Clemson Matches Seven-Round School Record With Nine Selections in 2026 NFL Draft

CLEMSON, S.C. — An additional four selections on Day 3 of the 2026 NFL Draft on Saturday brought Clemson’s total picks in the NFL’s annual selection meeting this year to nine, matching Clemson’s school record for a seven-round draft and coming within one pick of the overall school record of 10 from the 12-round draft in 1983. Clemson’s nine selections in the 2026 NFL Draft tied for the most in the ACC and tied for fourth nationally.

All nine of Clemson’s selections came in the first five rounds, and Clemson’s nine selections tied Ohio State for the most across Rounds 1-5. The nine selections in those five rounds shattered Clemson’s record for the first five rounds of a draft, surpassing its previous mark of six in the 1991, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2020 and 2023 drafts. The 2026 NFL Draft also marked the first time in history Clemson had at least one player selected in each of the first five rounds of a single draft.

Day 3 of the draft commenced with two Tigers coming off the board in the fourth round. Quarterback Cade Klubnik became the sixth Clemson quarterback drafted since 1979 when the New York Jets selected the multi-time ACC Championship Game Most Valuable Player with the No. 110 overall pick. Thirteen picks later, the Houston Texans added linebacker Wade Woodaz with the No. 123 overall selection, marking the fifth consecutive year Clemson has had a linebacker drafted.

Two more Tigers heard their names called in the fifth round. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers selected defensive tackle DeMonte Capehart with the No. 155 overall selection, giving the Tigers three defensive line selections in a draft for the fifth time in the last 11 years. Clemson then had a running back selected for the third straight year when the Baltimore Ravens selected Adam Randall with the No. 174 overall pick. The selection of Randall represented the first time in Clemson history that nine different teams came away with at least one Clemson draft pick in a single draft.

Head Coach Dabo Swinney brought his career total of draft selections to 95 (plus an additional Supplemental Draft pick), the most of any active coach since the 2009 NFL Draft. He has produced a pick for 28 of the 32 NFL teams during his head coaching career. Swinney also pushed his total of first-round picks to 20, as he and Kirby Smart are now the only active coaches in the nation to have produced 20 or more first-round draft picks in their head coaching careers.

Full draft notes plus comments on Saturday’s selections are included below.

– Round 1, No. 17 Overall: OT Blake Miller (Detroit Lions)

– Round 1, No. 29 Overall: DT Peter Woods (Kansas City Chiefs)

– Round 2, No. 35 Overall: DE T.J. Parker (Buffalo Bills)

– Round 2, No. 48 Overall: CB Avieon Terrell (Atlanta Falcons)

– Round 3, No. 71 Overall: WR Antonio Williams (Washington Commanders)

– Round 4, No. 110 Overall: QB Cade Klubnik (New York Jets)

– Round 4, No. 123 Overall: LB Wade Woodaz (Houston Texans)

– Round 5, No. 155 Overall: DT DeMonte Capehart (Tampa Bay Buccaneers)

– Round 5, No. 174 Overall: RB Adam Randall (Baltimore Ravens)

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– Clemson’s nine selections tied the 2016 NFL Draft for the most in the Dabo Swinney era and its most in a seven-round draft in school history. The nine picks were one off the school record of 10, set during a 12-round draft in 1983.

– Clemson’s nine selections in the 2026 NFL Draft tied for the most in the ACC and tied for fourth nationally.

– Clemson had at least one player selected in each of the first five rounds of a single draft for the first time in program history.

– All nine of Clemson’s selections came in the first five rounds. Clemson’s nine selections tied Ohio State for the most across Rounds 1-5.

– Clemson, 2025 national champion Indiana and Florida were the only programs to produce a pick in each of the first five rounds.

– Clemson’s nine picks through five rounds shattered the school record for picks in the first five rounds, surpassing the program’s six in the first five rounds of the 1991, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2020 and 2023 drafts.

