Grant Wise

Physical Profile

Wise carries roughly 300 pounds on a 6-4 frame with the thick lower half and short-area anchor you want inside rather than the long-levered build of a tackle — which is why every evaluator kicked him in from the RT/LT spots he manned in high school. His strength base is not projection, it's documented: Florida 3A state titles in both Olympic and traditional weightlifting as a junior (405 bench, 350 clean, 295 snatch) and a 27-rep Big Man Challenge win at the Rivals Five-Star camp. That translates directly to displacement power at the point of attack and a stout pass-pro anchor against bull rush. The trade-off is that his arm length and recovery speed are interior-only traits; he does not have the edge redundancy some 300-pounders keep.

Play Style

A downhill mauler. Wise is at his best on gap and duo concepts where he can put his hands inside and drive a defensive tackle off the ball vertically — his coach's phrase for it is that he sticks with his target the whole way through. Good vision and angle recognition for a high school lineman; he finds the right man on combos rather than freelancing. In pass protection he wins with anchor and grip strength more than with feet, sitting down on power and refusing to give ground. The aggression is a genuine trait, not a highlight-reel artifact — it shows on the back side of runs and on the finish.

Strengths

• Elite functional strength — dual Florida 3A weightlifting state titles (405 bench / 350 clean / 295 snatch) and 27 reps at the Rivals Five-Star Big Man Challenge; this is top-of-class power for the 2026 IOL group and shows up as real displacement in the run game, not just weight-room numbers.
• Finishing temperament and sustain — 128 pancakes as a junior on a 10-2 Pace team that rushed for 2,759 yards and 45 touchdowns while allowing zero sacks. He identifies his target, latches, and stays attached through the whistle rather than glancing off.
• Positional versatility with a center projection — took snaps at both right and left tackle in high school despite an interior body type, and his high school staff believes center is his long-term home. The 4.7 GPA and honors graduation support the mental load that comes with pivot duties (line calls, front ID).

Areas to Improve

• Pass protection against speed in space — the one recurring note on his film is that quicker rushers occasionally beat him around the edge when he was aligned outside. Inside, that manifests as needing tighter hand timing and a more consistent kick-slide against twitchy 3-techs and stunt games; ACC interior rushers will test his lateral redirect in a way Class 6A Florida edges did not.
• Body composition and conditioning at 300+ — the powerlifting mass that makes him a mauler needs to be reallocated by a college strength staff into repeatable snap-to-snap explosiveness. Second-level climbs and reach blocks in a zone scheme are the specific area where he must prove he can move that mass efficiently, not just move a man in front of him.

College Projection

Already on campus and already ahead of schedule. Wise worked with the second unit during tempo periods in Clemson's spring, and he was singled out as arguably the fastest riser of the six offensive linemen in Clemson's 2026 signing class. Fall camp coverage in August 2026 has him in interior line rotations and flagged as a realistic candidate to lock up a two-deep spot as a true freshman. Projection: interior backup and situational/short-yardage jumbo package contributor in 2026, with a starting guard job available in 2027 and a genuine path to center thereafter if his snap consistency and front-ID work hold up. The early enrollment plus a full offseason in a college strength program is the exact developmental sequence a body like his needs.

NFL Outlook

Draftable projection with a defined ceiling. 247Sports Director of Scouting Andrew Ivins graded him as a 'mauling interior projection with loads of power' and pegged a 4th-7th round outcome, comparing him to Matt Lee of the Cincinnati Bengals — a fair comp for a strong, smart, scheme-limited-but-reliable interior lineman. His draft stock will be decided by whether he becomes a center: pivot-capable guards with his strength floor and academic profile get drafted, while pure power guards without positional flex often don't. Three years of ACC starts and a clean pass-pro tape would push him toward Day 2.

Best Fit

A downhill, gap/power run offense that asks its guards to displace rather than to run 12-yard pulls — which is why Clemson under Matt Luke is a strong landing spot. He fits best where the interior is asked to win one-on-one at the point of attack, execute vertical double-teams, and provide a firm pocket interior for a quarterback who works from depth. A heavy outside-zone team that demands its center and guards reach and climb on every snap would be the least efficient use of his skill set, though not disqualifying if the staff invests in his movement skills.