Clemson NFL Draft Picks

197 drafted · 1968–2025

Summary

197Players Drafted

36First Rounders

Clemson has produced 197 NFL draft selections between 1968–2025. The highest was Trevor Lawrence, taken 1st overall in 2021. 36 of its picks went in the first round. DeAndre Hopkins has the longest NFL career among them by games played (187). DE is the position it has sent to the NFL most often (28). 11 of these players attended more than one school; they are listed here and on each of their other programs.

All Clemson NFL Draft Picks

Year	Rd	Pick	Team	Player	Pos	College
1968	3	64	CLE	Harry Olszewski	OG	Clemson
1968	4	99	CHI	Wayne Mass	OT	Clemson
1968	5	134	CLE	Jackie Jackson	RB	Clemson
1970	3	66	DAL	Charlie Waters	DB	Clemson
1971	2	30	DET	David Thompson		Clemson
1972	3	63	PIT	John McMakin	TE	Clemson
1973	6	155	NYJ	Rick Harrell		Clemson
1974	6	131	KC	Jay Washington	RB	Clemson
1976	1	28	PIT	Bennie Cunningham	TE	Clemson
1976	10	282	MIA	Don Testerman	RB	Clemson; Lenoir Rhyne; Virginia Tech; Ferrum College
1978	5	127	SF	Archie Reese	DT	Clemson
1979	1	5	BUF	Jerry Butler	WR	Clemson
1979	1	23	KC	Steve Fuller	QB	Clemson
1979	3	64	LA	Joe Bostic	G	Clemson
1979	4	92	DET	Jon Brooks	LB	Clemson
1979	4	92	DET	Jonathan Brooks	LB	Clemson
1979	10	249	SF	Dwight Clark	WR	Clemson
1979	11	277	KC	Stan Rome	WR	Clemson
1980	1	20	SF	Jim Stuckey	DE	Clemson
1980	7	189	DAL	Lester Brown	RB	Clemson
1980	12	324	BAL	Marvin Sims	FB	Clemson
1981	6	140	SEA	Steve Durham	DE	Clemson
1981	7	178	BAL	Obed Ariri	K	Clemson
1982	1	6	SEA	Jeff Bryant	DE	Clemson
1982	1	19	BUF	Perry Tuttle	WR	Clemson
1982	5	128	TB	Jeff Davis	LB	Clemson
1982	7	188	SD	Hollis Hall	DB	Clemson
1983	1	10	NYG	Terry Kinard	FS	Clemson
1983	3	66	NO	Cliff Austin	RB	Clemson
1983	4	101	NE	Johnny Rembert	ILB	Clemson; Cowley County Community Coll
1983	5	135	DAL	Chuck McSwain	RB	Clemson
1983	7	194	LV	Jeff McCall	RB	Clemson
1983	8	205	NYG	Andy Headen	LB	Clemson
1984	1	11	CLE	Kevin Mack	RB	Clemson
1984	3	63	ATL	Rod McSwain	S	Clemson
1984	6	143	NYG	Jim Scott	DE	Clemson
1985	1	22	CHI	William Perry	DT	Clemson
1985	3	58	NYG	Tyrone Davis	DB	Clemson
1985	3	77	LA	Dale Hatcher	P	Clemson
1985	5	116	LA	K.D. Dunn	TE	Clemson
1985	6	152	ATL	Reggie Pleasant	DB	Clemson
1985	10	260	TB	Donald Igwebuike	K	Clemson
1987	1	25	SF	Terrence Flagler	RB	Clemson
1987	2	31	ATL	Kenny Flowers	RB	Clemson
1987	2	38	PIT	Delton Hall	DB	Clemson
1987	4	103	CIN	Jim Riggs	TE	Clemson
1988	2	50	CLE	Michael Dean Perry	DT	Clemson
1989	1	11	CHI	Donnell Woolford	CB	Clemson
1989	4	97	DEN	Jake McCullough	DE	Clemson
1989	4	97	DEN	Richard McCullough	DE	Clemson
1989	5	113	DAL	Keith Jennings	TE	Clemson
1989	10	271	HOU	Tracy Johnson	RB	Clemson
1990	9	241	MIN	Terry Allen	RB	Clemson
1991	2	41	NE	Jerome Henderson	FS	Clemson
1991	2	51	SEA	Doug Thomas	WR	Clemson
1991	2	53	SF	John Johnson	LB	Clemson
1991	3	78	CHI	Chris Gardocki	P	Clemson
1991	4	86	ARI	Dexter Davis	CB	Clemson
1991	5	117	PHO	Vance Hammond	DT	Clemson
1992	1	16	LV	Chester McGlockton	DT	Clemson
1992	2	38	PIT	Levon Kirkland	MLB	Clemson