– Clemson has now had at least one player selected in 24 consecutive drafts since 2003, tying the school record set across the 1951-74 NFL Drafts. Every year in the current streak has come during a seven-round format; the streak from 1951-74 featured between 17 and 30 rounds.

– The 2026 NFL Draft marked the ninth time that Clemson has produced multiple first-round picks in a single draft. The school record of three was set in 2019, and the 2026 haul tied the 1979, 1982, 2015, 2017, 2020, 2021 and 2023 drafts (two each) for second in school annals.

– Clemson was one of nine schools to produce multiple first-round picks in the 2026 NFL Draft, alongside Alabama, Arizona State, Indiana, Miami (Fla.), Notre Dame, Ohio State, Oregon and Utah.

– Clemson has now had at least one first-round draft choice in 11 of the last 14 years, standing alongside Alabama, Florida, Georgia and Ohio State as the only programs to produce a first-round pick in at least 11 of the last 14 years.

– Since 2013, Clemson has produced at least one first-round pick from each of the QB, RB, WR, OL, DE, DT, LB and DB position groups. The only other schools with at least one first-rounder at all those positions in that span are Alabama and Ohio State.

– Clemson is one of only six schools to have produced multiple draft picks in each of the last 24 NFL Drafts (LSU, Michigan, Oklahoma, Ohio State and USC).

– Dabo Swinney brought his career total of draft selections to 95 (plus an additional Supplemental Draft pick), the most of any active coach since the 2009 NFL Draft. He also pushed his total of first-round picks to 20, as he and Kirby Smart are now the only active coaches in the nation to have produced 20 or more first-round draft picks in their head coaching careers.

– Clemson has now had at least three selections in 17 of the 18 drafts since Dabo Swinney was elevated to head coach. The only programs to produce three or more picks in at least 17 drafts in that span are Clemson, Alabama, Ohio State, Oklahoma, LSU and USC.

– Clemson has now produced multiple defensive draft picks in 15 of the 18 drafts of the Dabo Swinney era. Clemson, LSU, Alabama, Ohio State and Georgia are the only programs to produce multiple draft picks from their defenses in at least 15 drafts in that span.

– With two picks in Round 1 on Day 1 and three picks in Rounds 2-3 on Day 2, Clemson set a school record with five picks through the first three rounds of a draft. Clemson’s previous record of four was accomplished five times in 1991, 2016, 2019, 2020 and 2021.

– With the selections of Peter Woods in Round 1 and T.J. Parker in Round 2, Clemson had multiple defensive linemen selected in the first two rounds of a draft for the fifth time since the institution of the Common Draft in 1967 (2011, 2016, 2019, 2023 and 2026).

– Clemson produced three top-50 picks from its defense in a single draft for the first time since 2019, when Clelin Ferrell, Christian Wilkins, Dexter Lawrence and Trayvon Mullen were all selected in the first 40 picks. Clemson, Ohio State and Texas Tech were the only defenses to accomplish the feat in 2026.

– Clemson was one of five schools to produce five top-75 picks (Ohio State, Texas Tech, Texas A&M and Miami (Fla.)).

– Clemson produced four offensive draft picks and five defensive draft picks. The 2026 NFL Draft marked the second time in school history (and first time in a seven-round format) that Clemson has had at least four selections on each side of the ball in a single draft. Clemson had six offensive players and four defensive players selected in a 12-round draft in 1983.

– Nine different teams selected a Clemson player, surpassing the previous single-draft school record of eight. Eight different teams accounted for Clemson’s 10 picks in 1983 and its nine picks in 2016.

– Clemson has had at least one player chosen by 30 of the 32 NFL franchises since 2003. The lone exceptions in that time frame are the Patriots, who last selected a Tiger in 1991, and the Panthers, who have never selected a Clemson player despite playing their first season in franchise history in Death Valley.

– Dabo Swinney has produced a draft pick for 28 of the 32 NFL teams in his head coaching tenure; the only NFL teams not to select a Clemson player in his head coaching tenure are the Chicago Bears, Denver Broncos, New England Patriots and Carolina Panthers.

