List of Tennessee Volunteers in the NFL draft explained

This is a list of Tennessee Volunteers selected in the NFL Draft.^[1]

Key

B	Back	K	Kicker	NT	Nose tackle
C	Center	LB	Linebacker	FB	Fullback
DB	Defensive back	P	Punter	HB	Halfback
DE	Defensive end	QB	Quarterback	WR	Wide receiver
DT	Defensive tackle	RB	Running back	G	Guard
E	End	T	Offensive tackle	TE	Tight end

	= Pro Bowler
	= MVP
	= Hall of Famer

Players

Year	Round	Pick	Overall	Team	Name	Position
1936	4	9	36	Giants	Gene Rose	E
1937	6	2	52	Cardinals	Phil Dickens	RB
1939	10	6	86	Bears	Walt Wood	B
	11	1	91	Cardinals	Bowden Wyatt	E
1940	1	1	1	Cardinals	George Cafego	QB
	6	6	46	Lions	Jim Rike	C
	11	5	95	Rams	Boyd Clay	T
	13	8	118	Redskins	Sam Bartholomew	FB
	14	4	124	Dodgers	Len Coffman	B
1941	2	4	14	Rams	Abe Shires	T
	3	2	17	Cardinals	Bob Foxx	RB
	6	2	42	Steelers	Bob Suffridge	G
	6	10	50	Redskins	bgcolor=lightsteelblue	Ed Cifers	E
1942	7	1	51	Steelers	Johnny Butler	B
	9	3	73	Eagles	Ray Graves	C
	15	2	132	Rams	Ike Peel	B
	17	10	160	Bears	Don Edmiston	T
1943	4	4	29	Cardinals	Al Hust	E
1944	2	3	14	Lions	Bob Cifers	RB
	15	7	149	Redskins	Jim Gaffney	QB
	15	9	151	Steelers	Jim Myers	G
	15	10	152	Rams	Frank Hubbell	E
1945	4	1	28	Cardinals	Bob Dobelstein	G
	7	11	65	Packers	Casey Stephenson	B
	9	5	81	Rams	bgcolor=lightsteelblue	Dick Huffman	T
	10	2	89	Steelers	Art Brandau	C
	10	3	90	Dodgers	Roy Cross	E
	12	10	119	Giants	Billy Bevis	B
	23	10	240	Giants	Jim Chadwell	T
	24	6	247	Lions	Russ Morrow	C
1946	5	7	37	Eagles	Walt Slater	RB
	7	1	51	Cardinals	Pat Lenshan	E
	26	1	241	Cardinals	Jim Vugrin	G
	28	8	268	Eagles	Bob Long	B
1947	9	8	73	Rams	Max Partin	B
	15	5	130	Packers	Denny Crawford	G
	16	4	139	Redskins	Billy Gold	B
	27	1	246	Lions	Bill Hillman	B
1948	30	10	285	Cardinals	Jim Powell	E
1949	13	1	122	Lions	Al Russas	E
	14	10	141	Eagles	Bobby Lund	B
1950	15	2	185	Bulldogs	Norm Messeroll	T
1951	5	11	61	Giants	bgcolor=lightsteelblue	Jack Stroud	T
	10	10	120	Bears	J. W. Sherrill	B
	15	7	178	Lions	Jimmie Hill	B
	17	11	206	Giants	Bud Sherrod	E
	26	6	309	Steelers	Pug Pearman	G
	30	5	356	Steelers	John Gruble	E
1952	1	10	10	Browns	bgcolor=lightsteelblue	Bert Rechichar	DB
	5	12	61	Rams	Gordon Polofsky	B
	9	5	102	Steelers	Hal Payne	B
	12	7	140	Bears	Andy Kozar	B
	16	1	182	Yanks	Vince Kaseta	E
	17	9	202	Lions	Hank Lauricella	B
	21	7	248	Bears	Ted Daffer	G
