Swinney on the Receiver He’s ‘Most Proud Of’ This Spring
By: Gavin Oliver March 29, 2025

Tyler Brown has made Dabo Swinney very proud this spring. In fact, Brown is the wide receiver that Clemson’s head coach is “most proud of.”

Following Wednesday’s scrimmage at Memorial Stadium, Swinney spent some time talking about what he has seen from the wide receivers this spring, including Brown.

Coming off a freshman All-American campaign in 2023, Brown was limited by an ankle injury to four regular season games and two postseason games last season, triggering a mid-career redshirt.

“The guy that I’m probably most proud of is Tyler Brown,” Swinney said. “It’s been great to see him have the type of spring that he’s had.”

Clemson redshirt sophomore wide receiver Tyler Brown during 2025 spring practice

Now a redshirt sophomore, Brown was injured in the second game of last season against App State and had to work his way back from the ankle injury that eventually required a tightrope surgery. The 5-foot-11, 180-pounder caught five passes for 30 yards in 76 offensive snaps over six games (two starts) in 2024.

After playing 17 snaps against Florida State in early October, Brown didn’t play in the next seven games, but returned to action in the ACC Championship Game vs. SMU and played four snaps in that contest. He then logged a couple more snaps in the College Football Playoff loss to Texas.

Healthy again heading into the 2025 season, Brown has impressed during spring ball. The explosive local wideout had what Swinney called a “pretty special” day in Monday’s practice.

“I mean, I’m talking about big-time, big-time plays in really competitive work, and his confidence is really getting back where it was,” Swinney said. “But he’s just got a lot of experience now, and much more maturity to go with it.”

A product of Greenville High School, Brown burst onto the scene as a true freshman in 2023, when he led Clemson in receptions (52) and receiving yards (531) while catching four touchdown passes. He became just the fifth Clemson player since 2010 to record 50 receptions in a freshman season, joining Antonio Williams (56 in 2022), Artavis Scott (76 in 2014), Sammy Watkins (82 in 2011) and DeAndre Hopkins (52 in 2010).