Former defensive tackle at Clemson. 2022: 3.5 sacks, 5.5 tackles for loss, 13 tackles.
6′5″ · 305 lb · Damascus, MD
Recruiting
DT recruit
No. 1 nationally · Signed with Clemson
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Former defensive tackle at Clemson. 2022: 3.5 sacks, 5.5 tackles for loss, 13 tackles.
Bryan Bresee
Wins his gap play after play. Third year in the Clemson defensive front, same address the whole way. He has been named All-ACC three seasons running, most recently in 2022. The receipt: 4 tackles, 2 TFL against Georgia Tech — Week 1, 2022.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
How it ended
Three seasons at Clemson, 49 tackles, a first-team All-Conference season (2020) — drafted at #29 overall by New Orleans.
His career
He was winning awards before he was old enough to be a story.
The snaps went the other way.
Career arc
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-ACC · 2ND TEAM
All-ACC 2nd team (2022)
Badges
Coaching lineage · 2020–2022
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Dabo Swinney.
Where He Ended Up · NFL
New OrleansEntering 4th NFL season
Season context · Team result + system
3 seasons under Dabo Swinney — 31-8 over that span.
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Elite: sacks (89th percentile). Strength: tackles for loss (81st percentile). Concern: tackles (12th percentile).
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits · Per-game
2022 season · 7 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 1.5 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.2 |
| Road3g | 2.3 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 2.2 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+3g | 1.3 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.3 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Dabo Swinney
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2022
Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.
Game log · Week-by-week
2022 season · 7 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 41-10@ Georgia Tech | 4 | 1 | 2.0 | 0.5 | — | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Wk 2 | W 35-12vs Furman | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 51-45@ Wake Forest | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 27-21vs Syracuse | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 14-35@ Notre Dame | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 31-16vs Louisville | 2 | 1 | 1.5 | 1.0 | — | 1 | |
| Bowl | L 14-31vs Tennessee | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 13 | 8 | 5.5 | 3.5 | — | 1 |
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
CFB Index positional classification
Player DNA
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
His 2022 production profile sits closest to Zachary Carter’s 2021 season.
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Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Mykel Williams's junior season at Georgia (2024).
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Player DNA