Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | CMP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | YPA | QBR | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 10-51@ LSU | 4/6 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 3.7 | — | |
| Wk 2 | W 22-7vs Georgia Southern | 16/27 | 178 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 | 11.3 | Season-high 178 yds |
| Total | 20/33 | 200 | 0 | 0 | 5.2 | 11.3 |
#2
Tait Reynolds
Freshman quarterback for Clemson. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′2″ · 215 lb · Queen Creek, AZ · Queen Creek HS
Returning to Clemson for 2026
The numbers
200
passing yards · 2026
0 INT · 6.1 per attempt
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 178 pass yds, 38 rush yds, vs Georgia Southern
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
1 quarterback for Clemson. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Clemson in 2026.
- Clemson names Vizzina starting QB (Sep 2) Reported
Buzz vs Tape
Rivals warmer than fans
The rival fanbase is unexpectedly warm on him relative to his own.
12.3own fans
53.3rival fans
That game was so bad that I discovered that an anagram for Tait Reynolds is Taint Yodlers. Do with that what you will Hauser had a couple nice field goals
Also worth knowing:
In Their Words
102 windows · 2026 fan posts
vizzina×1399.4clemson×30.9coach×13.7
“Clemson 2026 QB preview: All eyes on Vizzina and Reynolds”
board/Clemson Football · fan post, verbatim
Tait Reynolds
The receipt on tape: 178 pass yds, 38 rush yds against Georgia Southern, Week 2, 2026.
200 PASS YDS · 0 PASS TD · 29 RUSH YDS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- game log
His career
2026
- Signed with Clemson3-star out of Queen Creek
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Clemson
NFL
NFL Draft
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2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2026Clemson1-1HC: Dabo Swinney · Balanced, slow tempo
Where this profile ranks vs the QB cohort
Box-score percentiles
Elite: interceptions (92nd percentile). Concern: pass yards (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (8)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 100 YDS/g, 0.0 TD/g, 5.2 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 · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Clemson | 20 | 33 | 60.6% | 200 | 6.1 | 0 | 0 | 111.5 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 20 | 33 | 60.6% | 200 | 6.1 | 0 | 0 | 111.5 | -- | -- | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Clemson | 19 | 29 | 1.5 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 19 | 29 | 1.5 | 0 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 22–7
Signature plays
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
- Week 2 · Georgia Southern · 3&1 · Q1 · EPA -4.45(04:47) No Huddle-Shotgun #2 T.Reynolds rush middle for 3 yards gain to the GS07 fumbled by #2 T.Reynolds at GS06 forced by #21 C.Thompson recovered by GS #6 J.Jones at GS07, End Of Play
- Week 2 · Georgia Southern · 3&18 · Q2 · EPA +3.90(00:29) No Huddle-Shotgun #2 T.Reynolds pass complete deep right to #6 T.Brown caught at GS35, for 20 yards to the GS36, out of bounds at GS36, 1ST DOWN
- Week 2 · Georgia Southern · 2&12 · Q2 · EPA +2.76(02:00) No Huddle-Shotgun #2 T.Reynolds pass complete short right to #12 B.Wesco Jr. caught at GS48, for 17 yards to the GS48 (#22 C.Calicut), 1ST DOWN
- Week 2 · Georgia Southern · 3&10 · Q3 · EPA +2.55(13:38) No Huddle-Shotgun #2 T.Reynolds rush middle for 13 yards gain to the CLEM43 (#21 C.Thompson), 1ST DOWN
- Week 2 · Georgia Southern · 2&5 · Q2 · EPA +2.31(06:39) No Huddle-Shotgun #2 T.Reynolds pass complete short right to #1 T.Moore caught at GS43, for 45 yards to the GS12 (#22 C.Calicut), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN
- Week 1 · LSU · 1&10 · Q3 · EPA -2.06(14:28) No Huddle-Shotgun #2 T.Reynolds sacked for loss of 11 yards to the CLEM25 (#29 J.Ross)
- Week 2 · Georgia Southern · 1&10 · Q3 · EPA -1.79(05:24) No Huddle-Shotgun #2 T.Reynolds pass complete short left to #12 B.Wesco Jr. caught at CLEM47, for 3 yards loss to the CLEM47 (#34 J.Whitehead)
- Week 2 · Georgia Southern · 2&9 · Q2 · EPA +1.61(02:34) No Huddle-Shotgun #2 T.Reynolds pass complete short left to #12 B.Wesco Jr. caught at CLEM37, for 11 yards to the CLEM37 (#31 C.Gamble), 1ST DOWN
- Week 1 · LSU · 2&3 · Q2 · EPA -1.60(00:40) No Huddle-Shotgun #2 T.Reynolds sacked for loss of 6 yards to the CLEM26 (#1 P.Umanmielen)
- Week 2 · Georgia Southern · 2&13 · Q3 · EPA -1.46(04:59) No Huddle-Shotgun #2 T.Reynolds sacked for loss of 7 yards to the CLEM40 (#94 E.Fears)
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