Pro Football Focus recently published a list of 31 names to watch as breakout candidates for the 2022 college football season and pegged two Clemson defenders as players that could emerge as stars this fall. One of those is sophomore linebacker Jeremiah Trotter Jr., of course the son of Jeremiah Trotter Sr., a four-time Pro […]
Pro Football Focus has been releasing its preseason positional rankings ahead of the 2022 college football season, and named several current Clemson standouts among the top players at their respective positions heading into the upcoming campaign. Junior linebacker Trenton Simpson was named the No. 3 off-ball linebacker, while junior defensive end Myles Murphy and fifth-year […]
Pro Football Focus recently published an article ranking NFL second-year breakout candidates for 2022, and former Clemson quarterback Trevor Lawrence tops the list heading into his second season with the Jacksonville Jaguars. It’s been well documented that Lawrence struggled at times during his rookie season, completing 59.6 percent of his passes for 3,641 yards and […]
Pro Football Focus this week published a list of the best 50 players in the NFL entering the 2022 season. PFF’s grading and PFF’s wins above replacement (WAR) metric are primary factors that went into their ranking, with more weight given to the most recent season. With that said, former Clemson and current Arizona Cardinals […]
This week, Pro Football Focus lead draft analyst Mike Renner unveiled the first PFF Big Board for the 2023 NFL Draft and has two Clemson defensive linemen among the top six players on the Big Board. Clemson junior defensive end Myles Murphy is ranked as the No. 5 overall player on the Big Board behind […]
Twitter provided Xavier Thomas with some additional motivation on Wednesday, if the Clemson fifth-year super senior defensive end needed any heading into the 2022 season. PFF College tweeted out a list of the early top 10 2023 NFL Draft edge defenders, per PFF’s Mike Renner. The list features Clemson junior defensive end Myles Murphy at […]
Trevor Lawrence made Clemson history on April 29, 2021, becoming the first player in Clemson history to be selected with the No. 1 overall pick in the 2021 NFL Draft. Of course, the Jacksonville Jaguars took Lawrence with the first overall pick that night, making him the third No. 1 overall pick across all sports […]
The 2022 NFL Draft just went down a couple of months ago, but there is already plenty of buzz about which college players will hear their names called in next year’s draft. Pro Football Focus this week published an article on one 2023 NFL Draft prospect each NFL team should be watching this year, and […]
This week, Pro Football Focus published a list of the top three players for every NFL team entering the 2022 season, and several former Clemson stars were named among the best players for their respective squads. Five-time Pro Bowl wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins was named one of the Arizona Cardinals’ top three players, while two […]
Pro Football Focus this week released its ranking of the top 25 NFL players under the age of 25 for the 2022 season. Three former Clemson stars made the list in Atlanta Falcons cornerback A.J. Terrell, Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Tee Higgins and Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence. Terrell is the highest-ranked of the trio, […]