The 2026 NFL Draft is finally here.
The first round kicks off tonight (8 p.m.), followed by Rounds 2-3 on Friday (7 p.m.) and Rounds 4-7 on Saturday (12 p.m.). The draft will be televised on NFL Network, ABC and ESPN.
ESPN’s Matt Miller, Peter Schrager and Field Yates have all released their final mock drafts ahead of the real thing.
Miller projects only one Clemson player to be selected in the first round – offensive tackle Blake Miller – while Schrager and Yates each predict three Tigers to be taken in Round 1 – Miller, along with defensive tackle Peter Woods and edge rusher T.J. Parker.
Matt Miller’s mock draft has Blake Miller going to the Philadelphia Eagles with the No. 23 overall pick.
“No team drafts ahead of need better than Philadelphia, which makes its offensive line situation confusing,” Matt Miller wrote. “Both right tackle Lane Johnson and left guard Landon Dickerson considered retirement last offseason with no clear-cut replacements on the roster. Expect that to change in this draft. Miller was not brought in for a predraft workout with the Eagles, per a source close to the player, but that shouldn’t be an indicator of their interest given his profile of 53 career starts.”
Yates’ mock draft also projects the Eagles to take Miller at No. 23.
“Right tackle Lane Johnson confirmed in February that he’s back for 2026, but the Eagles have a chance to do what general manager Howie Roseman has consistently done: address ‘wants’ before they become ‘musts,’” Yates wrote. “Miller logged nearly 3,700 career snaps as a four-year starter at Clemson, and he gave up only nine pressures and two sacks in 2025.”
Five picks later, Yates sees Woods going to the Houston Texans at No. 28.
“The Texans are as talented as any team on defense, but defensive tackle is an area for them to get younger,” Yates wrote. “Woods has a starter kit of tools to suggest he can produce much more than his 5.0 sacks over the past two seasons. He’s an explosive, nimble pass rusher with strong hands to disengage at the point of attack.”
Yates predicts Parker to land with the Seattle Seahawks as the 32nd overall selection.

“General manager John Schneider said the Seahawks are hoping to move back at some point in the draft, as they currently have a league-low four selections,” Yates wrote. “But I don’t think they will trade this pick, as they have a chance to add a rugged, tough edge rusher to coach Mike Macdonald’s defense. Parker has a similar profile to current Seahawks rusher Derick Hall.”
As for Schrager’s mock draft, he has Miller going to the Texans with the No. 19 overall pick.
“With three offensive tackles already off the board and a few OT-needy teams coming up, Houston can flip its early Round 3 pick to move up nine spots in Round 1 and get an experienced, reliable right tackle,” Schrager wrote. “Miller is steady. And after another OL remake for the Texans, that’s what they need. Miller is an immediate starter who can help open run lanes and keep C.J. Stroud clean.”
Schrager then projects Parker and Woods to go back-to-back in the first round – Parker to the Chicago Bears at No. 25, and Woods to the Buffalo Bills at No. 26.
“Edge is a big need for Chicago. The Bears have to find someone to create pressure opposite Montez Sweat. We might see a little push for edge rushers at the end of Round 1, and Chicago could land Parker with the hope that he gets back to his 11-sack production of 2024 (he had five in 2025),” Schrager wrote.
“Buffalo was 30th against the run last season, averaging 5.1 yards allowed per carry, so it should be considering ways to improve that. Woods — along with Parker, his Clemson teammate — was getting a ton of buzz heading into the 2025 season, and although his production dipped, he has blue-chip upside. Concepcion would also be interesting here, but I think the Bills go defense.”
The current Clemson record for first-round picks in an NFL Draft is three, and that came in 2019 when Clelin Ferrell (No. 4 to Raiders), Christian Wilkins (No. 13 to Dolphins) and Dexter Lawrence (No. 17 to Giants) were selected in the opening round.