Clemson now has an eighth player taken in the 2026 NFL Draft.

Saturday afternoon former Tiger defensive tackle DeMonte Capehart came off the board in round five by way of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers as the 155th pick of the draft. Capehart had been widely pegged as a day three draftee.

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A Hartsville native, Capehart closed his Clemson career after playing in 57 games (12 starts) where he totaled 88 tackles, 13.5 tackles for loss and three sacks.

Former Clemson defensive tackle DeMonte Capehart is shown here in Indianapolis at the 2026 NFL Combine. © Kirby Lee-Imagn Images

Highly-recruited out of high school, Capehart was a Rivals100 member. Rivals billed the four-star 54th nationally overall regardless of position, sixth nationally among defensive tackle prospects and 11th overall regardless of position in the state of Florida.

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Capehart becomes the 94th player drafted in the Dabo Swinney era.

Earlier Saturday former Tiger quarterback Cade Klubnik was taken in round four by the New York Jets who selected the Austin (TX) native as the 110th pick overall. Also, former Tiger linebacker Wade Woodaz came off the board in round four as the 123rd pick overall by the Houston Texans.

Friday evening former Tiger defensive end T.J. Parker came off the board in round two by way of the Buffalo Bills as the 35th pick of the draft. Following Parker, former Tiger cornerback Avieon Terrell was selected by the Atlanta Falcons as the 48th pick overall (round two), while former wide receiver Antonio Williams was taken by the Washington Commanders in round three as the 71st pick overall.

Former Tigers (OL) Blake Miller and (DT) Peter Woods were taken previously in round one on Thursday with Miller going 17th overall to the Detroit Lions and Woods coming off the board at 29th overall by way of the Kansas City Chiefs.

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Clemson has now had at least one player drafted for 24 consecutive years, including at least one first-round selection in 11 of the last 14 years.

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