Clemson large receiver Antonio Williams left the Tigers’ Week 1 recreation in opposition to No. 9 LSU with an obvious proper hamstring damage, in accordance with the ABC broadcast. Broadcast cameras caught Williams leaving the sphere for the locker room halfway by way of the primary quarter.

Williams initially entered Clemson’s medical tent on the sideline earlier than strolling to the locker room underneath his personal energy alongside a workforce coach. Williams remained within the locker room for the remainder of the half earlier than rising forward of the third quarter carrying a heavy sleeve on his proper leg. He warmed up for second half and was on the bike staying unfastened on the sideline because the fourth-ranked Tigers started the third quarter on offense.

With out Williams, Clemson went into halftime with a 10-3 lead. It is unclear if he’ll return to the sphere within the second half. 

Williams tied for the ACC lead in receiving touchdowns final season with 11 and in addition led Clemson with 75 catches for 904 yards for a mean of 12.1 yards per catch. 

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Clemson does have a pair of a sophomore large receivers in Bryant Wesco Jr. and T.J. Moore that beginning quarterback Cade Klubnik can lean on in Williams’ absence. Wesco and Moore mixed for 1,359 yards and 10 touchdowns by way of the air final season. 

Redshirt sophomore Tyler Brown is predicted to step in on the slot receiver place. Brown appeared in simply six video games final season whereas coping with an ankle damage of his personal, however he did have 52 catches for 531 yards and 4 touchdowns as a real freshman in 2023. 

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