– Miller became the 87th NFL Draft selection in Dabo Swinney’s head coaching tenure (plus an additional Supplemental Draft selection) and the 19th first-round pick of his tenure.

– Miller became the highest-selected Clemson offensive lineman in the Common Draft era (since 1967), surpassing guard Dave Thompson’s selection by the Detroit Lions with the No. 30 overall selection of the 1971 NFL Draft, a slot that would be in the first round in current day but represented the fourth pick of the second round during that 26-team era.

– Miller became the highest-selected Clemson offensive lineman of any era since 1960 when Lou Cordileone was selected by the New York Giants with the No. 12 overall pick and Harold Olson was selected by the St. Louis Cardinals with the No. 13 overall pick. A two-way player at Clemson, Cordileone would later spend the bulk of his NFL career as a defensive tackle.

– Miller became the first Clemson offensive lineman selected in the first round in Swinney’s tenure.

– Miller became the seventh Clemson player selected by the Lions all-time, joining E Joe Blalock (1942), E Dreher Gaskin (1953), T Dick Marazza (1956), G Dave Thompson (1971), LB Jonathan Brooks (1979) and DE Austin Bryant (2019).

– Miller became the first offensive lineman selected by the Lions in the first round since 2021, when Detroit selected four-time Pro Bowler and three-time All-Pro selection Penei Sewell.

– Miller became the second Clemson player selected with the No. 17 overall pick all-time, joining DT Dexter Lawrence (2019). Entering 2026, Lawrence is a three-time Pro Bowler and two-time All-Pro.

– Miller was selected at the same overall pick (No. 17) as four Pro Football Hall of Famers: DB Mel Renfro, G Gene Upshaw, RB Emmitt Smith and G Steve Hutchinson.

– As Clemson’s first selection in the 2026 NFL Draft, Miller’s selection snapped a four-year streak in which Clemson’s first pick of each draft was a defensive player. His selection marks the third time in the last 12 drafts that an offensive player was Clemson’s first selection of a draft. He joins RB C.J. Spiller (2010), WR DeAndre Hopkins (2013), WR Sammy Watkins (2014), WR Mike Williams (2017) and QB Trevor Lawrence (2021) as one of six offensive players to be Clemson’s first pick in a draft in Swinney’s tenure.

– Woods became the 88th NFL Draft selection in Dabo Swinney’s head coaching tenure (plus an additional Supplemental Draft selection) and the 20th first-round pick of his tenure.

– Woods became the eighth Clemson defensive tackle selected in the first round all-time but the fourth since 2019. He joins Jim Stuckey (1980), Jeff Bryant (1982), William Perry (1985), Chester McGlockton (1992), Christian Wilkins (2019), Dexter Lawrence (2019) and Bryan Bresee (2023) among Clemson first-round defensive tackles.

– Woods became the highest Clemson defensive tackle selected since Bryan Bresee was picked by the New Orleans Saints with an identical No. 29 overall selection in 2023. Woods and Bresee represent Clemson’s only two selections at No. 29 in school history.

– Woods became the 12th Clemson defensive tackle of the Dabo Swinney era to be selected in the NFL Draft, including Dorell Scott (2009), Jarvis Jenkins (2011), Brandon Thompson (2012), Grady Jarrett (2015), D.J. Reader (2016), Carlos Watkins (2017), Christian Wilkins (2019), Dexter Lawrence (2019), Bryan Bresee (2023), Ruke Orhorhoro (2024) and Tyler Davis (2024). Swinney has produced more NFL Draft picks at defensive tackle than any other active head coach and trails only Nick Saban among all coaches — active or inactive — since the 2009 NFL Draft.

– Woods became the seventh Clemson player selected by the Chiefs all-time, joining RB Jay Washington (1974), QB Steve Fuller (1979), WR Stan Rome (1979), T Barry Richardson (2008), LB Dorian O’Daniel (2018) and WR Cornell Powell (2021).

