Where Clemson Players Stand in ESPN Draft

The 2025 NFL Draft is almost here – it will get underway in Green Bay, Wisconsin, next Thursday – and a number of Clemson products are hoping to hear their names called and realize their dreams of playing at the next level.

Ahead of the draft, ESPN draft analysts Field Yates, Jordan Reid and Matt Miller have locked in their updated prospect rankings.

Here’s a rundown of where Clemson players rank among Yates’ top 200 prospects, Reid’s top 350 prospects and Miller’s top 600 prospects:

Yates

LB Barrett Carter – No. 143 overall – No. 10 linebacker – Round 5 grade

TE Jake Briningstool – No. 156 overall – No. 2 fullback/H-back – Round 5 grade

S R.J. Mickens – No. 186 overall – No. 15 safety – Round 6 grade

Reid

Carter – No. 137 overall – Round 4 prospect

Briningstool – No. 169 overall – No. 3 fullback/H-back – Round 5 prospect

Mickens – No. 195 overall – Round 5 prospect

G Marcus Tate – No. 225 overall – Round 6 prospect

RB Phil Mafah – No. 288 overall – Round 7 prospect

DT Payton Page – No. 297 overall – Round 7 prospect

Miller

Carter – No. 99 overall – No. 4 linebacker

Mickens – No. 125 overall

Briningstool – No. 205 overall – No. 3 fullback/H-back

Tate – No. 320 overall

Page – No. 322 overall

Mafah – No. 346 overall

The first round of the 2025 NFL Draft will kick off at 8 p.m. Thursday, April 24, followed by Rounds 2-3 at 7 p.m. April 25 and Rounds 4-7 at noon April 26.

The NFL Draft will be televised nationally by NFL Network, ABC, ESPN, ESPN2 and ESPN Deportes, and can be heard nationwide on Westwood One Radio, SiriusXM NFL Radio and ESPN Radio.