With the 2025 NFL Draft done and over with, some analysts are already looking forward, including College Sports Network’s Bjorn Bergstrom.
Bergstrom released a way too early 2026 NFL Mock Draft, complete with each of the first 64 picks projected to go in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, next spring. Clemson dominated the board.
Clemson Dominates CSN’s 2026 NFL Mock Draft with 5 First-Round Picks Projected
CSN predicted third-generation Manning and Texas quarterback Arch Manning to go No. 1 overall to the New Orleans Saints, following in the footsteps of grandpa Archie Manning. The son of Cooper Manning and nephew of Peyton and Eli Manning would be the first first-round quarterback taken by the Saints since Archie in 1971.
Then comes the avalanche of Clemson talent. The New York Giants, selecting No. 2 overall, take EDGE T.J. Parker, dipping into the pass rusher market once again, and the Cleveland Browns, picking No. 3 overall, select quarterback Cade Klubnik despite drafting two quarterbacks — Oregon’s Dillon Gabriel and Colorado’s Shedeur Sanders — this year.
At No. 7, the Las Vegas Raiders take defensive tackle Peter Woods and the Indianapolis Colts take wide receiver Antonio Williams at No. 10. Wrapping up the Tiger talent in the first round, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers take cornerback Avieon Terrell at No. 19. Clemson sees one more player — DT Demonte Capehart — go in the second round — No. 62 to the Buffalo Bills.
Manning and Klubnik are just two of the five quarterbacks Bergson sees going in the first round. At No. 4, the New York Jets take South Carolina’s LaNorris Sellers, who heated up down the stretch for the Gamecocks last year.
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At No. 22, the Minnesota Vikings take LSU’s Garrett Nussmeier — perhaps the surprise of the draft — and at No. 27, the Los Angeles Rams take Penn State’s Drew Allar.
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