Bryant Wesco Jr
Clemson#79 overallScouting Report
Bryant Wesco Jr. arrived at Clemson as a consensus top-35 national recruit with track bloodlines, his father a Louisiana Tech Hall of Fame triple jumper, and he produced immediately. As a true freshman in 2024 he caught 41 passes for 708 yards and five scores, and his 17.3 yards per catch was the best by a Clemson player with 40-plus receptions since Tee Higgins in 2019. He closed that year with a 143-yard, two-touchdown ACC Championship Game against SMU and collected Freshman All-American honors from multiple outlets. The 2025 sophomore season was trending toward a bigger leap before a spinal contusion suffered on a punt return against SMU in Week 8 shut him down. Through six full games he had 31 catches for 537 yards and a team-high six touchdowns, including back-to-back 100-yard outings against Troy and at Georgia Tech, and he became the fourth Tiger to reach 1,000 career receiving yards in 15 games. NFLDraftBuzz grades him as one of the more efficient vertical threats in the ACC when available, citing plus speed, clean releases and genuine downfield ball skills. The evaluation now turns on two things. The medical carries real weight even though he has been cleared and returns for 2026, and the frame is light enough that physical corners can reroute him off the line. He fits a vertical offense that lets him run past coverage rather than live on a contested diet, with Cade Klubnik throwing to a receiver room that returns intact.
NFL Comparison
Of his 20 closest coming out: 1 star, 8 starters, 5 backups, 6 didn't stick.
Marvin Mims Jr. deep speed on a slight frame; Jalen McMillan release quickness and vertical stem; Tee Higgins the Clemson production comp, though Wesco lacks the mass and catch radius
Draft Movement
Down 1 spot since Jun 8
The Tape
Strengths
- Consensus top-35 recruit with legitimate track speed and triple-jump bloodlines
- 17.3 yards per catch as a true freshman, best by a Tiger with 40-plus grabs since Tee Higgins
- clean, varied releases that uncover quickly against press
- genuine downfield ball skills and tracking on the vertical stem
- 143 yards and two scores in the ACC Championship Game as a freshman
- team-high six touchdowns in 2025 despite playing only six full games
- back-to-back 100-yard games against Troy and at Georgia Tech
- 126 yards against Georgia Tech shows he can produce against ranked competition
Weaknesses
- Spinal contusion in 2025 ended his season and will draw hard medical scrutiny
- only six full games of sophomore tape to evaluate
- 185-pound frame gets rerouted and outmuscled by physical corners
- contested-catch resume is thin because the offense used him vertically
- was held without a catch by SMU, a reminder he can be erased when he cannot win cleanly off the line
- needs to add mass before handling an NFL contested diet
- route tree is still built around the vertical stem rather than the full menu
College Stats
2024 (Fr): 12 G, 41 rec, 708 yds, 17.3 ypc, 5 TD, 143 yds and 2 TD in ACC title game; 2025 (So, 6 full G before spinal contusion): 31 rec, 537 yds, 6 TD (team high), 100-yard games vs Troy and at Georgia Tech; career: 1,000-plus yards in 15 games
College Market Value
Our model prices him at $1.11M on the open college market, built from production, pedigree, role and Clemson's program money. No credible deal has been reported for him this season.
The college fantasy model projects 10.3 PPG (WR56), after 8.8 PPG across 5 games last year.
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Measurables
Awards & Honors
Freshman All-American 2024 (multiple outlets); consensus top-35 national recruit, 2024 class; team-high 6 receiving TD in 2025; fourth Clemson player to 1,000 career receiving yards in 15 games