Despite catching a 32-yard touchdown pass from Deshaun Watson in last week’s win at Louisville, there are few students who attend Clemson University that will recognize Hunter Renfrow.

“I look like a regular student,” the redshirt freshman said. “They have no idea. If I’m not wearing a Clemson shirt, they think I’m just a regular guy.”

How regular looking his Hunter Renfrow? You will not find him in the veteran players bios in the Clemson media guide. No, his mug shot is listed with the veteran reserve players sections, which is the spot reserved for the walk-ons in the media guide.

The only thing listed about Renfrow in the media guide is that he is a freshman wide receiver from Myrtle Beach.

“A lot of my friends joke around with me all the time and try to make a bigger deal than it is, but it is normal,” he said.

But Renfrow isn’t normal. In fact, Clemson head coach Dabo Swinney has been bragging about this “normal” kid since the spring when he was humbling defensive backs like Mackensie Alexander in practice, or getting off 50-yard punts.

“I guess ya’ll think I lie to you all the time,” Swinney said. “I try to tell you the truth. He is a player. There is no other way to say it.”

Renfrow is a player. Through three games, he has already made himself a reliable target for Watson. He has caught six passes for 73 yards, including his 32-yard score against the Cardinals in which he made himself wide open down the middle of the field for the Tigers’ first touchdown.

“The middle of the field broke wide open and Deshaun read it like he was supposed to. It worked out,” Renfrow said.

But the Clemson wide receiver made it work out.

“He is a confident kid. That is why he is playing,” Swinney said. “That is what we have seen in practice over and over and over. We say in practice, it does not matter if you are a walk-on or a fifth-year senior … we are at practice every day. The guys we see perform in practice are the guys that get the shot to perform in a game.

“He has done a great job and I think he has a bright future for us as he matures.”

Renfrow had offers from schools like App State as well as several FCS programs coming out of high school, but he felt like he could play for some of the bigger schools. So he turned down all those offers, paid his way to Clemson and walked onto the team last year.

“I have always felt like I could, that’s one of the reasons why I came here,” he said. “I wanted to always play with the best and Clemson is one of the best so I just tried to stay committed and do my best every day.”

Renfrow says guys like Artavis Scott, Mike Williams, Charone Peake and Germone Hopper have been very supportive and have all taught him a lot about being a wide receiver at the college level. But Swinney says what makes Renfrow so special is his will to want to learn and his high football IQ.

“Hunter had some offers, but he was 155 pounds playing quarterback,” Swinney said. “He had the skill set, can fly, great ball skills, smart, high football IQ, coaches son, but he was too small. He has good height and a good frame, but he was too small.”

But Swinney saw he could play, and like his fellow No. 13 predecessors Adam Humphries and Tyler Grisham, Swinney knew he had to find a way to get Renfrow on the field.

“I said the same thing about Adam Humphries for four years and everybody wants to know why Adam Humphries is playing. He is played for the same reason the Bucs are playing him. He is a player.”

And so is Renfrow, even if he is just a regular guy.