– Woods became the first interior defensive lineman selected by the Chiefs in the first round of a draft since Kansas City selected two-time Pro Bowler Dontari Poe with the No. 11 overall pick in 2012.

– Woods became the 26th member of Clemson’s defensive front seven to be drafted since the 2015 NFL Draft.

– Parker became the 89th NFL Draft selection in Dabo Swinney’s head coaching tenure (plus an additional Supplemental Draft selection) and the 13th second-round pick of his tenure.

– Parker became the 25th defensive lineman selected in the NFL Draft in Dabo Swinney’s head coaching tenure. He became the 14th selected in the first two rounds alongside Jarvis Jenkins (2011), Da’Quan Bowers (2011), Andre Branch (2012), Vic Beasley (2015), Shaq Lawson (2016), Kevin Dodd (2016), Clelin Ferrell (2019), Christian Wilkins (2019), Dexter Lawrence (2019), Myles Murphy (2023), Bryan Bresee (2023), Ruke Orhorhoro (2024) and Peter Woods (2026).

– Parker became the 11th Clemson player drafted by the Buffalo Bills in the NFL Draft all-time, joining WR Jerry Butler (1979), WR Perry Tuttle (1982), RB C.J. Spiller (2010), T Chris Hairston (2011), S Jonathan Meeks (2013), WR Sammy Watkins (2014), LB Tony Steward (2015), DE Shaq Lawson (2016), WR Ray-Ray McCloud (2018) and LB Baylon Spector (2022). The Bills also selected tackles Lou Cordileone and Harold Olson in the 1960 AFL Draft and T John Boyette in the 1965 AFL Redshirt Draft.

– Parker became the third No. 35 overall pick in Clemson history, joining E Joe Blalock (1942) and DT Ruke Orhorhoro (2024). Parker and Orhorhoro were teammates at Clemson in 2023.

– Parker became the fourth defensive lineman selected by the Bills in the first 35 picks of a draft since 2016, the year in which they selected former Clemson All-American Shaq Lawson.

– Including Parker, 14 of Clemson’s 17 eligible primary defensive end starters in Dabo Swinney’s 17 full seasons as head coach have now been either drafted or signed into the NFL (Da’Quan Bowers, Ricky Sapp, Andre Branch, Malliciah Goodman, Corey Crawford, Vic Beasley, Kevin Dodd, Shaq Lawson, Clelin Ferrell, Austin Bryant, Myles Murphy, K.J. Henry and Xavier Thomas). Last year’s primary starter opposite Parker — Will Heldt — is expected to be eligible for the 2027 NFL Draft.

– Parker became the 27th member of Clemson’s defensive front seven to be drafted since the 2015 NFL Draft.

– Terrell became the 90th NFL Draft selection in Dabo Swinney’s head coaching tenure (plus an additional Supplemental Draft selection) and the 14th second-round pick of his tenure.

– Terrell became the 43rd Clemson defensive back drafted in the Common Draft era (since 1967) and the 20th defensive back drafted in Dabo Swinney’s head coaching tenure.

– Terrell became the 17th Clemson defensive back selected in the first two rounds in the Common Draft era. He became the eighth first- or second-round defensive back in Dabo Swinney’s tenure, joining Marcus Gilchrist (2011), Mackensie Alexander (2016), T.J. Green (2016), Trayvon Mullen (2019), A.J. Terrell (2020), Andrew Booth Jr. (2022) and Nate Wiggins (2024).

– With Terrell’s selection, Clemson has had at least one defensive back selected in 14 of Clemson’s 18 drafts in the Dabo Swinney era.

– Terrell became the second member of his family to be drafted out of Clemson, joining his brother A.J. Terrell, whom the Atlanta Falcons selected with the No. 16 overall pick in 2020. The Terrell brothers join the McSwain brothers (Chuck and Rod) and the Perry brothers (William and Michael Dean) as the third set of brothers to be selected out of Clemson in the last 50 years.