	26	2	303	Packers	Charlie Stokes	T
1953	1	11	11	Browns	Doug Atkins	DE
	10	5	114	Steelers	Frank Holohan	T
	24	6	283	Packers	Jim Haslam	T
	24	7	284	49ers	Ed Morgan	B
	25	8	297	Eagles	Johnny Michels	G
	29	2	339	Redskins	Pat Shires	B
	30	9	358	Browns	Andy Myers	G
1954	8	10	95	Browns	Bill Barbish	B
	10	6	115	Steelers	Bob Fisher	T
1955	3	11	36	Lions	bgcolor=lightsteelblue	Darris McCord	DE
	14	10	167	Bears	Ed Nickla	LB
	18	11	216	Lions	Pat Oleksiak	B
	20	9	238	Eagles	Jimmy Wade	B
	27	10	323	Bears	Joel Kinley	G
	30	11	360	Browns	Lamar Leachman	C
1956	5	1	50	Lions	bgcolor=lightsteelblue	Tom Tracy	RB
	12	10	143	Bears	Buddy Cruze	E
1957	2	11	24	Lions	bgcolor=lightsteelblue	John Gordy	G
	28	4	329	Steelers	Frank Kilinsky	T
1958	3	6	31	Redskins	bgcolor=lightsteelblue	Bill Anderson	TE
	6	2	63	Cardinals	Bobby Gordon	DB
	22	4	257	Bears	Al Carter	B
	24	8	285	Colts	Bobby Sandlin	B
	30	11	360	Lions	Tommy Bronson	B
1959	9	5	101	Lions	Carl Smith	B
	22	4	256	Lions	Lebron Shields	DE
1961	5	13	69	Browns	bgcolor=lightsteelblue	Mike Lucci	LB
	12	14	168	Eagles	Billy Majors	B
	20	13	279	Browns	Charlie Baker	T
1962	17	7	231	Bears	Glenn Glass	WR
1964	1	14	14	Bears	Dick Evey	T
	12	4	158	Redskins	Bob Zvolerin	T
	14	1	183	49ers	Ed Beard	LB
1965	1	6	6	Bears	Steve DeLong	DL
	17	3	227	Steelers	Whit Canale	DL
1966	3	8	40	Giants	Tom Fisher	LB
	4	4	52	Eagles	Frank Emanuel	LB
	8	5	115	Redskins	Stan Mitchell	RB
	11	5	160	Cowboys	Austin Denney	TE
	12	11	181	Vikings	Bob Petrella	DB
	16	6	235	Redskins	Hal Wantland	RB
1967	3	7	60	Lions	bgcolor=lightsteelblue	Paul Naumoff	LB
	4	1	81	Saints	bgcolor=lightsteelblue		K
	8	14	199	Chargers		WR
	9	20	231	Eagles		DB
	16	12	405	Jets		DB
1968	1	2	2	Bengals	Bob Johnson	C
	6	17	155	Bengals		QB
	6	26	164	Packers		RB
	7	7	172	Dolphins		OT
	8	17	209	Chargers		TE
	15	13	394	Eagles		OG
	16	5	413	Patriots		RB
	17	9	445	Vikings		OG
1969	2	23	49	Cowboys		WR
	5	24	128	Dolphins		K
	13	10	327	Oilers		RB
	15	2	366	Falcons	Jim Weatherford	DB
	15	11	375	Dolphins	Chick McGeehan	WR
	15	22	386	Cowboys		DB
1970	1	22	22	Rams	bgcolor=lightsteelblue		LB
	3	21	73	Cowboys		LB
	9	19	227	Lions		P
	10	23	257	Cowboys		DB
	15	23	387	Cowboys		TE
	16	2	392	Steelers		DT
1971	9	12	220	Bears		WR
	14	2	340	Saints		QB
	17	13	429	Chargers		C
1972	3	24	76	Eagles	Bobby Majors	DB
	5	18	122	Browns	George Hunt	K
	6	18	148	49ers		DB
	6	20	150	Saints		RB
