List of Clemson Tigers in the NFL draft

The Clemson Tigers football team of Clemson University has had 280 players drafted into the National Football League since the league began holding drafts in 1936. Each NFL franchise seeks to add new players through the annual NFL Draft. The draft rules were last updated in 2009. The team with the worst record the previous year picks first, the next-worst team second, and so on. Teams that did not make the playoffs are ordered by their regular-season record, with any remaining ties broken by strength of schedule. Playoff participants are sequenced after non-playoff teams, based on their round of elimination.
Before the merger agreements in 1966, the American Football League operated in direct competition with the NFL and held a separate draft. This led to a massive bidding war over top prospects between the two leagues, along with the subsequent drafting of the same player in each draft. As part of the merger agreement on June 8, 1966, the two leagues held a multiple round "Common Draft". Once the AFL officially merged with the NFL in 1970, the "Common Draft" simply became the NFL Draft.
The 2021 NFL draft was the only draft where a Tiger was drafted first overall with quarterback Trevor Lawrence. Thirty-eight Tigers have been drafted in the first round of the NFL Draft, with the most recent being Nate Wiggins in 2024. The single first round of the NFL Draft with the most Tigers selected was 2019 with three players; while 1979, 1982, 2015, 2017, 2020, 2021, 2023 saw two players go in the first round. The most Tigers selected in a single NFL Draft is nine, in 1983 and 2016.
Of the Tigers selected in the NFL Draft, twenty-two have been selected to a Pro Bowl, and twenty-seven share a combined thirty-three Super Bowl championship rings.
The New York Giants have drafted the most Tigers with eighteen, and Pittsburgh Steelers the 2nd-most with seventeen. Clemson has had at least one player selected by 30 NFL franchises since 2003. The New England Patriots haven't drafted a Tiger since 1991, while only the Carolina Panthers have never drafted a Tiger.

Players selected

Year	Round	Overall	Name	Position	Team	Notes
1939	5	40		B	New York Giants	—
1939	16	142		E	Chicago Cardinals	—
1940	1	4		HB	Brooklyn Dodgers	—
1940	13	120		G	New York Giants	—
1940	18	161		B	Chicago Cardinals	—
1942	5	35		E	Detroit Lions	—
1943	20	189		B	Chicago Bears	—
1945	10	93		B	Chicago Bears	—
1946	6	43		G	Pittsburgh Steelers	—
1946	15	136		B	Green Bay Packers	—
1946	29	276		T	Green Bay Packers	—
1947	16	138		C	Pittsburgh Steelers	—
1948	27	246		T	New York Giants	—
1949	1	6		DB, TB	Pittsburgh Steelers	—
1949	7	71		G	Philadelphia Eagles	—
1951	3	27		FB, K	Green Bay Packers	—
1951	7	81		HB, E	Pittsburgh Steelers	—
1951	11	131		B	New York Yanks	—
