Last season, Clemson rotated tight end duties between Milan Richard and Garrett Williams. Richard graduated and used up his eligibility while Williams moved on from football after his graduation.
Sophomore Braden Galloway showed promise at the position in his freshman season but he is ineligible to play this season because of a positive test for a trace amount of Ostarine in his system prior to the Cotton Bowl. Clemson appealed the one-year ban, but the NCAA held its ground and he is not available to play in the 2019 regular season.
Now space has opened up for projected starter junior J.