Senior defensive tackle on Clemson's 2026 roster.
6′4″ · 315 lb · Warner Robins, GA · Warner Robins HS
The numbers
sacks · 2025
1.5 TFL · 9 tackles · 2 hurries
Best game: 1 TFL, 2 tackles, at North Carolina
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 defensive tackle on Clemson's 2025 roster.
Buzz vs Tape
The wider college football conversation reads him warmer than his own fans do — a gap of 25.5 points in belief.
Vic Burley
Second year in the Clemson defensive front, same address the whole way. The receipt on tape: 3 tackles against Penn State, Bowl, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
His career
Career arc
Season context · Team result + system
2 seasons under Dabo Swinney, all balanced offenses — 17-10 over that span.
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles (0th 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
2025 season · 6 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 1.5 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Road2g | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 2.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+3g | 1.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 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 · 2025
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 6 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 6 | W 38-10@ North Carolina | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 41-10@ Boston College | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 24-35vs SMU | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 24-10vs Florida State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 45-10vs Furman | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Bowl | L 10-22vs Penn State | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 9 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 |
2026 Outlook
Clemson
2026 Depth chart
Returning starter
Defensive tackle · Clemson · editorial
Returning around him
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
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