1951	12	146		DB, LB, E	New York Giants	—
1951	22	262		QB	Pittsburgh Steelers	—
1951	25	300		T	Los Angeles Rams	—
1952	5	59		G	New York Giants	—
1952	13	148		B	Green Bay Packers	—
1953	6	66		G	Pittsburgh Steelers	—
1953	10	121		E	Detroit Lions	—
1953	18	209		B	Chicago Bears	—
1953	29	340		T	Chicago Cardinals	—
1954	24	285		T	Philadelphia Eagles	—
1955	16	190		G	Philadelphia Eagles	—
1955	21	244		B	Washington Redskins	—
1955	28	334		C	Philadelphia Eagles	—
1956	4	43		T	Baltimore Colts	—
1956	22	254		T	Detroit Lions	—
1956	25	292		B	Pittsburgh Steelers	—
1957	2	18		HB	Green Bay Packers	—
1957	3	34	*	DT	Chicago Cardinals	AFL All-Star
1958	17	200		C	Los Angeles Rams	—
1958	24	280		C	Philadelphia Eagles	—
1959	14	158		T	Philadelphia Eagles	—
1959	14	162		LB	San Francisco 49ers	AFL Champion
1959	16	192		T	Baltimore Colts	—
1959	20	230		G	Philadelphia Eagles	—
1959	20	235		LB	Pittsburgh Steelers	—
1960	1	12		DT, DE, G	New York Giants	—
1960	2	13	*	T	St. Louis Cardinals	AFL All-Star
1960	8	88		FB, HB	San Francisco 49ers	Super Bowl Champion
1960	14	168		LB, FB	New York Giants	AFL Champion
1961 ^{AFL draft}	9	68		QB	Oakland Raiders	—
1961 ^{AFL draft}	14	112		T	Houston Oilers	—
1961 ^{NFL draft}	5	63		T	Baltimore Colts	—
1961 ^{NFL draft}	10	134		T	St. Louis Cardinals	—
1961 ^{NFL draft}	12	156		QB	Dallas Cowboys	—
1962 ^{AFL draft}	9	69		WR	New York Titans	NFL Champion
1962 ^{AFL draft}	29	231		T	Houston Oilers	—
1962 ^{NFL draft}	3	41		WR	Green Bay Packers	NFL Champion
1963 ^{AFL draft}	5	38		G	Houston Oilers	—
1963 ^{NFL draft}	5	67		G	Los Angeles Rams	—
1964 ^{AFL draft}	15	118		FB	Houston Oilers	—
1964 ^{NFL draft}	2	23		HB	Chicago Bears	—
1964 ^{NFL draft}	8	102		TE	San Francisco 49ers	—
1964 ^{NFL draft}	14	190		E	Baltimore Colts	—
1965	17	237		T	Cleveland Browns	—
1966	12	177		T	St. Louis Cardinals	—
1966	12	182		DE	Chicago Bears	—
1967	14	360		T	Cleveland Browns	—
1968	3	64		G	Cleveland Browns	—
1968	4	99		T	Chicago Bears	—
1968	5	134		RB	Cleveland Browns	—
1968	9	230		DB	Washington Redskins	—
1969	8	201		C, T	St. Louis Cardinals	—
1969	14	344		DE	Boston Patriots	—
1970	3	66	^*	DB	Dallas Cowboys	Pro Bowl Super Bowl Champion
1970	11	283		T	Dallas Cowboys	—
1970	14	347		G	San Francisco 49ers	—
1971	2	30		T, C, G	Detroit Lions	—
1972	3	63		TE	Pittsburgh Steelers	Super Bowl Champion
1972	9	217		DB	Pittsburgh Steelers	—
1972	14	346		LB	Green Bay Packers	—
1973	6	155		C	New York Jets	—
1973	11	266		K	Chicago Bears	—
1974	6	131		RB	Kansas City Chiefs	—
1976	1	28		TE	Pittsburgh Steelers	Super Bowl Champion
1976	10	282		RB	Miami Dolphins	—
1976	11	303		WR	New York Giants	—
1976	15	424		T	Baltimore Colts	—
1978	5	127		DE, NT, DT	San Francisco 49ers	Super Bowl Champion
1978	8	213		DB	New York Jets	—
1978	11	305		T	Denver Broncos	—
