With the 2025 NFL Draft in the books and a surprisingly small number of Clemon football players hearing their names called, we can officially look ahead to the 2026 class.
Clemson figures to have some of the best prospects in the entire 2026 class, led by guys like Cade Klubnik, Peter Woods, Avieon Terrell, and T.J. Parker. All of those guys have been projected as first-rounders by experts following the 2025 draft and it's hard to argue against that.
The Tigers have a number of other guys who could be drafted and some might even say that Clemson has the best draft class of any program for 2026.
Pro Football Focus released the numbers on its early 2026 NFL Draft big board and it sounds like Clemson players have been dominating it along with Alabama.
In fact, the Tigers have the second-most players listed on PFF's 2026 big board behind only the Crimson Tide. Clemson has 10 prospects while Alabama has a dozen.
When you consider the teams that Clemson is ahead of (essentially everyone), it's impressive to see the kind of development the Tigers have had over the past few years. Clemson is ahead of usual NFL Draft powerhouses like Oregon, Georgia, Penn State, LSU, Florida, Texas, Michigan, and Ohio State.
The four projected first-rounders are undoubtedly boosting the Tigers' numbers here, but isn't that the point? Clemson has some elite talent on the squad heading into 2025 so seeing that there are 10 Tigers on PFF's big board just makes sense. I'm actually surprised there aren't more.
Clemson fans should enjoy next year's NFL Draft far more than this year's.