Joel Klatt ranks three Clemson football players among the nation's top 10 entering the season
Longtime Fox Sports College Football & NFL Draft Analyst Joel Klatt has ranked his top 10 college football players overall regardless of position entering the season.
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And he’s obviously high on the Clemson Tigers with three players making his top 10.
Senior Clemson quarterback and Heisman candidate Cade Klubnik comes in at No. 3 overall.
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Klubnik, one of just three two-time ACC Championship game MVPs, enters his final season in Clemson with 7,180 career passing yards, 57 touchdowns and 18 interceptions.
Rising junior defensive end T.J. Parker received a No. 8 billing while rising junior defensive tackle Peter Woods closed out the list at No. 10.
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Both Parker and Woods were freshman All-Americans and both are likely in their money years with early 2026 NFL Draft projections pegging both as probable first-rounders.
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Klatt’s Top 10 College Football Players
1. Jeremiah Smith – Ohio State (WR)
2. Caleb Downs – Ohio State (DB)
3. Cade Klubnik – Clemson (QB)
4. Arch Manning – Texas (QB)
5. Ryan Williams – Alabama (WR)
6. Jeremyiah Love – Notre Dame (RB)
7. Anthony Hill Jr. – Texas (LB)
8. T.J. Parker – Clemson (DE)
9. Kadyn Proctor – Alabama (OT)
10. Peter Woods – Clemson (DT)
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