6′2″ · 215 lb · Queen Creek, AZ
He is a true freshman with 6 games on the stat sheet.
Clemson is 4-1 in the five games he threw 10 or more passes. A short-game passer.
Weakest: 6.2 yards an attempt, 19th worst of 145 starters.
Plays most like Lopez ’25, North Carolina 2025.
Passing yards
945
99 of 153, 65%
TD–INT
1–3
6.2 per throw
NCAA rating
114.8
95th of 103
ZPR
34
85th of 103
Shaky or worse in 4 of 5.
Best by our grade: North Carolina. Worst: Charleston Southern.
Tap a game for its plays
at LSU
L 10–51·Ranked #11
Few throws
22 yds, 0 TD, 0 INT · Rush 2 for 9 · Sacked 2
No single play moved his team's chance of winning by more than a few points.
Georgia Southern
W 22–7·Unranked
Shaky
Strong start, faded late · 178 yds, 0 TD, 0 INT · Rush 12 for 47 · Sacked 2
Biggest swing: his Q2 completion added 8 points of win chance. Win chance: 77% to 86%.
North Carolina
W 28–20·Unranked
Solid
215 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT · Rush 8 for 39 · Sacked 3
Biggest swing: his Q3 completion added 25 points of win chance. It flipped the game for his team: 30% to 55%.
at California
W 24–10·Unranked
Shaky
108 yds, 0 TD, 1 INT · Rush 7 for 32 · Sacked 1
Biggest swing: his Q1 completion cost his team 24 points of win chance. Win chance: 48% to 25%.
Miami
L 13–41·Ranked #4
Shaky
Steady all game · 295 yds, 0 TD, 1 INT · Rush 8 for 13 · Sacked 4
Biggest swing: his Q1 run cost his team 22 points of win chance. Win chance: 72% to 50%.
Charleston Southern
W 37–0·FCS
Shaky
127 yds, 0 TD, 0 INT · Rush 7 for 40 · Sacked 0
No single play moved his team's chance of winning by more than a few points.
Season
Fades after halftime
Each column is a quarter. Blue and up is a good stretch for him, red and down a bad one, hatched means the game was already decided. A red cross is a turnover and a black dot a touchdown. The word on the right grades the whole game. A gold line means the r/CFB game thread kept naming him. Tap a game to open its plays: each bar is one of his plays, up helped his team’s chance of winning and down hurt it, and the grey line is that chance.
The word grades the game against every FBS quarterback start, from Rough to Great, using the same throws as his season Zeitgeist Passer Rating and adjusting for the defense he faced. Bars are points added per throw in that quarter. The Season row leaves out quarters after a game was decided.
Short-game passer
Also: mobile, yards after catch
The dot is where he sits among this season’s starters; the tick is the middle.
Throws shorter than most and runs some. 5.7 carries a game. Closest matches: Lopez ’25, Flores ’25, Iamaleava ’25, Dickens.
Where his throws go
Runs 5.7 times a game; 68% of starters run less.
Who he is like
Nearer to him means more alike.
Compared with the 145 FBS starters this season for his throws and running, and with 207 quarterbacks across 2 seasons for the matches, on how they play and how they have done.
Over the last few games, Clemson fans have been high on Reynolds.
“I believe in Tait Reynolds”
From r/CFB game thread. Read by AI.
10 stories this week, from 8 outlets.
How Dabo Swinney confused Clemson QB Tait Reynolds with Wally Pipp reference
Yahoo Sports Oct 21
Tait Reynolds
Tait Reynolds steps into Cade Klubnik's shoes — the gap is the story.
PERCEPTION ABOVE TAPE · PCTL GAP
-45
perception vs production percentile · 2026
61st-percentile reputation, 16th-percentile tape — somewhere in that 45-point gap is who he really is.
AI-generated narrative · may contain errors · not journalism · updated 2026-10-24
Play style
Operates within the system without forcing anything.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
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| Season | Team | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Clemson | 99 | 153 | 64.7% | 945 | 6.2 | 1 | 3 | 114.8 | 34 |
| Career | 99 | 153 | 64.7% | 945 | 6.2 | 1 | 3 | 114.8 | 34 |
| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Clemson | 62 | 101 | 1.6 | 0 |
| Career | 62 | 101 | 1.6 | 0 |
Last game (Wk 7): 127 passing yards.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 6 games
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| Wk | Opp | CMP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | YPA | QBR | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 10-51@ No. 11 LSU | 4/6 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 3.7 | — | |
| Wk 2 | W 22-7vs Georgia Southern | 16/27 | 178 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 | 11.3 | |
| Wk 3 | W 28-20vs North Carolina | 20/29 | 215 | 1 | 1 | 7.4 | 58.7 | |
| Wk 4 | W 24-10@ California | 13/21 | 108 | 0 | 1 | 5.1 | 32.3 | |
| Wk 5 | L 13-41vs No. 4 Miami | 29/44 | 295 | 0 | 1 | 6.7 | 49.2 | Season-high 295 yds |
| Wk 7 | W 37-0vs Charleston Southern | 17/26 | 127 | 0 | 0 | 4.9 | 26.3 | |
| Total | 99/153 | 945 | 1 | 3 | 6.2 | — |
Oct. 17 · W 37-0 vs Charleston Southern
17 of 26 for 127 yards.
29 of 44 for 295 yards and an interception.
Not drawn: the play-by-play doesn’t add up to the box score.
13 of 21 for 108 yards and an interception. He was 4 of 10 on third and fourth down.
4-yard completion to Tyler Brown on 3rd and 3. First quarter, tied 0-0. Converted.
Intercepted. First quarter, tied 0-0. Picked off by California’s Isaiah Crosby.
8-yard run on 3rd and 16. First quarter, tied 0-0.
24-yard completion to Tyler Brown. Second quarter, down 7-3.
Each pass sits where it was caught or thrown to, in yards past the line. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed.
20 of 29 for 215 yards, a touchdown and an interception.
Not drawn: the play-by-play doesn’t add up to the box score.
16 of 27 for 178 yards.
Not drawn: the play-by-play doesn’t add up to the box score.
4 of 6 for 22 yards. He was 0 of 4 on third and fourth down.
11-yard completion to T. J. Moore. Third quarter, down 31-3.
Each pass sits where it was caught or thrown to, in yards past the line. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed.
Week 3 · 2026
W 28-20
215 yds · 1 TD · 1 INT · QBR 58.7 · 26 rush yds (11 car)
With J. Smith — 39.8 yards per punt · 4 punts · 46 long · G. Davidson — 105 rush yds (16 car) · 1 TD
The plays that mattered most
110th in passing yards, among all 434 FBS players with a passing row this season, any position
Ratings of the games shown run from -6 to +25 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Pass Profile · True throw depth (charted plays)
Adjusted ANY/A, sack rate, and where the yards came from
Totals here are the box score's. Play-by-play lists 155 passing plays (99 completions) against the box score's 153 attempts (99 completions), and the depth buckets use play-by-play.
Adjusted ANY/A
4.50153 of 170 QBsSack rate
8.4%144 of 170 QBsSacked on 8.4% of dropbacks (144 of 170) and Adjusted ANY/A trails the field (153 of 170).
Adjusted ANY/A uses full-season box-score totals (attempts, yards, TDs, INTs); sack rate is play-by-play-derived.
Behind LOS · Negative air yds
Short · 0–9 air yds
Middle · 10–19 air yds
Deep · 20+ air yds
Overall 64.7% completion on 153 attempts · 5% completion on 19 deep attempts (20+ air yds).
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 6 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | TD/g | YPA | INT/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 204 | 0.2 | 6.4 | 0.5 |
| Road2g | 65.0 | 0.0 | 4.4 | 0.5 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | TD/g | YPA | INT/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 158 | 0.2 | 5.7 | 0.5 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Dabo Swinney
Pass share
46.1%
190 pass / 222 run
Plays / game
68.7
6 games
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2026
153 pass attempts and 62 carries in 6 games, about as many passes and runs a game as a typical FBS quarterback who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #135 at the position.
from 8 outlets
How Dabo Swinney confused Clemson QB Tait Reynolds with Wally Pipp reference
Yahoo Sports Oct 21 · 1 outlet
The Greenville NewsOC Chad Morris weighs in on Clemson's ACC-worst passing offense, Tait ReynoldsOct 21Yahoo SportsClemson offensive coordinator talks Tait Reynolds development so farOct 22
Post and Courier‘Worst thing’ Clemson could do in crucial stretch of 2026 is overload Tait Reynolds, OC Morris saysOct 23from 24 outlets
Clemson Tigers QB Tait Reynolds Has a Golden Opportunity
Roundtable +1 Oct 8 · 2 outlets
TigerNetWho starts week one? The case for Christopher Vizzina, Tait ReynoldsAug 4
Atlantic Coast Conference +1Backup QB Tait Reynolds leads 5 scoring drives as Clemson defeats Georgia Southern 22-7Sep 13The Greenville News +1Clemson freshman QB Tait Reynolds will get first start vs UNC, Dabo Swinney saysSep 15
FOX Carolina News +1Tait Reynolds will become earliest freshman to start at QB for Clemson in more than 50 yearsSep 18
CBS Sports +1Clemson starts Tait Reynolds in ACC opener vs. North CarolinaSep 16
Sports Illustrated +1How North Carolina Can Overwhelm Clemson Starter Tait ReynoldsSep 16
Tar Heel Blog +1Will Clemson QB Tait Reynolds continue Tigers’ success against UNC?Sep 16Post and CourierTait Reynolds shows potential, Clemson offense struggles vs. Georgia SouthernSep 13
Field Level MediaReport: Clemson QB Christopher Vizzina out vs. UNC, Tait Reynolds to startSep 13The Greenville News +1Dabo Swinney says Tait Reynolds 'made a move' in Clemson QB competitionSep 13Sports Illustrated +1A Tiger Talk: Clemson QB Tait Reynolds's Growing Pains Are Far From OverSep 13RoundtableClemson HC Dabo Swinney Reveals One Issue for Tait ReynoldsAug 7Yahoo SportsErik Bakich Talks Tait Reynolds's Potential Dual-Sport Opportunity in BaseballAug 8TigerNetTait Reynolds' time is coming, just ask Dabo Swinney - tigernet.comSep 3TigerNetTait Reynolds on Swinney and Boyd's guidance, feeling at home out WestSep 27
On3Clemson football august camp insider #3: Tait Reynolds, Christopher VizzinaAug 7On3Clemson is asking a lot of Tait Reynolds under current circumstancesSep 16CBS SportsClemson beats Georgia Southern 22-7 behind Tait ReynoldsSep 13Yahoo Sports‘We Made Some Mistakes’ — Dabo Swinney Holds Clemson QB Tait Reynolds Accountable Despite Crucial 24-10 Win Over CaliforniaSep 26Yahoo SportsThe Greenville NewsRoundtable +1The Greenville NewsFOX Carolina News +1FOX Carolina NewsTigerNetOn3On3TigerNetEach week: his team’s game, the stories about him that week, and the week’s biggest news headline.
Stories are headlines grouped by what they are about, counted through Oct 24.
Fans first named him at LSU.
Sports IllustratedOct 21On3Oct 20Yahoo SportsOct 17The Greenville NewsOct 17Sports IllustratedOct 14Aura™ · Him Watch
Aura compares how much fans talk about him with how well he plays, each ranked among QBs.
+45aura tax
16th percentile our passing-value metric (weighted expected points added) ranked among 358 QBs
— more hype than the tape.His career
