Clemson Football Opponent: Scouting Report vs. Georgia Tech

4) Who are some guys from the GT side that could have big games or are flying “under the radar” for those outside of the program?

I’ll give you one guy in all three facets of the game and two of them, I already mentioned. Offensively, look at redshirt freshman Jordan Mason. Mason is actually bigger than KirVonte Benson and has shown some solid speed in the open field so far this season. Through three games this year, he’s totaled 274-yards on 34-carries while running for at least 85-yards in each game. Somebody on the offense is going to have to do damage for the Yellow Jackets and thanks to his size and speed, Mason is the best chance the Jackets have offensively.

Defensively, I’m looking at sophomore Tariq Carpenter who has looked solid so far this season in his first year of starting. At 6-foot-2, and 218-pounds, Carpenter has great size that allows him to be a security blanket in the Jackets secondary.

When he gets involved in plays, he’s not afraid to put it all out there and make a big hit. While he hasn’t put eye opening numbers yet, he has been pretty solid racking up eight tackles, one tackle for a loss, one interception, and one pass defended through just eight and half quarters of play. (He was ejected in the first quarter against USF for targeting).

The third and final guy is the man, I just mentioned in my last answer, sophomore punter Pressley Harvin III. The North Carolina native has been a god send on special teams for the Yellow Jackets since arriving on campus last summer.

Last year as a true freshman, he averaged over 44-yards per punt though this year it’s down to 40-yards (just seven punts) but did tie a career long of 62-yards on a punt against South Florida in week two. If the Yellow Jackets are going to have a chance, it’s going to be because of Harvin’s ability to flip the field when the Jackets are not able to score or turn the ball over. I expect him to come with his A-game on Saturday.