update on Clemson wide receiver Troy Stellato.

Clemson wide receiver Troy Stellato has an opportunity to contribute in this Tigers’ offense in 2023 and is now healthy and ready to go.

While he isn’t a starter on the depth chart, the No.2 field-side receiver is a talented receiver. Even though he missed most of the offseason, Swinney spoke on Stellato during Thursday’s press conference, saying he looks good and ready.

“He missed all of camp basically, but he is ready to roll,” Swinney said. “He has actually practiced for the last week. He looks good.”

“I think it was going well, and then one day he was running a deep post route in skill-and-drills and pulled his hamstring, which set him back,” the Clemson head coach said. “He was working his way back into full progression after coming off the ACL tear last year. He has looked really good for a guy who has not played in the last two years and a guy who has missed all of camp; he has flashed for sure. He can help us if he can just stay healthy.”

Health is the key here because Clemson needs the help at wide receiver. We know there is talent in the Tigers’ wider receiver room, with Antonio Williams and Beuax Collins leading the group. Even so, someone has to step up for the Clemson offense to achieve their goals. 

Williams and Collins will be the go-to targets alongside tight end Jake Briningstool, but Stellato has an opportunity to be a guy who can go out there and give the Tigers’ offense meaningful reps. This team has College Football Playoff aspirations, and to be a successful team, they’ll need to have production outside of these three. 

A healthy Stellato has a big opportunity in 2023.

‘Mark my words’: Stellato makes vow following latest injury

After word of Troy Stellato’s season-ending injury was revealed following Clemson’s scrimmage earlier today, the Tigers’ redshirt freshman receiver took to social media to weigh in on his latest setback. After Stellato was carted off the field at …

After word of Troy Stellato’s season-ending injury was revealed following Clemson’s scrimmage earlier today, the Tigers’ redshirt freshman receiver took to social media to weigh in on his latest setback.

After Stellato was carted off the field at the end of Friday’s practice, Clemson coach Dabo Swinney confirmed today Stellato tore his ACL, the timing of which will force him to miss the 2022 season. Stellato vowed in a tweet to eventually make a successful return.

“Everything happens for a reason,” Stellato tweeted. “I’ll be back better then I ever was mark my words. Gods got me!”

The injury is another setback for Stellato, who’s dealt with injuries since arriving on campus before last season. He’s had a hamstring injury that affected him up until the start of camp this year. He also sustained a heel injury during last season.

Stellato, who was also getting reps as a punt returner before his latest injury, has played in two games for the Tigers. In line for a medical hardship waiver, the 6-foot-1, 195-pounder will still have four years of eligibility remaining beginning with the 2023 season.

Clemson wide receiver out for the season with a torn ACL

Clemson receiver suffers a season-ending injury.

Clemson head coach Dabo Swinney announced Saturday that redshirt freshman wide receiver Troy Stellato suffered a season-ending ACL tear.

After being a limited participant in the last few practices dealing with a hamstring injury, the redshirt freshman was carted off the field at the end of practice Friday. Swinney confirmed it was an ACL and that the time table for the injury would cause him to miss the season.

Before the injury, Stellato was getting work at the receiver and as a punt returner during camp.

Stellato was a four-star recruit coming out of high school according to 247Sports composite rankings. He was their No.177 player and No.30 ranked wide receiver in the 2021 class.

It is another unfortunate injury for the Tigers.

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Receiver out for season

A Clemson receiver’s season is over before it began. The injuries have been piling up at the position early in preseason camp. Beaux Collins and E.J. Williams have been limited or held out of practice all together in recent days, but the most …

A Clemson receiver’s season is over before it began.

The injuries have been piling up at the position early in preseason camp. Beaux Collins and E.J. Williams have been limited or held out of practice all together in recent days, but the most significant injury to the group so far has been to Troy Stellato, who will miss the season with a torn ACL.

Stellato, a redshirt freshman, was carted off the field at the end of Friday’s practice. Though he didn’t appear to have anything wrapped, iced or taped, Stellato was holding his face in his hands, an indication the situation might be serious. Clemson coach Dabo Swinney confirmed the injury Saturday following the Tigers’ first scrimmage of preseason camp.

It’s the latest setback for Stellato, who had been getting reps at receiver and punt returner during camp. He was a limited participant during the first couple of days of practice with a hamstring issue that Swinney said the Fort Lauderdale native has been dealing with since he arrived on campus last year. Stellato also dealt with a heel injury last season.

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