– The Terrell brothers join William Perry (No. 22 in 1985) and Michael Dean Perry (No. 50 in 1988) as the second set of brothers in Clemson history to both be selected among the first 50 picks of their respective drafts.

– Both Terrells were selected with the 16th pick of their respective rounds. Avieon was the 16th pick of the second round in 2026; A.J. was the 16th pick of the first round in 2020.

– Terrell, a native of Atlanta, became the 10th Clemson player in the Common Draft era to be selected by an NFL team from his home state. He is the fourth Georgia product to be drafted by the Falcons on that list, joining DE Vic Beasley, DT Grady Jarrett and CB A.J. Terrell.

– Terrell became Clemson’s ninth all-time NFL Draft selection by the Atlanta Falcons, joining DB Rod McSwain (1984), CB Reggie Pleasant (1985), RB Kenny Flowers (1987), DE Malliciah Goodman (2013), DE Vic Beasley (2015), DT Grady Jarrett (2015), CB A.J. Terrell (2020) and DT Ruke Orhorhoro (2024). The Falcons also selected LB Randy Smith in the 1966 NFL Supplemental Draft.

– Terrell became the first No. 48 overall pick in Clemson history.

– Williams became the 91st NFL Draft selection in Dabo Swinney’s head coaching tenure (plus an additional Supplemental Draft selection) and the ninth third-round pick of his tenure.

– Williams was Clemson’s 12th wide receiver selected since the 2013 NFL Draft, placing Clemson alongside Ohio State, LSU, Georgia and Alabama as programs to produce at least a dozen draft picks at wide receiver in that span.

– Williams became the 13th wide receiver in Dabo Swinney’s head coaching tenure to be drafted into the NFL. With the pick, Swinney passed Nick Saban (12) for the most wide receivers drafted among all coaches active or inactive since the 2009 NFL Draft.

– Including Swinney’s stint as wide receivers coach from 2003-08, Williams became the 17th Clemson wide receiver under Swinney’s guidance to be drafted.

– Williams became the 11th wide receiver in school history to be selected in the first three rounds of a draft. He was the first to do so since Amari Rodgers’ selection in the third round of the 2021 NFL Draft.

– Williams became the ninth Clemson player ever selected by Washington, joining B Charlie Timmons (1942), B Buck George (1955), DB Frank Liberatore (1968), FS Leomont Evans (1996), WR Rod Gardner (2001), DT Jarvis Jenkins (2011), CB Bashaud Breeland (2014) and DE K.J. Henry (2023).

– Williams’ selection at No. 71 overall marks the earliest Washington has selected a Clemson player since picking DT Jarvis Jenkins with the No. 41 overall selection in 2011.

– Williams became the second Clemson player ever drafted with the No. 71 overall pick, joining G Frank Gillespie (1949).

– Klubnik became the 92nd NFL Draft selection in Dabo Swinney’s head coaching tenure (plus an additional Supplemental Draft selection) and the 17th fourth-round pick of his tenure.

– Klubnik joined Steve Fuller (1979), Charlie Whitehurst (2006), Tajh Boyd (2013), Deshaun Watson (2017) and Trevor Lawrence (2021) as the sixth Clemson quarterback drafted in the Common Draft era.

– Klubnik became the fourth Clemson quarterback drafted in the Dabo Swinney era. According to records maintained by SportSource Analytics, Swinney ties Lincoln Riley and Lane Kiffin (four each) for the most quarterbacks drafted among active head coaches.

– Klubnik became the eighth Clemson player selected by the Jets in the NFL Draft all-time, joining C Rick Harrell (1973), DB Roy Eppes (1978), CB Justin Miller (2005), WR Chansi Stuckey (2007), QB Tajh Boyd (2014), WR Charone Peake (2016) and TE Jordan Leggett (2017). The Jets also drafted E Gary Barnes in the 1962 AFL Draft and LB Randy Smith in the 1966 AFL Redshirt Draft.