	6	25	155	Dolphins		LB
	12	22	308	Colts	Gary Theiler	TE
	16	7	397	Saints		G
1973	3	10	62	Colts		LB
	8	5	187	Bears		DB
	10	20	254	Cowboys		LB
	11	5	265	Bills		OT
1974	3	7	59	Chargers		RB
	5	10	114	Bengals		RB
	8	17	199	Browns	bgcolor=lightsteelblue		DB
	10	26	260	Dolphins		QB
	16	23	413	Cowboys		G
1975	10	24	258	Vikings		P
	12	20	306	Patriots	Conredge Holloway	DB
	13	2	314	Giants		K
	15	25	389	Raiders	Paul Careathers	RB
1976	2	25	53	Rams	Ron McCartney	LB
	16	2	433	Buccaneers	Tommy West	LB
1977	1	25	25	Patriots	bgcolor=lightsteelblue	Stanley Morgan	WR
	4	27	111	Seahawks		WR
	4	28	112	Raiders		G
	5	23	135	Cardinals	Andy Spiva	LB
1978	3	20	76	Steelers	Craig Colquitt	P
	8	11	205	Browns		DT
	9	28	250	Cowboys		DB
	10	11	261	Browns		OT
	11	3	281	Jets		QB
1979	1	27	27	Cowboys		C
	3	2	58	Rams		WR
	12	8	311	Saints		RB
1980	1	14	14	Patriots	Roland James	DB
	3	21	77	49ers		LB
1981	3	18	74	Vikings		OT
	5	26	137	Cowboys		LB
	7	8	174	Eagles		K
	10	10	258	Bengals		RB
	12	6	310	Buccaneers	Brad White	DT
1982	1	11	11	Chiefs		WR
	4	28	111	Patriots	Brian Ingram	LB
	6	14	153	Redskins	Lemont Jeffers	LB
	10	14	265	Redskins		DB
1983	1	18	18	Bears		WR
	2	19	47	Patriots		WR
	3	11	67	Lions	bgcolor=lightsteelblue		DE
	4	20	104	Packers		WR
	11	2	281	Giants		DB
	12	8	315	Chiefs		OT
1984	1	17	17	Cardinals	Clyde Duncan	WR
	4	1	85	Oilers		DE
	6	27	167	Redskins		OT
	10	18	270	Seahawks		RB
	12	5	313	Packers		WR
	12	19	327	Lions	Glenn Streno	C
1985	1	24	24	Saints		LB
	2	15	43	Bengals		LB
	5	25	137	Seahawks		RB
	7	27	195	Dolphins	bgcolor=lightsteelblue		K
	10	23	275	Raiders		LB
	11	10	290	Redskins	Raleigh McKenzie	G
	12	10	318	Chargers		DE
1986	1	21	21	Bengals		WR
	6	28	166	Bears	Jeff Powell	RB
	7	4	170	Cardinals	Eric Swanson	WR
	7	24	190	Colts		DB
	8	10	204	Bengals		G
1987	2	24	52	Raiders		OT
	9	10	233	Steelers		WR
	10	11	262	Cowboys	Dale Jones	LB
	11	23	302	Patriots		K
1988	1	9	9	Raiders	bgcolor=lightsteelblue	Terry McDaniel	DB
	1	15	15	Chargers	bgcolor=lightsteelblue	Anthony Miller	WR
	4	4	86	Buccaneers		G
	5	4	113	Buccaneers	William Howard	RB
	8	19	212	Dolphins		G
	9	17	238	Chargers		OT
1989	1	28	28	49ers		LB
	6	1	140	Raiders		QB
1990	2	5	30	Buccaneers		RB
	3	21	74	Vikings		DE
	4	18	99	Oilers	Eric Still	G
	7	9	174	Lions	Tracy Hayworth	LB
	7	25	190	Rams		P
	8	12	205	Dolphins		WR
1991	1	7	7	Buccaneers		OT
	1	8	8	Eagles	Antone Davis	OT
