The Tennessee Volunteers finished the 2023 NFL Draft with five selections, all of which came before the fourth round of the event in Kansas City.
Alabama and Georgia led the SEC with 10 selections each. Florida and LSU, meanwhile, both had six selections. Tennessee comes in tied with Auburn and South Carolina with five selections. Interestingly enough, the bottom seven teams from the SEC have the same amount of combined selections as the top two teams.
The Southeastern Conference led the entire country in draft picks with 62 in total. The Big Ten was next with 55, followed by the ACC with 32 and the Big 12 with 30. Tennessee had the same amount of draftees as the Mountain West Conference (5) and had two more than Conference USA (3). The SEC had 65 players drafted in both the 2022 and 2021 drafts in recent offseasons.
Tennessee’s five draft picks from the 2023 NFL Draft give the Vols a total of 384 all-time selections since the first draft in 1936.
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Here’s a look at how the SEC’s 2023 NFL Draft selections shook out this past month in April:
Alabama (10)
- No. 1 – Bryce Young – Carolina
- No. 3 – Will Anderson Jr. – Houston
- No. 12 – Jahmyr Gibbs – Detroit
- No. 45 – Brian Branch – Detroit
- No. 65 – Tyler Steen – Philadelphia
- No. 70 – Byron Young – Las Vegas
- No. 95 – Jordan Battle – Cincinnati
- No. 101 – Cameron Latu – San Francisco
- No. 167 – Henry To’o To’o – Houston
- No. 224 – DeMarcco Hellams – Atlanta
Georgia (10)
- No. 9 – Jalen Carter – Philadelphia
- No. 14 – Broderick Jones – Pittsburgh
- No. 30 – Nolan Smith – Philadelphia
- No. 93 – Darnell Washington – Pittsburgh
- No. 105 – Kelee Ringo – Philadelphia
- No. 128 – Stetson Bennett – Los Angeles Rams
- No. 170 – Christopher Smith – Las Vegas
- No. 173 – Robert Beal Jr. – San Francisco
- No. 174 – Warren McLendon – Los Angeles Rams
- No. 237 – Kenny McIntosh – Seattle
Florida (6)
- No. 4 – Anthony Richardson – Indianapolis
- No. 53 – Gervon Dexter – Chicago
- No. 59 – O’Cyrus Torrence – Buffalo
- No. 121 – Ventrell Miller
- No. 150 – Justin Shorter – Buffalo
- No. 203 – Amari Burney – Las Vegas
LSU (6)
- No. 41 – B.J. Ojulari – Arizona
- No. 108 – Anthony Bradford – Seattle
- No. 134 – Jay Ward – Minnesota
- No. 141 – Jaquelin Roy – Minnesota
- No. 187 – Kayshon Boutte – New England Patriots
- No. 204 – Jarrick Bernard-Converse – New York Jets
Tennessee (5)
- No. 10 – Darnell Wright – Chicago
- No. 68 – Hendon Hooker – Detroit
- No. 73 – Jalin Hyatt – New York Giants
- No. 74 – Cedric Tillman – Cleveland
- No. 77 – Byron Young – Los Angeles Rams
Auburn (5)
- No. 37 – Derick Hall – Seattle
- No. 88 – Tank Bigsby – Jacksonville
- No. 116 – Colby Wooden – Green Bay
- No. 168 – Owen Pappoe – Arizona
- No. 207 – Anders Carlson – Green Bay
South Carolina (5)
- No. 51 – Cam Smith – Miami
- No. 64 – Zacch Pickens – Chicago
- No. 138 – Darius Rush – Indianapolis
- No. 225 – Jovaughn Gwyn – Atlanta
- No. 224 – Jalen Brooks – Dallas
Ole Miss (4)
- No. 39 – Jonathan Mingo – Carolina
- No. 124 – Tavius Robinson – Baltimore
- No. 215 – Zach Evans – Los Angeles Rams
- No. 230 – Nick Broeker – Buffalo
Kentucky (3)
- No. 33 – Will Levis – Tennessee
- No. 193 – Chris Rodriguez Jr. – Washington
- No. 232 – Carrington Valentine – Green Bay
Texas A&M (3)
- No. 84 – Devon Achane – Miami
- No. 160 – Antonio Johnson – Jacksonville
- No. 221 – Jaylon Jones – Indianapolis
Arkansas (2)
- No. 67 – Drew Sanders – Denver
- No. 97 – Ricky Stromberg – Washington
Mississippi State (2)
- No. 16 – Emmanuel Forbes – Washington
- No. 123 – Cameron Young – Seattle
Missouri (1)
- No. 126 – Isaiah McGuire – Cleveland
