Syracuse, N.Y. — Syracuse is expected to field a healthy roster against Clemson, Fran Brown said Thursday night. After being down three starters against Colgate, those three are expected to return for ACC play.
Brown said running back Yasin Willis, safety Devin Grant and left tackle Trevion Mack (foot) are expected to play Saturday. While he noted Grant still has a bit of a limp, Brown said he believes the senior will be ready for Saturday’s noon kickoff.
“Everybody is back,” Brown said during his weekly radio show on TK99. “Everybody was healthy. They looked good in practice.”
“Everybody” would include wide receiver Justus Ross-Simmons (finger) and right tackle Da’Metrius Weatherspoon, who left the Colgate game early with a limp. Brown also said that wide receiver Emanuel Ross, who has yet to play this season, may play against Clemson.
Brown did say he expects backup right tackle Kam Pringle to play Saturday.
Cornell Perry had been filling in for Grant while Naquil Betrand and Joshua Miller relieved Mack. Perry currently has a Pro Football Focus grade of 72.4, which ranks second among Syracuse defenders with at least 100 snaps played.
The Orange is likely to rest redshirt sophomore wide receiver Tyshawn Russell due to an undisclosed injury, Brown said. Syracuse will also be without running back/return specialist Malachi James for another week, according to the official ACC injury report.
Meanwhile, Clemson may see the return of four starters.
Wide receiver Antonio Williams, safety Khalil Barnes and offensive linemen Elyjah Thurman and Tristan Leigh are listed as probable.
On the Syracuse side, linebackers Gary Bryant III and Derek McDonald join defensive tackle Dion Wilson Jr. on the probable list.
Brown also said freshman wide receiver Darius Johnson, who fractured his fibula in training camp, is set to make his season debut next week against Duke.
This is the first week Syracuse has been subjected to the ACC’s new injury report. Through one week, it doesn’t appear that Syracuse will be helpful with the injury report. Brown said Thursday that “everyone is questionable,” including himself.
He also said that freshman wide receiver Darien Williams, who caught the first touchdown of his career against Colgate, will play against Clemson.
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