Tennessee football: Vols LB Darrell Taylor’s five best NFL Draft landing spots

Our final spot came down to three teams: The Buffalo Bills, Dallas Cowboys and Seattle Seahawks. All three teams have edge rushers at the top of their priority list. However, Seattle and Dallas are set in a 4-3, and while Dallas is a bit more open to being multiple, that is offset by them going for splashier stars, a profile Darrell Taylor won’t fit.

As a result, Buffalo is the best of these three teams. Now, yes, the Bills do technically run a 4-3 base defense, they use a lot of multiple sets that favors Taylor. His first two years with Tennessee football, Taylor played defensive end, as we mentioned. He then became a star in the 3-4, which is why we say that favors him more.

However, given his size, athleticism and ability to thrive in both, a multiple defense like Buffalo’s could work. Remember, Taylor made the play of the game to stop the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets’ two-point conversion attempt in 2017, securing the Vols their only exciting victory that season. So he can make plays in that system as well.

Buffalo can’t get a superstar edge rusher since they don’t have a first-round pick, and they want to get younger there, as Mario Addison and Jerry Hughes are both in their 30s. That’s even better for Taylor because he’ll have time to develop on what is already a good team, and Sean McDermott is a proven enough defensive coach that everybody should believe Taylor will get a fair chance.