The former Scotland U20 co-captain is a popular character in the Glasgow squad and with head coach Franco Smith.
"I'm really happy for him," Smith said. "He's been working hard.
"He played well at the beginning of the season in both of the warm up games, so he has had a taste of what is expected, and he's been training really, really well.
"The rest of the team were really, really pleased to see his name on the team sheet this week, which means a lot.
"It shows a lot of his character. It means a lot that the team has already noticed so I'm very proud of the young man.
"Hopefully like some of the other guys that made their debut this year, he will be able to use this as motivation to kick on."