The SEC might have had the most players picked from any collegiate conference for the ninth year in a row, but it wasn’t a banner day for all of the schools from that neck of the woods.
The University of Tennessee ranks among the most prolific producers of NFL talent, but none of the members of last year’s squad were able to get an NFL team to volunteer interest in a Volunteer. For the first time since 1963, no members of the Tennessee team were drafted into the NFL.
Tennessee was 7-6 under coach Butch Jones last season and had two players invited to the combine. Linebacker A.J. Johnson was one of them, but he’s facing rape charges that chilled his draft hopes. Cornerback Justin Coleman was the other invitee and the school announced that he’s heading to the Vikings as an undrafted free agent.
They also announced that punter Matt Darr is signing with the Dolphins while defensive lineman Jordan Williams will try to earn a job on the talented Jets front.
