Twitter reacts to Clelin Ferrell going No. 4 overall in NFL Draft |
| - - Thursday, April 25, 2019, 9:16 PM |
Former Clemson defensive end Clelin Ferell was selected No. 4 overall in the 2019 NFL Draft on Thursday night. It was tied for the highest pick ever for a Clemson player with Banks McFadden (1939), Gaines Adams (2007), and Sammy Watkins (2014).
Ferrell totaled 166 stops, 50 for loss, with 27 sacks over 44 starts with the Tigers. Social media went wild with the pick selection as most projections had Ferrell as a mid-first rounder. Check out some of the instant reactions on Twitter: ?? MUST SEE ?? Yessir they got it right they know who the best D-end is in this class @Raiders @Cle_Missile ???????? #justsmile Raiders got a great one?? @Cle_Missile #ClemsonNFL #Raiders taking #Clemson DE Clelin Ferrell. I had Clelin Ferrell as my 18th-ranked prospect in this draft. For the Raiders' sake, I hope I was wrong. Clelin Ferrell and Daniel Jones are Top 6 picks and Ed Oliver/Josh Allen are not. This is 2019. Oakland tanked all season for.... Clelin Ferrell? New Raiders DE Clelin Ferrell is the highest-drafted Clemson player since Sammy Watkins (No. 4) pic.twitter.com/EL10K2dZMn Jeremiah said Clelin Ferrell had the highest “character” of any top-20 prospect. But they couldn’t trade down to draft character? There were teams with 2nd-round grades on Clelin Ferrell. #Raiders may have just outsmarted everyone, but "bold" would be an understatement for the first pick of the Mayock/Gruden era. I'm a Clelin Ferrell fan. But did he flourish because Clemson's line was so loaded with NFL talent? I saw several mocks that had him going at the bottom of the first round. Gruden just took him 4th. Must've thought he'd go much higher than projected. He better be real good. Clelin Ferrell told me that he wears No. 99 because of Aldon Smith (who played at one point for the Raiders), and Ferrell was candid about what he learned from Smith's struggles. Clelin Ferrell to the Raiders and fans are confused ?? pic.twitter.com/W6c8T2QWhu Raiders select Clemson DE Clelin Ferrell at 4 ... destroying mock drafts everywhere and proving the Raiders are the Raiders no matter who is in charge. pic.twitter.com/tfoo7TVOFN How about a little history on a rainy April night in Nashville? Clelin Ferrell goes fourth overall to the Raiders, matching Banks McFadden (1939), Gaines Adams (2007) and Sammy Watkins (2014) or the highest pick in Clemson history. Raiders used the No. 4 pick to draft Clelin Ferrell pic.twitter.com/ZUPZaXULAD At No. 4, the first of their three first-rounders, the #Raiders and new GM Mike Mayock take #Clemson DE Clelin Ferrell. FOR REAL. They said it would be a surprise... Stay weird, Raiders. (Clelin Ferrell is awesome though.) OMG 4th overall? @Cle_Missile man!!! YOU SHOCKED THE F?? WORLD WITH THIS ONE @Raiders YOU BOYS GOT A GOOD ONE!!! VA STAND TF UP NOW!!! CLE?????????????? VA????CLEMSON????NFL ???? #RaiderNation y’all got a good one.... Trust me?? Congratulations to Cle Ferrell on being drafted by @Raiders! I am excited to watch him play on Sundays! #ClemsonNFL #NFLDraft @Cle_missile @ClemsonFB pic.twitter.com/GvQfLtWBAt CLEEEEEEEE MISSSLEEEEEE A role model , big brother, and a teammate ?????? https://t.co/tGIyoJlGo1 LETS GOOO !! Cle finna snap in that Black and silver ! Believe that!! #ClemsonFamily We will make history tonight????#NFLDraft19 Amazing Pick!!! Raiders won with that pick!! I swear... This kid is Special!!! Congrats cleeeee #NFLDraft
The definition of #ClemsonFamily ??#ALLIN pic.twitter.com/yFd6z9iALh
This Raider fan was SICK! #NFLDraft pic.twitter.com/6zwAXHawYn
