Nathaniel Wiggins

Former cornerback at Clemson. 2023: 2 interceptions, 6 pass breakups, 27 tackles.

CB · Clemson · Jr. · #2

6′2″ · 185 lb · Atlanta, GA

CFB Index 69 · #83 of 339 cornersLow confidenceBaltimore — drafted 2024, Rd 1, Pick 30, #30 overall

Recruiting

4★

CB recruit

No. 118 nationally · Signed with Clemson

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

Former cornerback at Clemson. 2023: 2 interceptions, 6 pass breakups, 27 tackles.

Signed as a 4-star recruit to Clemson in 2021.
Drafted round 1 by the Baltimore in 2024.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Three seasons at Clemson, 55 tackles — drafted at #30 overall by Baltimore.

His career

He was on the field for 3 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.

20214 games

Signed with Clemson4-star out of Westlake

2024

Drafted by Baltimoreround 1, pick 30

Career arc

Recruit

★★★★

#118 national

CFB

College

Clemson

2021–2023

NFL

NFL Draft

R1 · #30

Baltimore · 2024

Coaching lineage · 2021–2023

1 coach

2021–2023

Dabo Swinney

Clemson

Played his entire career under Dabo Swinney.

Where He Ended Up · NFL

BaltimoreEntering 3rd NFL season

#30Rd 1 · Pick 30

BaltimoreEntering 3rd NFL season

View college career stats ↓

2023 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

3 seasons under Dabo Swinney — 30-10 over that span.

2021Clemson10-3HC: Dabo Swinney · Pass-leaning, fast tempo

2022Clemson11-3HC: Dabo Swinney · Run-leaning

2023Clemson9-4HC: Dabo Swinney · Balanced, fast tempo

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

69Quality starter #83 of 339?

Low confidence7 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: passes defended (93rd percentile). Concern: qb hurries (24th percentile).

Box-score production (7)

Passes defended#158 / 2842 · 93rd pct

Interceptions#148 / 827 · 72nd pct

Solo tackles#928 / 2842 · 66th pct

Sacks#847 / 2842 · 62nd pct

1.0

Tackles#1465 / 2842 · 47th pct

Tackles for loss#1868 / 2842 · 28th pct

1.0

QB hurries#1486 / 2842 · 24th pct

Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2023 season · 9 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home6g	2.0	0.2	0.2	0.7
Road3g	5.0	0.0	0.0	0.7

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-73g	1.0	0.3	0.3	0.7
Weeks 8+6g	4.0	0.0	0.0	0.7

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Dabo Swinney

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2023

Rotational

Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

69 · #83 of 339 corners

Former four-star. Now #83 at the position.

Career stats

Season	Team
2023	Clemson	27	22	1.0	1.0	6	2	--
2022	Clemson	26	24	2.0	0.0	11	1	--
2021	Clemson	2	1	0.0	0.0	2	--	--
Career		55	47	3.0	1.0	19	3	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 10 · 2023

W 31–23

vs Notre Dame

2 TOT · 2 SOLO

With A. Swanson — 44 AVG · 5 IN 20 · 57 LONG · C. Klubnik — 109 yds · 1 TD · 1 INT · QBR 47.6 · -11 rush yds (3 car)

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2023 season · 9 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	SACK	INT	PD	Note
Wk 2	W 66-17vs Charleston Southern	2	2	1.0	1.0	—	0
Wk 3	W 48-14vs Florida Atlantic	1	1	0.0	0.0	1	0
Wk 4	L 24-31vs Florida State	0	0	0.0	0.0	—	2
Wk 8	L 20-28@ Miami	8	4	0.0	0.0	—	1	Season-high 8 tackles
Wk 9	L 17-24@ NC State	1	1	0.0	0.0	—	1
Wk 10	W 31-23vs Notre Dame	2	2	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 11	W 42-21vs Georgia Tech	0	0	0.0	0.0	—	1
Wk 12	W 31-20vs North Carolina	7	6	0.0	0.0	1	1
Wk 13	W 16-7@ South Carolina	6	6	0.0	0.0	—	0
Total		27	22	1.0	1.0	2	6

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology