Prior to Thursday’s first round of the NFL Draft, Clemson had produced five years in which it had at least two players selected in the opening round. However, the program never did it in back-to-back years. That changed on Thursday night.
With Isaiah Simmons’ selection at No. 8 to the Arizona Cardinals and A.J. Terrell’s pick by the Atlanta Falcons at No. 16 in the 2020 NFL Draft, it marked the second straight year Clemson produced multiple first-round selections in the draft. In the 2019 Draft, Clelin Ferrell (No. 4), Christian Wilkins (No. 13) and Dexter Lawrence (No.