Philip Florenzo

Joined Clemson as a walk-on (a self-professed tryout “crawl-on”) in the fall of 2021 and enters 2025 having appeared in 41 career games … credited with 12 career tackles and a fumble recovery … said Head Coach Dabo Swinney, “Florenzo, he’s a weapon now. He’s a snapper but he gives us a lot in coverage. He’s made a couple big, big plays for us… He’s a really good athlete. He’ll have a chance to play in the NFL at that position because he’s a good snapper and he’s a factor in the coverage game.” … enters 2025 with one remaining year of eligibility after he was granted an NCAA waiver in 2024 for an additional year after the COVID-19 pandemic precluded him from joining the team in 2020. 2024: Once again assumed starting long snapping duties for punts … snapped in 13 of Clemson’s 14 games; the only game in which he did not appear was Clemson’s game against The Citadel in which Clemson did not punt … credited with seven special teams tackles …made two tackles vs. No. 1 Georgia … recorded one tackle at Wake Forest … made two tackles vs. Louisville … added a tackle at Pitt … collected another tackle vs. No. 16 South Carolina. 2023: Named as Clemson’s starting long snapper for punts coming out of fall camp … snapped in all 13 games, recording five tackles and a fumble recovery … All-ACC Academic Team selection … recorded one tackle vs. Charleston Southern … made one tackle at Syracuse … added one tackle at NC State … recovered a muffed punt vs. No. 12 Notre Dame, setting up a seven-play Tiger scoring drive … posted a tackle vs. No. 20 North Carolina … made one tackle at South Carolina … added a tackle in the Gator Bowl vs. Kentucky. 2022: Earned starting long snapper job on placekicks prior to the season opener against Georgia Tech … All-ACC Academic Team selection … shared special teams player of the game honors with B.T. Potter and Drew Swinney vs. Furman … served as the short snapper on special teams in all 14 games. 2021: Made Clemson debut vs. UConn, snapping on the Tigers’ final PAT of the game. Before Clemson: Played both football and lacrosse at Loyola Blakefield Preparatory School in Towson, Md. Personal: Earned degree in financial management in May 2024 … completed microinternships at Segars Ranch in Montana in spring 2022. at Google in California in spring 2023 and at National Football League headquarters in spring 2024 … born July 4, 2002 … three-time ACC Honor Roll selection (2021-23) … two-time All-ACC Academic Team honoree (2022-23).

*Courtesy Clemson Media Guide