Cade Klubnik gives a scouting report for his targets this season

During the 2023 ACC Football Kickoff, new Clemson starting quarterback Cade Klubnik gave a very in-depth answer when asked to reveal some insight into the key players on the offense around him this season. Throughout the interview, he was positive and enthusiastic about what the team looks like right now and it was obvious that he's a very strong believer in this being a special season for the Tigers.

The initial question coming from the panel on the ACC Network keyed specifically on the weapons Klubnik will be throwing to but in a veteran move, he started with credit to the guys up front, "It starts with those front five, with our offensive line and that's what going to drive this offense. I believe that we're going to have the best offensive line at Clemson that we've had in a long time."

Then the QB moved to the running backs, again still not the subject of the question, who he seemingly couldn't be more pleased with by saying, "On top of that I think we have the two best running backs in the country. We got Will Shipley and Phil Maffa that have just continued to show what they can do in the past three years. They've both come in and have made major strides."

Finally, Klubnik turned his answer around to the actual pass catchers of the offense and the guys he'll need to step up for him in order for this offense to reach its potential. Klubnik shared, "I think the guys that nobody's talking about are Beaux Collins, Adam Randall, Antonio Williams, and Jake Briningstool. Those are going to be four guys that I've seen put in the extra hours this summer, that have been there on the weekends throwing 4 or 5 times a week. I think the people are doubting them right now and I'm so excited for them to show they've got."

When asked to speak about each of those four players individually Kubnik gave some intriguing answers. Here's his breakdown of each of those weapons in the order that he spoke about them:

Adam Randall: "He came in at the same time as me and kind of shocked the team the first couple weeks of spring football. Everyone was like holy cow who is this guy? He's a guy that's versatile and can really do it all. Big guy on the outside but can turn on the burners, go up and make the big play when we need it, great route runner, great hands."

Jake Briningstool: "Just a big body out there but I think a similar kind of comparison would be Kyle Pitts. He's a big tight end but he's an amazing route runner, great hands. He's a receiver but is a tight end."

Antonio Williams: "He's shifty, has shown what he can do last season. Just a playmaker at the end of the day. You can put him in any spot, run any route, catches the ball, and makes plays after the catch."

Beaux Collins: "He's a guy who can really do it all. He's shown what he can do. He battled some injuries last year but just the way that he's kind of stepped up as a leader in that room it's going to be so exciting to see him and just and the way that we've been kind of on the same chemistry these past couple months has been fun."

He finished up all of that answer with the simple quote of "It's going to be awesome." If all of these players play up the belief that Cade seems to have in them then this offense will be very "awesome" indeed.