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Another NFL season has begun, which means another round of former Tennessee football stars are making their professional debuts.
The Vols had a trio of rookies get their snaps in an NFL last weekend, led by a strong performance from 2024 SEC Offensive Player of the Year Dylan Sampson. The Cleveland Browns rookie running back finished with 93 total yards. Sampson had 12 carries for 29 yards and caught eight passes for 64 yards.
Libebacker James Pearce Jr. of the Atlanta Falcons and wide receiver Dont’e Thornton Jr. of the Los Angeles Raiders also made their NFL debuts, Thornton logging 45 yards on two receptions.
Other top performances included New Orleans running back Alvin Kamara logging 45 yards and a touchdown on 11 carries, along with two catches for 12 yards. Buffalo Bills wide receiver Josh Palmer made five catches for 61 yards in a win over Baltimore, and Browns wide receiver Cedric Tillman made five catches for 52 yards and a touchdown.
There are 36 former Tennessee players in the NFL for the 2025 season.
For our list, we’ve included four players − Ty Chandler, Eric Gray, Wanya Morris and Henry To’oTo’o − who began their college careers at UT and later transferred to other schools.
Former Tennessee football players in the NFL
- Derek Barnett – DE, Houston Texans
- Matthew Butler – DT, Miami Dolphins
- Jerome Carvin – OL, Jacksonville Jaguars
- Ty Chandler – RB, Minnesota Vikings
- Morgan Cox – LS, Tennessee Titans
- Joshua Dobbs – QB, New England Patriots
- Princeton Fant – TE, Dallas Cowboys
- Eric Gray – RB, New York Giants
- Kamal Hadden – DB, Green Bay Packs
- Hendon Hooker – QB, Carolina Panthers
- Jalin Hyatt – WR, New York Giants
- Theo Jackson – DB, Minnesota Vikings
- Jauan Jennings – WR, San Francisco 49eres
- Jakob Johnson – FB, Houston Texans
- Velus Jones Jr. – RB, New Orleans Saints
- Alvin Kamara – RB, New Orleans Saints
- Cade Mays – C, Carolina Panthers
- Jaylen McCollough – DB, Los Angeles Rams
- Joe Milton III – QB, Dallas Cowboys
- Wanya Morris – OL, Kansas City Chiefs
- Omarr Norman-Lott – DT, Kansas City Chiefs
- Josh Palmer – WR, Buffalo Bills
- James Pearce Jr. – OLB, Atlanta Falcons
- Dylan Sampson – RB, Cleveland Browns
- Elijah Simmons – DT, Arizona Cardinals
- Trey Smith – OL, Kansas City Chiefs
- Alontae Taylor – CB, New Orleans Saints
- Darrell Taylor – OLB, Houston Texans
- Dont’e Thornton Jr. – Las Vegas Raiders
- Cedric Tillman – WR, Cleveland Browns
- Henry To’oTo’o – LB, Houston Texans
- Shy Tuttle – DT, Tennessee Titans
- Dee Williams – CB, New York Giants
- Darnell Wright – OT, Chicago Bears
- Jaylen Wright – RB, Miami Dolphins
- Byron Young – OLB, Los Angeles Rams
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