01-07-2025
Three Clemson football starters named 2025 Walter Camp Preseason All-Americans
Clemson ties Alabama, Texas, Penn State and Indiana for teams with most players named Walter Camp Preseason All-Americans.
Three Clemson Tigers players were named 2025 Walter Camp Preseason All-Americans Tuesday, the Walter Camp Football Foundation announced.
Two players were chosen as First Team selections: quarterback Cade Klubnik and defensive tackle Peter Woods. Defensive lineman T.J. Parker was a Second Team selection.
The Tigers had the most players of any ACC program on the Walter Camp Preseason All-America Team and tied Alabama, Texas, Penn State and Indiana with the most players nationally.
Klubnik, projected by ESPN's Mel Kiper Jr. as the No. 1 overall pick in the 2026 NFL Draft heading into this season, was the only quarterback named a First Team selection. The Austin, Texas, native had a breakout season a year ago, throwing for 3,639 yards and 36 touchdowns to six interceptions. He rushed for another 463 yards and seven touchdowns.
At 6-foot-3, 315 pounds, Woods enters his junior season after starting 10 games in 2024 and is another projected first-round pick in the 2026 NFL Draft. Woods had 26 tackles (18 solo), 8.5 tackles for loss, 3.0 sacks and a forced fumble last season.
In two years at Clemson, Woods is credited by Dabo Swinney and the Tigers' coaching staff with 59 tackles (11 for loss) and two forced fumbles in 23 games. Joining Woods as First Team defensive line selections on the 2025 Walter Camp Preseason All-America Team are Dylan Stewart of South Carolina, Colin Simmons of Texas, and Zane Durant of Penn State.
The 6-foot-3, 265-pound Parker started all 14 games at defensive end in 2024 and is also considered a consensus top 5-10 first-round pick in next year's NFL Draft as one of the top pass rushers in college football. Parker had 57 tackles (34 solo), 19.5 tackles for loss and 11.0 sacks last season en route to earning Second Team All-ACC honors.
In two years at Clemson, Parker is credited by the coaching staff with 105 tackles (32 for loss), 16.5 sacks, six forced fumbles, three fumble recoveries, and three pass breakups over 27 games.
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