It was a record night for the Clemson football program in the first round of the 2017 NFL Draft on Thursday.
With Mike Williams’ No. 7 selection to the L.A. Chargers and Deshaun Watson’s No. 12 selection by the Houston Texans, they became the earliest pair of former Clemson players selected in an NFL Draft.
The previous combo to go that early was when defensive end Jeff Bryant went No. 6 to Seattle and Perry Tuttle No. 19 to Buffalo in the 1982 draft. Coincidently, their selections also followed a Clemson national championship season.
Williams, the second receiver taken in the draft, came at no real surprise at No.