Sometimes you see guys, they got all the talent, man. They can run, they can jump, they can change direction. But their maturity doesn’t match the talent,” Swinney said. “He’s very talented but he’s committed. It’s given him a chance to get the attention of everybody early. He’s done that.”
Woodaz, an alum of Jesuit High in Tampa, Fla., is keenly aware the Tigers have another highly touted receiver, five-star TJ Moore, arriving for the first summer session in May. Because Moore is from rival Tampa Catholic.
But Wesco has been an impressive forerunner, consistently catching Woodaz’s eye. The linebacker recalled two touchdowns Wesco scored on a Monday. Then another Wednesday. Then another Friday.
On one play, Wesco pulled out a “dead-leg” juke, a sudden stop and start.
CLEMSON — A week before Clemson’s spring practices opened, safety Khalil Barnes didn’t know much about receiver Bryant Wesco Jr.
The midyear enrollee from Texas was tall, about 6-foot-2. But he was more angular than big. String-bean arms accentuated a 170-pound frame.
Wesco was regarded as a five-star prospect by recruiting sites, until he was downgraded to a four-star in the winter. But a three-star recruit turned star freshman like Barnes wasn’t hung up on reputation when Wesco stood across from Clemson’s safeties to drill some releases off the line.
“I just knew he was a tall kid. I thought he was gonna be a one-move release,” Barnes said, “but he’s real sticky. He’s fast. He’s gonna be a problem, for sure.”
