With the 2026 NFL Draft set to take place next month, mock drafts from various outlets and analysts continue to roll out online.
One of the recent, more extensive mock drafts came from this longtime NFL Draft analyst.
NFL.com’s Chad Reuter, who has covered the draft since 2000, unveiled a four-round 2026 NFL mock draft that projects six Clemson players to be selected over the first two rounds.
While multiple 2026 mock drafts have predicted Clemson to break its record for most first-round selections in a single year (three in 2019), Reuter’s mock draft has just one Tiger coming off the board in the first round – offensive tackle Blake Miller.
Reuter projects Miller to be drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers with the No. 21 overall pick.
“With LT Broderick Jones recovering from December neck surgery and the team weighing whether to exercise his fifth-year option, Miller should be squarely on the Steelers’ radar,” Reuter wrote. “Troy Fautanu can move back to left tackle if Miller needs to step in as a rookie.”
Though Reuter’s mock draft features only one Clemson first-round pick, he projects a slew of Tigers to be taken in the second round – five, in fact.
Reuter sees four Clemson players — edge rusher T.J. Parker, defensive tackle Peter Woods, wide receiver Antonio Williams and cornerback Avieon Terrell – all being selected in the span of six second-round picks, including Woods, Williams and Terrell with three consecutive picks.
Reuter has Parker going to the Arizona Cardinals (No. 34 overall), followed by Woods to the New York Giants (No. 37 overall), Williams to the Houston Texans (No. 38 overall) and Terrell to the Cleveland Browns (No. 39 overall).
Rounding out Reuter’s mock draft, as far as Clemson players, is defensive tackle DeMonte Capehart. Reuter projects him to be a second-round pick, as well, and go to the Minnesota Vikings with the No. 49 overall selection.
The 2026 NFL Draft will take place from April 23-25 in Pittsburgh.