Joel Klatt makes Clemson football first-round NFL draft predictions
Fox Sports college football analyst Joel Klatt sees these Clemson football players taken in the first round of the 2026 NFL Draft.
The Clemson Tigers have as many as seven and possibly eight players who could be taken in the 2026 NFL Draft this week in Pittsburgh. Fox Sports college football analyst Joel Klatt sees two Clemson players going in the first round in his final mock draft, beginning with edge rusher T. J.
Parker as the first of two Tigers chosen with back-to-back picks. Klatt sees Parker landing with the Los Angeles Chargers' first-round pick at No. 22 overall.
"The Chargers need help along the edge. We know coach Jim Harbaugh wants to build a run well and have his defense work from the inside and out. T.
J. Parker was widely considered to be a surefire top-10 pick entering the 2025 season. He didn't have the season that many had hoped for him, though.