– Klubnik became the first No. 110 overall selection in Clemson history.

– Woodaz became the 93rd NFL Draft selection in Dabo Swinney’s head coaching tenure (plus an additional Supplemental Draft selection) and the 18th fourth-round pick of his tenure.

– Woodaz became the 10th off-ball linebacker drafted from Clemson since the 2015 NFL Draft. He joined Stephone Anthony (2015), Tony Steward (2015), B.J. Goodson (2016), Dorian O’Daniel (2018), Isaiah Simmons (2020), Baylon Spector (2022), Trenton Simpson (2023), Jeremiah Trotter Jr. (2024) and Barrett Carter (2025) in that group.

– Woodaz’s selection represents the fifth consecutive draft in which Clemson has had a linebacker selected. Clemson and Alabama are the only programs in the nation to produce at least one linebacker in each of the last five NFL Drafts.

– Clemson’s current streak of five consecutive drafts with an off-ball linebacker selected dating to 2022 is the longest in program history.

– Woodaz became the 28th member of Clemson’s defensive front seven to be drafted since the 2015 NFL Draft.

– Woodaz became the fifth Clemson player selected by the Texans all-time, joining WR DeAndre Hopkins (2013), DT D.J. Reader (2016), QB Deshaun Watson (2017) and DT Carlos Watkins (2017).

– Woodaz became the first No. 123 overall selection in Clemson history.

– Capehart became the 94th NFL Draft selection in Dabo Swinney’s head coaching tenure (plus an additional Supplemental Draft selection) and the 17th fifth-round pick of his tenure.

– Capehart became the third Clemson defensive lineman selected in the 2026 NFL Draft, joining DT Peter Woods and DE T.J. Parker. The 2026 NFL Draft marked the fifth time in school history — and fifth time in the last 11 years — that Clemson produced three or more picks from its defensive line in a single draft (2016, 2019, 2023, 2024 and 2026).

– With the selections of both Capehart and Peter Woods in this draft, all but one of Clemson’s primary starters at defensive tackle in Dabo Swinney’s 17 full seasons as head coach have been drafted or signed into the NFL (Jarvis Jenkins, Brandon Thompson, Rennie Moore, Grady Jarrett, Josh Watson, DeShawn Williams, Carlos Watkins, Dexter Lawrence, Christian Wilkins, Bryan Bresee, Ruke Orhorhoro, Tyler Davis and Payton Page).

– Capehart became the 26th defensive lineman selected in the NFL Draft in Dabo Swinney’s head coaching tenure.

– Capehart became the 29th member of Clemson’s defensive front seven to be drafted since the 2015 NFL Draft.

– Capehart became the ninth Clemson player selected by the Buccaneers all-time, joining LB Jeff Davis (1982), PK Donald Igwebuike (1985), OT Ty Granger (1989), FB Rudy Harris (1993), LB Wardell Rouse (1995), DE Charles Bennett (2006), DE Gaines Adams (2007) and DE Da’Quan Bowers (2011). Each of Tampa Bay’s last four selections out of Clemson since 2006 have been defensive linemen.

– Capehart became the third Clemson player selected with the No. 155 overall selection all-time, joining C Rick Harrell (1973) and LB Jeremiah Trotter Jr. (2024).

– Randall became the 95th NFL Draft selection in Dabo Swinney’s head coaching tenure (plus an additional Supplemental Draft selection) and the 18th fifth-round pick of his tenure.

– Randall became the 20th Clemson running back selected in the Common Draft era (since 1967).

– Randall joined James Davis (2009), C.J. Spiller (2010), Jamie Harper (2011), Andre Ellington (2013), Zac Brooks (2016), Wayne Gallman (2017), Travis Etienne (2021), Will Shipley (2024) and Phil Mafah (2025) to become the 10th Clemson running back selected in the Dabo Swinney era.

– Clemson has now had a running back selected in three consecutive drafts for the first time since 2009-11 (James Davis, C.J. Spiller and Jamie Harper).

