Clemson WR Bryant Wesco Jr. (back) out for season

Field Level Media
21 Oct 2025, 21:49 GMT+10

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Clemson wide receiver Bryant Wesco Jr. will miss the remainder of the season after sustaining a back injury, head coach Dabo Swinney announced.

Swinney noted that Wesco avoided any significant damage to his neck or spine after the latter landed on his head while returning a punt in the Tigers' 35-24 loss to visiting SMU on Saturday.

Wesco was able to walk off the field but was sent to a nearby hospital in Greenville, S.C. He was released from the hospital on Monday.

'It was a very, very scary injury, and the doctors did an amazing job,' Swinney said on Monday in a teleconference.

'The doctors are very confident he'll make a full recovery. Definitely something that'll keep him out the rest of this season, but thankful that all indications are he's going to be OK. Just a real blessing for that.'

Wesco, a sophomore, has 31 catches for 537 yards and six touchdowns in six games this season.

Clemson (3-4, 2-3 Atlantic Coast Conference) returns to action against visiting Duke (4-3, 3-1) on Nov. 1.

--Field Level Media

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