Before last week’s Orange & White Spring Game, Clemson head coach Dabo Swinney was telling Hunter Renfrow that the Legend of Hunter Renfrow was about to change into the Legend of Seth Ryan.

During spring drills, Swinney said backup wide receiver and holder Seth Ryan was becoming the new Renfrow with the spring he had and the plays he was making in practice.

Swinney was a little premature.

Renfrow made his head coach change his mind on that. The former walk-on, who went on to become a productive starter for the Tigers last season, including two touchdown catches in the National Championship Game against Alabama, hauled in five catches for 85 yards in the spring game. He had a 47-yard reception on the game’s second play from scrimmage.

“I was just saying (about Ryan) in pregame to Renfrow and dadgum it if he doesn’t go in there and make a great play,” Swinney said smiling. “It was a great throw by Deshaun (Watson) right into the wind, but he picked right up where he left off.

“He likes it when the lights come on. He likes that.”

Renfrow also caught a 6-yard touchdown pass from Watson moments after making his 47-yard catch.

“I’m just trying to be a consistent player,” Renfrow said.

No one on Clemson’s team was as consistent as Renfrow last season. He ranked fifth on the team with 33 catches for 492 yards and five touchdowns. He had at least one catch in 12 of the Tigers’ 15 games, including a career-high seven for 88 yards in the before mentioned National Championship Game.

Renfrow is one of six experienced wide receivers Clemson has returning this fall. Besides himself, the Tigers also have leading receiver Artavis Scott back as well as Deon Cain, Ray Ray McCloud, Trevion Thompson and Mike Williams, who missed all of last season because on an injury.

Williams led the Tigers with more 1,000 receiving yards in 2014.

“We just have to be the best we can,” Renfrow said. “We can’t really compare ourselves to other teams or even last year. We have to be a new team, fight and come to practice every day and just try to get better.”

And the legend continues.

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