Adam Randall isn’t the only Clemson player who will be working at a new position this spring.

Randall, who has spent the last three seasons at wide receiver, debuted at running back in the Tigers’ loss to Texas in the College Football Playoff last season. The rising senior did well enough at running back where the coaching staff has decided to see how he will do with a whole spring to learn the position.

Clemson will also “experiment” this spring with a couple of other players in different spots, according to head coach Dabo Swinney.

One of those players is redshirt sophomore wide receiver/defensive back Misun “Tink” Kelley, who will spend the majority of spring practice working on the defensive side of the ball.

“Spring is a time where you want to experiment a little bit. Spring is a time where you want to find out on some guys,” Swinney said Friday before the Tigers kicked off spring practice.

“So, one of the guys that we want to find out a little bit is ‘Tink,’ Misun Kelley, what’s the best spot for him?”

Kelley, who enrolled at Clemson in the summer of 2023 as a dynamic two-way player from nearby Daniel High School, caught five passes for 27 yards in 81 offensive snaps across nine games last season.

Injuries have been a factor for Kelley, who was in line for more playing time as a true freshman in 2023, but ended up being limited to only nine offensive snaps over two games while redshirting. That year, the 5-foot-9, 190-pounder eventually underwent a minor surgery to repair an issue he had dealt with since his prep days.

“We had some goals for him his first year, and we weren’t able to really achieve any of them because he was hurt all year. … Had to have surgery, was out, missed the spring, so we really weren’t able to do anything,” Swinney said. “And then we came into camp (last year) and we were like, we need him to really learn at receiver, but we’ve also cross-trained him a little bit in practice, when we’ve had an opportunity, at some corner and a little bit of nickel.

“So he’s a guy this spring that will probably work probably three days defense, one day offense. Because now he knows the offense, and really he’s one of those guys that the arrow was really up on as the season was coming in.”

The Tigers like what Kelley has shown as a wideout, and now they want to get a closer look at him as a defensive back.

“Tink was one of those guys that, especially the last probably four, five, six weeks and into the playoffs, he was really trending well,” Swinney said. “We were really encouraged by what we saw with him as a receiver. We feel good about where he is there, but we really haven’t had a true evaluation of him on the defensive side, so that’s something we want to experiment with.

“We come out of spring and we can kind of know, like, what’s the best path — he’s got three years left — what’s the best path for this kid? He might be a guy that works a little both his whole career. I don’t know, we’ll see. So, we’ve got to find out on him.”

Meanwhile, Swinney said Clemson will try Markus Dixon, a redshirt sophomore tight end, at the defensive end position this spring.

Dixon played defensive end, as well as tight end, wide receiver, safety and quarterback, during his prep career at Archbishop Wood High School (Pa.).

The 6-foot-4, 245-pounder has played 34 offensive snaps over 12 games in his first two seasons at Clemson.

“We want to kind of just see what he looks like (at defensive end),” Swinney said. “I don’t have no idea. We’re going to find out. … It’s really something he instigated, and we’re like, OK, well let’s take a look at it. So, we know where he is as a tight end. We feel good about that. But let’s see where he is over on the defensive side.”