CLEMSON – After months of intense training and years of dreaming, it is finally NFL Draft week — a chance for Clemson players to hear their names called as selections for professional teams. On the Jim Rome show last week, head coach Dabo Swinney was confident about the potential for this year’s Tiger Draft class. […]
USA Today went through and played “matchmaker” for all 32 NFL teams ahead of this week’s NFL Draft, identifying the “perfect prospect” for each team in the draft. A couple of Clemson players – cornerback Avieon Terrell and defensive tackle Peter Woods – were pegged as the perfect prospects for two NFL teams. The Carolina […]
With the 2026 NFL Draft set to get underway Thursday, ESPN NFL Draft analyst Jordan Reid released his final, seven-round mock draft. There are 257 total picks in this year’s draft, and Reid projects eight Clemson players to be selected among the first 195 picks – two in the first round, two in the second […]
NFL.com analyst Bucky Brooks dove into the 2026 NFL Draft class, breaking down who he views as All-Pro and Pro Bowl-caliber prospects, along with five he sees as overachievers. Brooks named Clemson offensive tackle Blake Miller among those overachievers – also known as “red star” prospects, as Brooks explained: On the “Move the Sticks” podcast, […]
Dabo Swinney is bullish on Clemson’s top draft prospects ahead of the 2026 NFL Draft, which gets underway next Thursday. In fact, Clemson’s longtime head coach thinks it could be a historic draft for the Tigers. Swinney said during an appearance on The Jim Rome Show this week that he believes defensive tackle Peter Woods, […]
CLEMSON – This year, 17 Clemson players submitted their names for NFL Draft consideration, the most by any Tiger class since 2019. As of Wednesday, as many as nine of these players are in serious contention to be selected by professional football teams. Through research and interviews, The Clemson Insider has compiled a second mock […]
Clemson defensive tackle and top 2026 NFL Draft prospect Peter Woods joined the Up & Adams Show with NFL personality Kay Adams ahead of the draft. Woods discussed how he’s feeling leading up to the draft, which is set to take place from April 23-25 in Pittsburgh. “It feels crazy. Surreal, for real,” Woods said. […]
ESPN NFL Draft analyst Matt Miller released his rankings of the top 482 prospects for the 2026 NFL Draft later this month. Miller ranks 12 Clemson players among the top 482, including six among the best at their positions. Miller gave a player comp for each of his top 50 prospects, and four Tigers are […]
CLEMSON – This year, 17 Clemson players declared for the NFL Draft, the most by any Tiger class since 2019. With the 2026 NFL Draft approaching, The Clemson Insider has compiled its first mock draft involving Clemson players. Here is where we think several Tigers might end up, and in which round they could be […]
CLEMSON – The pageantry. The tears. The cheers. Excitement and anxieties, handshakes and hugs. All of the emotions, a culmination of years of hard work and months of especially vigorous regimens, will be on display in just a few weeks, when 257 football players hear their name called at the 2026 NFL Draft in Pittsburgh, […]