Top Tiger: WR Sammy Watkins

May 13, 2014 at 07:00 AM

Selected No. 4 overall by Buffalo, Clemson WR Sammy Watkins is the second wide receiver in school history to be drafted in the top 10, joining Jerry Butler (1979, 5th overall, pictured below). The Bills also selected Perry Tuttle with the 19th pick of the 1982 draft. Watkins is the fifth Clemson wide receiver to be drafted in the first round.

YEAR	PLAYER	NO. CHOSEN	TEAM
1979	Jerry Butler	5	Buffalo Bills
1982	Perry Tuttle	19	Buffalo Bills
2001	Rod Gardner	15	Washington Redskins
2013	DeAndre Hopkins	27	Houston Texans
2014	Sammy Watkins	4	Buffalo Bills

Clemson is the fifth school in draft history to have a wide receiver selected in the first round in consecutive years. In 2013, WR DeAndre Hopkins was selected 27th overall by Houston.

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