– Randall became the third Clemson player selected by the Ravens all-time, joining LB Trenton Simpson (2023) and CB Nate Wiggins (2024). After not selecting a Clemson player in any of the first 27 drafts in franchise history, the Ravens have now selected a Clemson player in three of the last four years.

– Randall became the first No. 174 overall selection in Clemson history.

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“Cade Klubnik is a gym rat. Loves the game, highly competitive, highly skilled. I think he has the potential to be a starter in the NFL at some point. I think he’s got a chance to play a long time. Great teammate, loves to study the game, and he’s still a developing player. I think his best football is in front of him. He has a unique skill set. I think he’s a dual threat guy who has the ability to create and extend plays and make plays with his legs. He’s a leader and is one of those guys that I think we’re going to all look up down the road and say, ‘Man, this kid’s a player.’ I’m excited for him. I think he’s a higher-level talent than where he got drafted, so they’re getting great value. I think he’s a guy that has got a chance to be in the league for quite a while.”

“Cade has the skillset, heartset and mindset to play in the NFL for a very long time. His preparation, dedication and passion for the game are unmatched. They’re getting a high-level competitor who embodies what every organization is looking for. He’s won at a high level his entire life and I have no doubt he’ll win there. It’s just who he is.”

“They’re getting a steal in Wade Woodaz. This is a kid that has just now really developed into a complete linebacker. You know, when he was younger, he played quarterback, he played safety. I thought he had his best year last year. He’s a leader, he’s a captain, he’s a gym rat. He loves the game. He’s long, he can run, he’s athletic. I think he can play either linebacker position. He’s got package ability to use him in some different packages. He’s a core special teams guy and is a guy that I think is going to be ready to help his team right out of the gate. That’s going to be one lucky linebacker coach; they will love this guy. He shows up as the same guy every day. He’s an incredible preparer week-in and week-out. He knows how to take care of his body and will be a great player for a long time.”

“Wade checks every single box of an elite NFL linebacker: size, speed, football intelligence, leadership, etc. His best quality though? Dude’s a dog.”

“DeMonte Capehart is just a freak of a big man. He’s got rare ability for a guy his size to be able to manipulate other people against their will. I mean, he’s really gifted, especially when it comes to stopping the run. He’s way more athletic than you think. He’s still a maturing football player; I think his best football is ahead of him. They are getting someone who I think is a first-round talent. I’ve had a lot of first-round defensive linemen, and I think he’s a first-round talent even though he didn’t go in the first round. I’m really excited for him. I’m proud of him. He’s a very loyal kid. He’s grown and matured. He’s a great teammate, and I think he’s got a chance to play a long time.”

“They are getting a highly talented football player who has a high ceiling. Capehart has one of the strongest hand punches I’ve seen in a long time. He will be a force to be reckoned with in years to come. He is an unselfish teammate who will do whatever it takes to help his team win.”

“I think Adam Randall is one of the more unique players in this draft. I told a couple of GMs before the draft that I think he’s a steal. He’s like getting three players with one pick because I think he’s just scraping the surface of what he can do as a pro football player. He’s only played one year at running back, and he’s just going to get better and better. He’s got this great background as a receiver. He’s a returner. He’s got special teams value. And then I just think he’s one of the best leaders and people that you’ll ever meet. He’s a graduate. He’s committed. He’s a captain. He’s loyal. This guy is big, he’s strong, he’s powerful, really good change of direction, and has the ball skills of a wideout in a 230-something-pound body. I’m really excited about him because I think now that he’s in the right position for his future, I just think he’s going to continue to skyrocket.”

“They are getting someone who will come in and understand what it means to be a pro in all areas. He’s someone that you will be able to sleep very well at night because you will know he is handling his business. From a football standpoint, I believe he is just scratching the surface of the running back position. The great thing about his game is he can be utilized in the passing game as well because he is able to run the entire route tree, and that’s what separates him from the rest of the guys. Their organization is getting a special person to go along with a good football player.”