As Clemson has become a college football powerhouse over the past decade, the number of Tigers in the NFL has also rapidly increased.
Two teams, the Las Vegas Raiders and Jacksonville Jaguars, have four Tigers a piece on their rosters, while most teams have at least one. Although quarterbacks Trevor Lawrence and Deshaun Watson draw the most attention, it’s difficult to point to any position in the NFL that a former Clemson player hasn’t had success in.
Regarding the stars in the NFL, CBS Sports’ Cody Benjamin recently compiled a list of non-quarterback players on each team that the team can’t afford to lose, and two Tigers made the cut.
Here are the two former Clemson players that made the list and Benjamin’s reasoning for the selections.