1979	1	5	*	WR	Buffalo Bills	Pro Bowl
1979	1	23		QB	Kansas City Chiefs	Super Bowl Champion
1979	3	64		G, T	St. Louis Cardinals	—
1979	4	92		LB	Detroit Lions	—
1979	10	249	^*	WR	San Francisco 49ers	Pro Bowl Super Bowl Champion
1979	11	277		WR	Kansas City Chiefs	—
1980	1	20		DE	San Francisco 49ers	Super Bowl Champion
1980	7	189		RB	Dallas Cowboys	—
1980	12	324		FB	Baltimore Colts	—
1981	6	140		DE	Seattle Seahawks	—
1981	7	178		K	Baltimore Colts	—
1982	1	6		DE, DT	Seattle Seahawks	—
1982	1	19		WR	Buffalo Bills	—
1982	5	128		LB	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	—
1982	7	188		DB	San Diego Chargers	—
1982	9	225		C	Baltimore Colts	—
1982	12	327		G	Denver Broncos	—
1983	1	10		DB	New York Giants	—
1983	3	66		RB	New Orleans Saints	—
1983	4	101	*	LB	New England Patriots	Pro Bowl
1983	5	135		RB	Dallas Cowboys	—
1983	7	194		RB	Los Angeles Raiders	—
1983	8	205		LB	New York Giants	Super Bowl Champion
1983	11	282		LB	Los Angeles Rams	—
1983	11	290		G	Seattle Seahawks	—
1983	11	298		G	Minnesota Vikings	—
1983	12	318		WR	New York Giants	—
1984	3	63		DB	Atlanta Falcons	—
1984	6	143		DE	New York Giants	—
1984	8	213		K	St. Louis Cardinals	—
1984	11	295		LB	Minnesota Vikings	—
1984	12	320		DT	Miami Dolphins	—
1984	12	326		WR	Denver Broncos	—
1985	1	22		DT, DE	Chicago Bears	Super Bowl Champion
1985	3	58		DB	New York Giants	—
1985	3	77		P	Los Angeles Rams	—
1985	5	116		TE	St. Louis Cardinals	—
1985	6	152		DB	Atlanta Falcons	—
1985	10	260		K	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	—
1987	1	25		RB	San Francisco 49ers	Super Bowl Champion
1987	2	31		RB	Atlanta Falcons	—
1987	2	38		DB	Pittsburgh Steelers	—
1987	4	103		TE	Cincinnati Bengals	—
1988	2	50	*	DT, DE	Cleveland Browns	Pro Bowl
1988	3	81		DT	New Orleans Saints	—
1988	12	322		LB	Pittsburgh Steelers	—
1989	1	11	*	DB	Chicago Bears	Pro Bowl
1989	4	97		DE	Denver Broncos	—
1989	5	113		TE	Dallas Cowboys	—
1989	10	257		T	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	—
1989	10	271		RB	Houston Oilers	—
1990	9	241	*	RB	Minnesota Vikings	Pro Bowl
1990	10	260		WR	New Orleans Saints	—
1990	10	274		DT	New York Giants	—
1991	2	41		DB	New England Patriots	—
1991	2	51		WR	Seattle Seahawks	—
1991	2	53		LB	San Francisco 49ers	—
1991	3	78	^*	P	Chicago Bears	Pro Bowl Super Bowl Champion
1991	4	86		DB	Phoenix Cardinals	—
1991	5	117		DT	Phoenix Cardinals	—
1991	10	271		G	Philadelphia Eagles	—
1991	11	301		G	Chicago Bears	—
1992	1	16	*	DT, DE	Los Angeles Raiders	Pro Bowl
1992	2	38	*	LB	Pittsburgh Steelers	Pro Bowl
1992	5	117		C	San Diego Chargers	—
1992	5	125	*	LB	Minnesota Vikings	Pro Bowl
1993	1	15		LB	Green Bay Packers	Super Bowl Champion
1993	3	72		DB, WR	Los Angeles Raiders	Super Bowl Champion
1993	4	91		RB	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	—
1993	4	106		LB	Minnesota Vikings	—
