Everyone knew Clemson had a special thing going last year when defensive ends Clelin Ferrell and Austin Bryant, along with defensive tackle Christian Wilkins, decided to come back to school for one more year.
Throw in the fact it already had defensive tackle Dexter Lawrence for his junior year in the middle of the defensive line, and it was going to be tough for teams to move the Tigers’ talented front four.
After being a part of a Clemson team that not only won the national championship but became the first college team since 1897 to go 15-0, Ferrell’s, Wilkins’ and Lawrence’s special year continued Thursday when they were all drafted with the first 17 picks of the 2019 NFL Draft.