Clemson coach Dabo Swinney announces that several key players such as QB Deshaun Watson, RB Wayne Gallman and receivers Mike Williams and Artavis Scott are being honored at the end of the season for graduating and heading to the NFL. (1:31)

COLUMBIA, S.C. -- Clemson coach Dabo Swinney said the school is honoring quarterback Deshaun Watson, tailback Wayne Gallman and receivers Mike Williams and Artavis Scott, all juniors, because they are heading to the NFL after this season.

"Those guys indicated to me back in the summer that this was going to be it for them," Swinney said Tuesday. "They were going to graduate in December, and their plan was to be a senior. They're more seniors than some of the seniors."

The group will be honored at Senior Day on Saturday when the third-ranked Tigers host Pitt. It's an honor reserved for players who aren't returning.

Deshaun Watson is expected to be one of the first quarterbacks taken in the NFL draft. Melina Vastola/USA TODAY Sports

"All those guys are planning on moving on," Swinney said. "Definitely want to honor them while we have the opportunity. They've earned it."

Watson, a Heisman Trophy candidate, is expected to be among the first quarterbacks taken in next year's NFL draft. Williams, who is 6-foot-3, is also considered a first-rounder.

Gallman and Scott are also expected to be drafted.

Watson last year became the first in the Football Bowl Subdivision to throw for more than 4,000 yards and rush for more than 1,000 yards.

Information from The Associated Press was used in this report.