No one expected Wednesday’s first stadium scrimmage of the spring to be pretty. Sure enough it wasn’t.

Clemson head coach Dabo Swinney said after the scrimmage, which was held inside Memorial Stadium, was typical for the first one. There were some good plays like defensive tackle Dexter Lawrence’s interception on his first snap of the scrimmage. And then Nick Schuessler’s 44-yard touchdown pass to Trevion Thompson.

There were also some mistakes, like several turnovers by the offense and the defensive jumping off-sides in critical situations.

“We will get better from it,” Swinney said. “I don’t have any doubt about it. They worked hard. They had good effort and they competed.”

Lawrence’s interception was the highlight of the scrimmage. Clemson defensive coordinator Brent Venables said the big 6-foot-5, 340-pound defensive tackle went up in the air and snagged the ball from the sky.

He then ran 32 yards down the sideline before wide receiver Hunter Renfrow made the tackle.

“Renfrow hawked him down and just tomahawked him. It was unbelievable,” Swinney said. “There was fun stuff.”

Watson has little work. No surprise really, but Clemson quarterback Deshaun Watson was limited in Wednesday’s scrimmage. The All-American quarterback and Heisman Trophy Finalist completed 6-of-11 passes for 63 yards and a pair of scores.

Most of Watson’s work came in the red zone or goal line situations. He completed two touchdown passes, one to Renfrow and the other to tight end Jordan Leggett.

All four quarterback played in the scrimmage. Swinney said he liked what he saw from Kelly Bryant.

“We can win with Kelly Bryant,” he said.

Choice was the top choice at running back. Like Watson, running back Wayne Gallman, who rushed for a school-record 1,527 yards in 2015, played sparingly on Wednesday. The redshirt junior rushed for 27 yards and scored two touchdowns as most of his time came in goal line situations.

The top rusher was Adam Choice. The red-shirt sophomore, who missed last year while recovering from a torn ACL injury, had 11 rushes for 51 yards. Tyshon Dye had a solid performance with seven carries for 32 yards on the ground and a pair of short touchdowns, while C.J. Fuller had 11 rushes for 29 yards and also had a 12-yard reception out of the backfield.

Thompson led all receivers with three receptions for 114 yards, including his 44-yard touchdown from Schuessler.

Football’s utility guy. Last year, Christian Wilkins was a Freshman All-American at defensive tackle, and caught a pass on a trick play in the Tigers’ win over Oklahoma in the Orange Bowl.

Now, he is also a defensive end. Staying true to their word, Wilkins has played a little at defensive end this spring, and, like in everything else he does, he has been impressive.

“Coming out of this spring, knowing that Wilkins, not only can he play end, but he can play well. He can do everything we need him to do,” Swinney said. “That has probably been the biggest … not surprise, but comforting piece of knowledge that I have been able to get this spring.

“Again, we really weren’t sure, but he can bounce around and obviously be a good player inside, but he can add to the depth (at defensive end).”