Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | CMP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | YPA | QBR | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 8 | L 24-35vs SMU | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 13 | W 45-10vs Furman | 4/4 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 5.5 | 100.0 | Season-high 22 yds |
| Total | 4/4 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 5.5 | 100.0 |
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Chris Denson
Sophomore quarterback for Clemson. 2025: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′2″ · 195 lb · Plant City, FL · Plant City HS
Returning to Clemson for 2026
The numbers
22
passing yards · 2025
1 TD · 0 INT · 5.5 per attempt
2 games into 2025 so far -- Best game: 22 pass yds, 1 TD, 106 rush yds, vs Furman
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
2 quarterback for Clemson. 2025: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Clemson in 2025.
Chris Denson
One game to point at: 106 rush yds, 22 pass yds against Furman — Week 13, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- game log
His career
2025
- Signed with Clemson3-star out of Plant City
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Clemson
NFL
NFL Draft
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2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2025Clemson7-6HC: Dabo Swinney · Balanced
Where this profile ranks vs the QB cohort
Box-score percentiles
Elite: completion % (100th percentile). Strength: interceptions (99th percentile). Concern: pass yards (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (7)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 11.0 YDS/g, 0.5 TD/g, 5.5 YPA, 0.0 INT/g — splits start at 3 games.
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.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Clemson | 4 | 4 | 100.0% | 22 | 5.5 | 1 | 0 | 228.7 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 4 | 4 | 100.0% | 22 | 5.5 | 1 | 0 | 228.7 | -- | -- | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Clemson | 7 | 108 | 15.4 | 1 | -- |
| Career | 7 | 108 | 15.4 | 1 | -- |
Signature plays
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
- Week 13 · Furman · 3&3 · Q4 · EPA +3.88(09:09) No Huddle-Shotgun #15 C.Denson rush right for 50 yards gain to the FUR18 (#4 D.Coleman), 1ST DOWN
- Week 13 · Furman · 1&10 · Q4 · EPA +2.51(00:15) Shotgun #15 C.Denson rush left for 10 yards gain to the FUR00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 00:09, 1ST DOWN #36 Q.Castner kick attempt good (H: #88 C.Swinney, LS: #40 B.Conn)
- Week 13 · Furman · 2&8 · Q4 · EPA +1.90(02:12) No Huddle-Shotgun #15 C.Denson rush left for 16 yards gain to the FUR37 (#3 A.Burrell), 1ST DOWN
- Week 13 · Furman · 1&4 · Q4 · EPA +1.69(07:48) No Huddle-Shotgun #15 C.Denson pass complete short right to #7 L.Brooking caught at FUR05, for 4 yards to the FUR00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 07:45 #36 Q.Castner kick attempt good (H: #88 C.Swinney, LS: #58 H.Caspersen)
- Week 13 · Furman · 1&10 · Q4 · EPA +0.90(08:32) No Huddle-Shotgun #15 C.Denson rush middle for 14 yards gain to the FUR04 (#3 A.Burrell), 1ST DOWN
- Week 13 · Furman · 1&10 · Q4 · EPA -0.68(02:48) No Huddle-Shotgun #15 C.Denson pass complete short right to #86 T.Martinez caught at CLE41, for 2 yards to the CLE47 (#23 L.McLaughlin)
- Week 8 · SMU · 2&3 · Q3 · EPA -0.63Chris Denson run for 2 yds to the CLEM 34
- Week 13 · Furman · 2&5 · Q4 · EPA +0.34(01:15) Shotgun #15 C.Denson pass complete short right to #18 I.Schieffelin caught at FUR26, for 11 yards to the FUR21 (#23 L.McLaughlin), 1ST DOWN
- Week 13 · Furman · 1&10 · Q4 · EPA +0.12(00:44) Shotgun #15 C.Denson rush middle for 11 yards gain to the FUR10 (#99 B.Knauber; #32 W.Abraham), 1ST DOWN
- Week 13 · Furman · 1&10 · Q4 · EPA +0.08(01:54) No Huddle-Shotgun #15 C.Denson pass complete short left to #44 B.Pope caught at FUR39, for 5 yards to the FUR32 (#23 L.McLaughlin)
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
Clemson
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Quarterback · Clemson
Returning around him
- 41% of 2024 offensive production back (Moderate turnover)
- 9 Clemson players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -4 net (11 in / 15 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Clemson · Last season: 7-6 (AP #12) · Talent rank #16 · 2026 recruiting class #20
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology