Joined Clemson as a walk-on in 2022 ... continued in the lineage of Swinney family holders on placekicker, inheriting the role from his brothers Will (Clemson's primary holder from 2017-21) and Drew (2022); the last placekick held by a non-Swinney was the final extra point of Clemson's national championship victory against Alabama to end the 2016 season (Seth Ryan following Hunter Renfrow's game-winning touchdown) ... enters 2025 having appeared in 28 career games including 34 offensive snaps with two receptions for 28 yards.
Joined Clemson as a walk-on in 2022 … continued in the lineage of Swinney family holders on placekicker, inheriting the role from his brothers Will (Clemson’s primary holder from 2017-21) and Drew (2022); the last placekick held by a non-Swinney was the final extra point of Clemson’s national championship victory against Alabama to end the 2016 season (Seth Ryan following Hunter Renfrow’s game-winning touchdown) … enters 2025 having appeared in 28 career games including 34 offensive snaps with two receptions for 28 yards.
2024: Served as Clemson’s holder for all 87 of the Tigers’ placekicks (25 field goal attempts and 62 PAT attempts) … played 22 offensive snaps over 14 games with one reception for four yards … caught a four-yard pass vs. Appalachian State … made a special teams critical play at Florida State, tracking and falling on a blocked field goal attempt late in the third quarter to save a potential field goal return for touchdown by the Seminoles with Clemson up 16 points … held for Nolan Hauser’s game-winning 56-yard walk-off field goal to win the ACC Championship Game vs. No. 8 SMU.
2023: Earned starting holder role coming out of fall camp … played in all 13 games, including 11 offensive snaps and one catch for 24 yards … held every placekick, including 24 field goal attempts and 46 PAT attempts … All-ACC Academic Team selection … made season debut at Duke … recorded first career reception vs. Charleston Southern, hauling in a 24-yard pass from Paul Tyson.
2022: Made collegiate debut vs. Louisiana Tech, playing one offensive snap.
Before Clemson: Part of consecutive state championship teams at Daniel High School in 2020 and 2021 … caught 37 passes for 416 yards and six touchdowns as a senior in 2021 … also contributed as a kick returner and punt returner … played for Jeff Fruster at Daniel … also contributed on Daniel’s basketball team.
Personal: Sports communication major … two-time ACC Honor Roll selection (2022-23) … son of Clemson Head Coach Dabo Swinney, becoming the third of Swinney’s three sons to play at Clemson … is the only of Dabo Swinney’s three sons to be born in South Carolina … his oldest brother, Will, tied the school and modern FBS record by playing 69 career games at Clemson from 2017-21 … his other brother, Drew, played in 40 career games for Clemson from 2018-22 … born July 29, 2003.
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