1993	6	164		DB	Miami Dolphins	—
1994	2	50		DT, DE, NT	Pittsburgh Steelers	—
1994	7	203		T	Cleveland Browns	—
1995	6	179		LB	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	—
1996	2	50		LB	San Diego Chargers	—
1996	2	61	*	DB	Philadelphia Eagles	Pro Bowl Pro Football Hall of Fame
1996	5	138		DB	Washington Redskins	—
1997	1	28	^*	DT, DE	Denver Broncos	Pro Bowl Super Bowl Champion
1997	2	40		DB	St. Louis Rams	Super Bowl Champion
1998	1	15		LB	Seattle Seahawks	—
1998	4	102		DE	Miami Dolphins	—
1998	5	129		RB	St. Louis Rams	—
1998	6	159		G	St. Louis Rams	—
1998	7	210		G	Miami Dolphins	—
1999	1	25		DB	Green Bay Packers	—
1999	2	45		LB	Cleveland Browns	—
1999	5	139		DE	San Diego Chargers	—
1999	5	169		LB	Minnesota Vikings	—
1999	7	231		LB	New York Giants	—
1999	7	249		DT	Cincinnati Bengals	—
2001	1	15		WR	Washington Redskins	—
2001	7	232		LB	Tennessee Titans	—
2001	7	244		DB	San Diego Chargers	—
2003	4	114		DT	Denver Broncos	Super Bowl Champion
2003	4	128		DE	Denver Broncos	—
2004	3	72		DT	Green Bay Packers	—
2004	3	77		WR	San Francisco 49ers	—
2005	2	57	*	DB	New York Jets	Pro Bowl
2005	3	98		LB	Seattle Seahawks	—
2005	5	140		WR	Chicago Bears	—
2006	1	15		DB	St. Louis Rams	—
2006	3	81		QB	San Diego Chargers	—
2006	7	241		LB	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	—
2007	1	4		DE	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	—
2007	3	96		LB	San Diego Chargers	Super Bowl Champion
2007	5	139		C	St. Louis Rams	—
2007	5	159		DB	Philadelphia Eagles	—
2007	7	235		WR	New York Jets	—
2008	2	32		DE	Miami Dolphins	—
2008	6	170		T	Kansas City Chiefs	—
2009	4	103		DT	St. Louis Rams	—
2009	5	165		DB	Miami Dolphins	—
2009	5	166		DB	Dallas Cowboys	—
2009	6	195		RB	Cleveland Browns	—
2010	1	9	*	RB	Buffalo Bills	Pro Bowl
2010	4	108		WR	Oakland Raiders	—
2010	5	134		DE	Philadelphia Eagles	—
2010	5	164		DB	Pittsburgh Steelers	—
2010	7	240		LB	Indianapolis Colts	—
2011	2	41		DE	Washington Redskins	—
2011	2	50		DB	San Diego Chargers	—
2011	2	51		DE	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	—
2011	4	122		T	Buffalo Bills	—
2011	4	130		RB	Tennessee Titans	—
2011	6	173		DB	Seattle Seahawks	Super Bowl Champion
2012	2	38		DE	Jacksonville Jaguars	—
2012	3	64		TE	Indianapolis Colts	Super Bowl Champion
2012	3	93		DT	Cincinnati Bengals	—
2012	4	115		DB	Tennessee Titans	—
2013	1	27	*	WR	Houston Texans	Pro Bowl,,,,
2013	4	127		DE	Atlanta Falcons	—
2013	5	143		DB	Buffalo Bills	—
2013	6	187		RB	Arizona Cardinals	—
2014	1	4		WR	Buffalo Bills	Super Bowl Champion
2014	3	100		OG	San Francisco 49ers	—
2014	4	102		CB	Washington Redskins	Super Bowl Champion
2014	4	118		WR	Pittsburgh Steelers	—
2014	6	213		QB	New York Jets	—
2015	1	8	*	DE	Atlanta Falcons	Pro Bowl
2015	1	31		LB	New Orleans Saints	—
2015	5	137	*	NT	Atlanta Falcons	Pro Bowl,