1992	5	117	LAC	Curtis Whitley	C	Clemson; Chowan College
1992	5	125	MIN	Ed McDaniel	OLB	Clemson
1993	1	15	GB	Wayne Simmons	ILB	Clemson
1993	3	72	LV	James Trapp	CB	Clemson
1993	4	91	TB	Rudy Harris	RB	Clemson
1993	4	106	MIN	Ashley Sheppard	LB	Clemson
1993	6	164	MIA	Robert O'Neal	DB	Clemson
1994	2	50	PIT	Brentson Buckner	DT	Clemson
1994	7	203	CLE	Andre Hewitt	OT	Clemson
1995	6	179	TB	Wardell Rouse	LB	Clemson; Itawamba JC
1996	2	50	LAC	Patrick Sapp	OLB	Clemson
1996	2	61	PHI	Brian Dawkins	S	Clemson
1996	5	138	WAS	Leomont Evans	DB	Clemson
1996	6	195	NE	Marrio Grier	RB	Tennessee-Chattanooga; Clemson
1997	1	28	DEN	Trevor Pryce	DE	Clemson; Michigan
1997	2	40	LA	Dexter McCleon	DB	Clemson
1997	6	190	PHI	Antwuan Wyatt	WR	Bethune-Cookman College; Clemson
1998	1	15	SEA	Anthony Simmons	OLB	Clemson
1998	4	102	MIA	Lorenzo Bromell	DE	Clemson; Georgia Military
1998	5	129	STL	Raymond Priester	RB	Clemson
1998	6	159	STL	Glenn Rountree	OG	Clemson
1998	7	210	MIA	Jim Bundren	G	Clemson
1999	1	25	GB	Antuan Edwards	DB	Clemson
1999	2	45	CLE	Rahim Abdullah	OLB	Clemson
1999	5	139	LAC	Adrian Dingle	DE	Clemson
1999	7	231	NYG	O.J. Childress	LB	Clemson
1999	7	249	CIN	Donald Broomfield	DT	Clemson
2001	1	15	WAS	Rod Gardner	WR	Clemson
2001	7	232	TEN	Keith Adams	LB	Clemson
2001	7	244	LAC	Robert Carswell	DB	Clemson
2003	4	114	DEN	Nick Eason	DE	Clemson
2003	4	128	DEN	Bryant McNeal	DE	Clemson
2004	3	72	GB	Donnell Washington	DT	Clemson
2004	3	77	SF	Derrick Hamilton	WR	Clemson
2005	2	57	NYJ	Justin Miller	DB	Clemson
2005	3	98	SEA	Leroy Hill	OLB	Clemson
2005	5	140	CHI	Airese Currie	WR	Clemson
2006	1	15	LA	Tye Hill	DB	Clemson
2006	3	81	LAC	Charlie Whitehurst	QB	Clemson
2006	7	241	TB	Charles Bennett	DE	Clemson
2007	1	4	TB	Gaines Adams	DE	Clemson
2007	3	96	LAC	Anthony Waters	LB	Clemson
2007	5	139	LA	Dustin Fry	C	Clemson
2007	5	159	PHI	C.J. Gaddis	DB	Clemson
2007	7	235	NYJ	Chansi Stuckey	WR	Clemson
2007				Nathan Bennett	OG	Clemson
2008	2	32	MIA	Phillip Merling	DE	Clemson
2008	6	170	KC	Barry Richardson	OT	Clemson
2009	4	103	LA	Darell Scott	DT	Clemson
2009	4	103	STL	Dorell Scott	DT	Clemson
2009	5	165	MIA	Chris Clemons	DB	Clemson
2009	5	166	DAL	Mike Hamlin	DB	Clemson
2009	5	166	DAL	Michael Hamlin	S	Clemson
2010	1	9	BUF	C.J. Spiller	RB	Clemson
2010	4	108	LV	Jacoby Ford	WR	Clemson
2010	5	134	PHI	Ricky Sapp	LB	Clemson
2010	5	164	PIT	Crezdon Butler	CB	Clemson
2010	7	240	IND	Kavell Conner	OLB	Clemson
2011	2	41	WAS	Jarvis Jenkins	DT	Clemson
2011	2	50	LAC	Marcus Gilchrist	S	Clemson
2011	2	51	TB	Da'Quan Bowers	DE	Clemson
2011	4	122	BUF	Chris Hairston	OT	Clemson
2011	4	130	TEN	Jamie Harper	RB	Clemson
2011	6	173	SEA	Byron Maxwell	CB	Clemson
2011				DeAndre McDaniel	S	Clemson
2012	2	38	JAX	Andre Branch	DE	Clemson
2012	3	64	IND	Dwayne Allen	TE	Clemson
2012	3	93	CIN	Brandon Thompson	DT	Clemson
2012	4	115	TEN	Coty Sensabaugh	CB	Clemson
2012				Rennie Moore	DE	Clemson
2012				Antoine Mcclain	OG	Clemson
2013	1	27	HOU	DeAndre Hopkins	WR	Clemson
2013	4	127	ATL	Malliciah Goodman	DE	Clemson
2013	5	143	BUF	Jonathan Meeks	DB	Clemson