	1	12	12	Cowboys		WR
	3	26	81	Packers	Chuck Webb	RB
	5	17	128	Seahawks		DB
	5	23	134	Bears	Anthony Morgan	WR
	8	3	198	Cardinals		RB
	10	4	254	Chargers	Roland Poles	RB
	11	1	279	Patriots		WR
1992	1	20	20	Chiefs	bgcolor=lightsteelblue		DB
	1	23	23	Chargers	Chris Mims	DE
	2	3	31	Bengals	bgcolor=lightsteelblue		WR
	2	23	51	Falcons		DE
	3	24	80	Bears		DB
	4	25	109	Cowboys		G
	9	16	240	Packers		DT
	9	23	247	Oilers	Bernard Dafney	OT
	10	18	270	Falcons		LB
1993	1	27	27	49ers		DE
	8	7	203	Cowboys	Dave Thomas	DB
1994	1	3	3	Redskins		QB
	2	13	42	Eagles	bgcolor=lightsteelblue		RB
	3	22	87	49ers		WR
	3	28	93	Lions		DT
	5	21	152	Jets		LB
1995	1	19	19	Jaguars		RB
	2	9	41	Falcons		DB
	4	6	104	Chargers		RB
	4	35	133	Giants		LB
	6	20	191	Panthers	Jerry Colquitt	QB
	7	4	212	Cardinals		WR
1996	2	18	48	Oilers	Jason Layman	G
	2	25	55	Ravens	DeRon Jenkins	DB
	5	18	150	Dolphins		DT
	6	13	180	Buccaneers		WR
	6	15	182	Giants		LB
	6	27	194	Eagles		DE
	7	4	213	Broncos		OT
	7	32	241	Chiefs		C
1997	2	16	46	Oilers	Joey Kent	WR
	3	4	64	Ravens		RB
	5	15	145	Jets	Raymond Austin	DB
1998	1	1	1	Colts		QB
	1	20	20	Lions	Terry Fair	DB
	1	30	30	Broncos		WR
	3	4	65	Rams	bgcolor=lightsteelblue		DE
	3	29	90	Packers	Jonathan Brown	DE
	7	11	200	Broncos		C
	7	15	204	Saints		WR
	7	42	231	Colts	Corey Gaines	DB
1999	1	31	31	Broncos	bgcolor=lightsteelblue		LB
	2	22	53	Bills	Peerless Price	WR
	3	25	86	Bills		RB
	6	1	170	Seahawks	Steve Johnson	DB
	6	12	181	Redskins		K
	7	44	250	Colts		DE
2000	1	5	5	Ravens	bgcolor=lightgreen	Jamal Lewis	RB
	1	12	12	Jets	bgcolor=lightsteelblue		DE
	2	10	41	Cardinals	Raynoch Thompson	LB
	2	13	44	Packers	bgcolor=lightsteelblue	Chad Clifton	OT
	2	18	49	Cowboys		DB
	2	20	51	Buccaneers		G
	2	26	57	Panthers		DB
	3	9	71	Cardinals		DT
	5	34	163	Steelers	Tee Martin	QB
2001	2	27	58	Bills	bgcolor=lightsteelblue		RB
	3	11	73	Jaguars		LB
	5	11	142	Jaguars		P
	6	6	169	49ers		WR
	6	35	198	Packers		WR
2002	1	9	9	Jaguars	bgcolor=lightsteelblue	John Henderson	DT
	1	13	13	Saints		WR
	1	15	15	Titans	bgcolor=lightsteelblue	Albert Haynesworth	DT
	3	1	66	Texans		C
	3	15	80	Falcons	Will Overstreet	DE
	4	21	119	Buccaneers		RB
	5	24	159	Redskins	Andre Lott	DB
	6	20	192	Redskins	Reggie Coleman	OT
	7	45	256	49ers		DB
	7	49	260	Bills		LB
2003	2	17	49	Dolphins		OLB
	3	1	65	Bengals		WR
	3	5	69	Cowboys	bgcolor=lightsteelblue		TE