2015	5	165		P	San Francisco 49ers	Super Bowl Champion
2015	6	188		LB	Buffalo Bills	—
2016	1	19		DE	Buffalo Bills	—
2016	2	33		DT	Tennessee Titans	—
2016	2	54	Mackensie Alexander	DB	Minnesota Vikings	—
2016	2	57		S	Indianapolis Colts	—
2016	4	109		LB	New York Giants	—
2016	5	166		NT	Houston Texans	—
2016	7	241		WR	New York Jets	—
2016	7	244		S	Minnesota Vikings	—
2016	7	247		RB	Seattle Seahawks	—
2017	1	7		WR	Los Angeles Chargers	—
2017	1	12	*	QB	Houston Texans	Pro Bowl,,
2017	3	97		CB	Miami Dolphins	—
2017	4	140		RB	New York Giants	—
2017	4	142		DT	Houston Texans	—
2017	5	150		TE	New York Jets	—
2018	3	100		LB	Kansas City Chiefs	Super Bowl Champion
2018	6	185		WR	Indianapolis Colts	—
2018	6	187		WR	Buffalo Bills	—
2019	1	4		DE	Oakland Raiders	—
2019	1	13		DT	Miami Dolphins	—
2019	1	17	*	DT	New York Giants	Pro Bowl,,
2019	2	40		CB	Oakland Raiders	—
2019	4	117		DE	Detroit Lions	—
2019	5	149	*	WR	Oakland Raiders	Pro Bowl
2020	1	8		LB	Arizona Cardinals	—
2020	1	16		CB	Atlanta Falcons	—
2020	2	33		WR	Cincinnati Bengals	—
2020	3	100		LB	Las Vegas Raiders	—
2020	4	109		G	Las Vegas Raiders	—
2020	4	127		S	Philadelphia Eagles	—
2020	7	250		G	Los Angeles Rams	Super Bowl Champion
2021	1	1	*	QB	Jacksonville Jaguars	Pro Bowl
2021	1	25		RB	Jacksonville Jaguars	—
2021	2	46		OG	Cincinnati Bengals	—
2021	3	85		WR	Green Bay Packers	—
2021	5	181		WR	Kansas City Chiefs	—
2022	2	42		CB	Minnesota Vikings	—
2022	7	231		LB	Buffalo Bills	—
2023	1	28		DE	Cincinnati Bengals	—
2023	1	29		DT	New Orleans Saints	—
2023	3	86		LB	Baltimore Ravens	—
2023	5	137		DE	Washington Commanders	—
2023	5	156		G	Los Angeles Chargers	—
2023	5	175		TE	Los Angeles Rams	—
2024	1	30		DB	Baltimore Ravens	—
2024	2	35		DT	Atlanta Falcons	—
2024	4	127		RB	Philadelphia Eagles	Super Bowl Champion
2024	5	138		DE	Arizona Cardinals	—
2024	5	155		LB	Philadelphia Eagles	Super Bowl Champion
2024	6	196		DT	Los Angeles Rams	—
2025	4	119		LB	Cincinnati Bengals	—
2025	6	214		S	Los Angeles Chargers	—
2025	7	239		RB	Dallas Cowboys	—

Notable undrafted players

Note: No drafts held before 1920

Year	Player	Debut Team	Position	Notes
1966		FB	Baltimore Colts	—
1974	Marion Reeves	DB	Philadelphia Eagles	—
1979		DB	Philadelphia Eagles	—
1980		C	Washington Redskins	—
1980		G	Philadelphia Eagles	—
1983		DT	Atlanta Falcons	—
1984		LB	Denver Broncos	—
1989		TE	Chicago Bears	—
2001		FB	Dallas Cowboys	—
2002		DB	Dallas Cowboys	—
2015		WR	Tennessee Titans	—
2022		TE	Jacksonville Jaguars	—
2022		CB	Philadelphia Eagles	—
2022		WR	Kansas City Chiefs	—
2022		LB	Indianapolis Colts	—
2022		S	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	—
2023		WR	Philadelphia Eagles	—
2023		PK	Pittsburgh Steelers	—
2024		C	Las Vegas Raiders	—
2025		TE	Kansas City Chiefs	—
2025		DT	New York Jets	—
2025		OL	Philadelphia Eagles	—