2013	6	187	ARI	Andre Ellington	RB	Clemson
2014	1	4	BUF	Sammy Watkins	WR	Clemson
2014	3	100	SF	Brandon Thomas	G	Clemson
2014	4	102	WAS	Bashaud Breeland	CB	Clemson
2014	4	118	PIT	Martavis Bryant	WR	Clemson
2014	6	213	NYJ	Tajh Boyd	QB	Clemson
2015	5	1	LA	Isaiah Battle	OT	Clemson
2015	1	8	ATL	Vic Beasley	DE	Clemson
2015	1	31	NO	Stephone Anthony	LB	Clemson
2015	5	137	ATL	Grady Jarrett	DT	Clemson
2015	5	165	SF	Bradley Pinion	P	Clemson
2015	6	188	BUF	Tony Steward	LB	Clemson
2015				Corey Crawford	DE	Clemson
2015				Garry Peters	CB	Clemson
2015				Tavaris Barnes	DE	Clemson
2016	1	19	BUF	Shaq Lawson	DE	Clemson
2016	2	33	TEN	Kevin Dodd	OLB	Clemson
2016	2	54	MIN	Mackensie Alexander	CB	Clemson
2016	2	57	IND	T.J. Green	DB	Clemson
2016	4	109	NYG	B.J. Goodson	MLB	Clemson
2016	5	166	HOU	DJ Reader	DE	Clemson
2016	7	241	NYJ	Charone Peake	WR	Clemson
2016	7	244	MIN	Jayron Kearse	S	Clemson
2016	7	247	SEA	Zac Brooks	RB	Clemson
2017	1	12	HOU	Deshaun Watson	QB	Clemson
2017	3	97	MIA	Cordrea Tankersley	CB	Clemson
2017	4	140	NYG	Wayne Gallman	RB	Clemson
2017	4	142	HOU	Carlos Watkins	DE	Clemson
2017	5	150	NYJ	Jordan Leggett	TE	Clemson
2017	7	253	DEN	Chad Kelly	QB	Mississippi; East Mississippi JC; Clemson
2017				Jadar Johnson	S	Clemson
2017				Artavis Scott	WR	Clemson
2017				Ben Boulware	ILB	Clemson
2018	3	100	KC	Dorian O'Daniel	LB	Clemson
2018	6	185	IND	Deon Cain	WR	Clemson
2018	6	187	BUF	Ray-Ray McCloud	WR	Clemson
2018				Taylor Hearn	OG	Clemson
2019	1	4	LV	Clelin Ferrell	DE	Clemson
2019	1	13	MIA	Christian Wilkins	DT	Clemson
2019	1	17	NYG	Dexter Lawrence	DT	Clemson
2019	2	40	LV	Trayvon Mullen	CB	Clemson
2019	4	117	DET	Austin Bryant	DE	Clemson
2019	5	149	LV	Hunter Renfrow	WR	Clemson
2019				Mitch Hyatt	OT	Clemson
2019				Albert Huggins	DT	Clemson
2019				Tre Lamar	ILB	Clemson
2019				Kendall Joseph	ILB	Clemson
2020	1	8	ARI	Isaiah Simmons	LB	Clemson
2020	1	16	ATL	A.J. Terrell	CB	Clemson
2020	2	33	CIN	Tee Higgins	WR	Clemson
2020	3	100	LV	Tanner Muse	LB	Clemson
2020	4	109	LV	John Simpson	G	Clemson
2020	4	127	PHI	K'Von Wallace	SAF	Clemson
2020	7	250	LA	Tremayne Anchrum	G	Clemson
2020				Gage Cervenka	OG	Clemson
2021	1	1	JAX	Trevor Lawrence	QB	Clemson
2021	1	25	JAX	Travis Etienne	RB	Clemson
2021	2	46	CIN	Jackson Carman	G	Clemson
2021	3	85	GB	Amari Rodgers	WR	Clemson
2021	5	181	KC	Cornell Powell	WR	Clemson
2022	2	42	MIN	Andrew Booth	CB	Clemson
2022	6	212	LA	Derion Kendrick	CB	Georgia; Clemson
2022	7	231	BUF	Baylon Spector	LB	Clemson
2023	1	28	CIN	Myles Murphy	DE	Clemson
2023	1	29	NO	Bryan Bresee	DT	Clemson
2023	3	86	BAL	Trenton Simpson	LB	Clemson
2023	5	137	WAS	KJ Henry	DE	Clemson
2023	5	156	LAC	Jordan McFadden	G	Clemson
2023	5	175	LA	Davis Allen	TE	Clemson
2024	1	30	BAL	Nate Wiggins	CB	Clemson
2024	2	35	ATL	Ruke Orhorhoro	DT	Clemson
2024	4	127	PHI	Will Shipley	RB	Clemson
2024	5	138	ARI	Xavier Thomas	LB	Clemson
2024	5	155	PHI	Jeremiah Trotter Jr.	LB	Clemson
2025	2	64	PHI	Andrew Mukuba	SAF	Texas; Clemson
2025	4	119	CIN	Barrett Carter	LB	Clemson
2025	6	214	LAC	R.J. Mickens	SAF	Clemson
2025	7	239	DAL	Phil Mafah	RB	Clemson