CLEMSON -- Wes Goodwin said recently that cornerback is one of the easier positions for freshmen to learn.

Mike Reed said recently that he doesn't recruit freshmen to come sit the bench.

"I want to see you play," Reed said. "The school is investing in you, so let's go. Let's make something happen and let's play."

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By all accounts, Toriano Pride and Jeadyn Lukus are in line to get significant playing time in 2022.

It's no surprise given their talent, and given that Reed needs depth at corner after the departures of Andrew Booth and Mario Goodrich.

But if indeed Pride and Lukus are important contributors this season behind presumed starters Sheridan Jones and Nate Wiggins, it would go against the grain of an interesting and perhaps even peculiar trend under Dabo Swinney's tenure.

An amazing stat that we weren't aware of until combing through the last 13 seasons under Swinney: