Where former Vols are projected in 2026 seven-round NFL mock draft

The NFL draft will open in one week with the first round. The NFL draft will be held April 23–25 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. On Thursday, Ayrton Ostly of USA TODAY released a seven-round NFL mock draft.

He projects five former Vols to be selected during the NFL draft: Jermod McCoy , Colton Hood , Chris Brazzell II , Joshua Josephs and Bryson Eason . After having four Vols selected in 2025, Tennessee has produced 391 all-time NFL draft picks, including the AFL draft which merged in 1967. 17 Tennessee players have been drafted during the Josh Heupel era.

"I think they know what they're getting out of a guy from here,” Heupel said at pro day on March 31 of what Tennessee’s program has sold to the NFL over the last five years. “The tape is the tape, but they know the level of accountability that we have inside of our program, how we approach every single day. “Their ability to be the same competitor every single day, what they get exposed to on the football knowledge part of it, I think they understand they're getting a consistent type of player.

" Below are where former Vols are projected in the 2026 NFL draft by Ostly. Where former Vols are projected in 2026 NFL draft Jermod McCoy (DB) - Dallas Cowboys (first round, No. 20) Colton Hood (DB) - New England Patriots (first round, No.