2026 NFL Draft scouting report: T.J. Parker, EDGE, Clemson
Here is our report from the 2026 NFL Draft on Clemson's T.J. Parker.
The pass rush group in the 2026 NFL Draft is among the deepest positional groups this year. You're going to be able to find early contributors on day two and potentially into day three. One prospect who will likely hear his name called on day two is Clemson's T.
J. Parker. His teammate, defensive tackle Peter Woods, gets a lot of the hype, but Parker is no slouch himself.
Let's talk about it. Parker, a former four-star recruit out of Central High School in Phenix City, Alabama, was a top 50 prospect in the 2023 class, where he originally committed to Penn State in late 2022, but would flip to Clemson in early 2023. Parker would set records as a true freshman, posting 12.
5 tackles for loss and 5. 5 sacks, earning Freshman All-American honors. He would finish his Tigers career with 21.