	3	28	92	Chiefs		CB
	5	11	146	Ravens		DT
	5	27	162	Colts		ILB
	6	10	183	Seahawks		DT
	7	24	238	Falcons		DE
2004	5	4	136	Giants		SS
	6	26	191	Titans		FB
	7	5	206	Buccaneers		WR
	7	50	251	Packers	bgcolor=lightsteelblue		C
2005	2	10	42	Cowboys		OLB
	3	36	99	Chiefs	bgcolor=lightsteelblue		P
	6	8	182	Jets		RB
2006	1	16	16	Dolphins	Jason Allen	FS
	5	7	140	49ers	Parys Haralson	DE
	5	35	168	Eagles		OLB
	5	36	169	Titans		DT
	7	42	250	Redskins	Kevin Simon	OLB
2007	1	16	16	Packers	Justin Harrell	DT
	1	27	27	Saints		WR
	2	3	35	Buccaneers		OG
	2	22	54	Chiefs		DT
	3	20	84	Rams		CB
	7	10	220	Saints		ILB
2008	1	10	10	Patriots	bgcolor=lightsteelblue		ILB
	3	13	76	Chiefs		TE
	5	29	162	Jets		QB
2009	1	18	18	Broncos	Robert Ayers	LB
2010	1	5	5	Chiefs	bgcolor=lightsteelblue		FS
	1	26	26	Cardinals		DT
	2	27	59	Browns	Montario Hardesty	RB
	4	31	129	Colts		OG
	5	20	151	Steelers		OG
	5	37	168	Chargers	Jonathan Crompton	QB
2011	4	7	104	Buccaneers	Luke Stocker	TE
	5	17	148	Raiders	Denarius Moore	WR
2012	5	2	137	Broncos	Malik Jackson	DE
2013	1	29	29	Vikings	bgcolor=lightsteelblue	Cordarrelle Patterson	WR
	2	2	34	Titans	Justin Hunter	WR
	3	15	77	Dolphins	Dallas Thomas	G
	6	16	184	Raiders	Mychal Rivera	TE
2014	1	19	19	Dolphins	Ja'Wuan James	T
	6	17	193	Chiefs	Zach Fulton	G
	6	39	215	Steelers	Daniel McCullers	DT
2017	1	14	14	Eagles	Derek Barnett	DE
	3	3	67	Saints	bgcolor=lightsteelblue	Alvin Kamara	RB
	3	30	94	Steelers	Cameron Sutton	DB
	4	18	124	Lions	Jalen Reeves-Maybin	LB
	4	22	128	Bengals	Josh Malone	WR
	4	29	135	Steelers	Joshua Dobbs	QB
2018	3	21	85	Panthers	Rashaan Gaulden	DB
	6	2	176	Rams	John Kelly	RB
	6	24	198	Chiefs	Kahlil McKenzie	DT
2020	2	16	48	Seahawks	Darrell Taylor	DE
	7	3	217	49ers	Jauan Jennings	WR
2021	3	11	77	Chargers	Josh Palmer	WR
	6	42	226	Chiefs	Trey Smith	G
2022	2	17	49	Saints	Alontae Taylor	DB
	3	7	71	Bears	Velus Jones Jr.	WR
	5	32	175	Raiders	Matthew Butler	DT
	6	20	199	Panthers	Cade Mays	G
	6	25	204	Titans	Theo Jackson	DB
2023	1	10	10	Bears	Darnell Wright	T
	3	5	68	Lions	Hendon Hooker	QB
	3	10	73	Giants	Jalin Hyatt	WR
	3	11	74	Browns	Cedric Tillman	WR
	3	14	77	Rams	Byron Young	DE
2024	4	20	120	Dolphins	Jaylen Wright	RB
	6	17	193	Patriots	Joe Milton	QB
	6	35	211	Chiefs	Kamal Hadden	DB

Notes and References

1. Web site: Tennessee Drafted Players/Alumni . 2024-02-25 . Pro-Football-Reference.com . en.