Let’s be honest: a quarterback is only as good as the guys catching passes for him. After a spring that felt like a M*A*S*H unit on the perimeter, Clemson’s wide receiver room is finally healthy—and it’s looking downright scary. Chad Morris, Clemson’s offensive coordinator, was practically bouncing off the walls Tuesday talking about the firepower he’s got at his disposal.
With Westco, T.J. Moore, and Tyler Brown finally healthy and tearing it up in summer workouts, Morris can’t wait to get these guys back on the field and see just how far they can push the envelope. There’s so much playmaking juice in that receiver room right now, it’s enough to make any quarterback start dreaming big.
"Anyone would take your receiver. We we definitely are excited about our guys. You know, and just to have those guys back healthy? No, we didn't have them in the spring. Saw a little bit of Westco, but didn't see any live action. But to see these guys, Westco and T.J. Moore, and I mean, we got some incredible freshmen that have came in. Tyler Brown, I mean, you know, and I'm there's several several guys. Cole, we definitely got some guys that are back healthy. They've had a really good summer. I'm excited to see them out on the field. I've watched them this summer. I haven't been able to coach them out on the field yet, as far as from a practice standpoint. I'm excited to to to be able to get out there and strain those guys. But definitely some playmaking ability, and I'm excited about that. I think it definitely makes a quarterback's job a lot easier," Morris said with intense enthusiasm.
Morris made it clear: his mission is to put these deep threats in spots where they can bully single coverage and make defensive backs pay.
"It does, and you know I think it goes back to my job is to find our top playmakers, or our job as a staff is to find our top playmakers and put them and create create opportunities for them in a one-on-one situation, and then get the ball in the air," Morris explained.
Chris Denson: Clemson’s Ultimate Wild Card
But if you’re looking for the most intriguing wrinkle in this Clemson offense, look no further than redshirt freshman Chris Denson. The former backup quarterback has shattered the old playbook when it comes to positions. Morris and the staff aren’t even bothering to give Denson a set spot on the depth chart. Instead, they’re turning him loose as a positionless weapon, a chess piece built to give ACC defensive coordinators nightmares.
Morris detailed the ongoing summer experimentation with Denson's rare athletic profile:
"You know, Chris obviously coming out of spring, I know Coach talked about that, and Chris has been a guy that's that's still working some quarterback. He's just a hybrid guy moving around, and I think Chris is a guy that's got. You know, we know he's he's electric with the ball in his hands, and so part of try to find a way to get the ball in his hands. no, not yet?
I mean, since we broke from spring and just kind of working these guys through summer and the conditioning and going through skills and drills. I mean, he's bounced all these. Yeah, he yeah he's been all over the field. He's played some wide receiver. He's been some in the backfield. We've had him. He's just kind of been all over and still working. You know, in moving him around, trying to find a place to get him involved."
That’s the kind of modern, aggressive football Clemson fans have been waiting for. Morris is stockpiling speed, and Denson looks ready to be the spark that sets it all off.
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