Pro Football Focus (PFF) believes these two Clemson players would be the perfect draft picks for two particular NFL teams this spring.

Ahead of the 2026 NFL Draft in April, PFF highlighted who it sees as the ideal draft prospect for each team.  

Clemson cornerback Avieon Terrell was tabbed as the perfect pick for the Minnesota Vikings.

“The Vikings need help in their secondary, particularly at cornerback,” PFF’s Max Chadwick wrote. “Terrell, who posted 80.0-plus PFF overall grades in each of the past two seasons at Clemson, is a potential answer. He’s the younger brother of Falcons cornerback A.J. Terrell, who ranked second among all NFL cornerbacks in PFF overall grade back in the 2021 season.”

Meanwhile, Clemson edge rusher T.J. Parker was pegged as the perfect pick for the New England Patriots.

“No Patriots edge defender owns a top-40 PFF overall grade this year,” Chadwick wrote. “Parker was incredibly productive throughout his career at Clemson, posting a 90.1 career PFF overall grade.”

PFF’s 2026 NFL Draft Big Board has Parker as the No. 9 overall prospect in this year’s draft class, while Terrell is ranked No. 31.

The 2026 NFL Draft will take place from April 23-25 in Pittsburgh.

A 2025 All-American and Jim Thorpe Award semifinalist, Terrell was credited with 128 tackles (9.0 for loss), 30 pass breakups, three interceptions, four sacks, eight forced fumbles and three fumble recoveries across 39 games (31 starts) in his career as a Tiger from 2023-25. The two-time All-ACC selection set Clemson records for a defensive back in forced fumbles in a season (five in 2025) and a career (eight from 2023-25), and he led all cornerbacks nationally in forced fumbles across his Clemson career.

A 2023 freshman All-American and 2024 All-ACC selection, Parker piled up 144 tackles (41.5 for loss), 21.5 sacks, six forced fumbles, six fumble recoveries and five pass breakups over 39 career games (29 starts) in his Clemson career from 2023-25. He leaves Tigertown ranked 10th in career sacks and tied for fourth in career fumble recoveries, and he set the Clemson record for forced fumbles in a single season with six in 2024.