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Tennessee football: Ranking NFL careers of 10 Vols previously drafted by 49ers

By Caleb Calhoun

SAN FRANCISCO, CA - OCTOBER 09: Parys Haralson #98 of the San Francisco 49ers runs onto the field during player introduction before an NFL football game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Candlestick Park on October 9, 2011 in San Francisco, California. The 49ers won the game 48-3. (Photo by Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images)
SAN FRANCISCO, CA - OCTOBER 09: Parys Haralson #98 of the San Francisco 49ers runs onto the field during player introduction before an NFL football game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Candlestick Park on October 9, 2011 in San Francisco, California. The 49ers won the game 48-3. (Photo by Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images) /
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Pick Analysis. Wide Receiver. player. 839. Scouting Report. 2001 (Round 6; Pick 169). Cedrick Wilson. 3

Cedrick Wilson has pulled off a very rare accomplishment. He won a state championship in Memphis playing for Melrose back in 1996. Then he won a national championship with Tennessee football in 1998. In 2005, he completed the trifecta by winning a Super Bowl championship with the Pittsburgh Steelers.

A member of the elite 1997 recruiting class, Wilson emerged as the Vols’ No. 2 receiver behind Peerless Price in 1998, splitting time with Jermaine Copeland. He caught six touchdowns that year. Then, in 1999 and 2000, he became the No. 1 receiver despite being just 5’10” 183 pounds. He finished his career on Rocky Top with 159 catches for 2,137 yards and 24 total touchdowns.

That production made him a late-round draft pick. Size seemed like a concern, but Wilson overachieved. After no action as a rookie, he improved every year to 2004, when he had 47 receptions for 641 yards and three touchdowns. Wilson then went to Pittsburgh and caught two touchdown passes in the playoffs for the Super Bowl team.

The last year for Wilson came in 2007. So he was in the league for seven years, appearing in 100 games and starting in 33 of them. During that time, he 178 passes for 2,368 yards and eight touchdowns. Oh, and he had a kickoff return for a touchdown in 2003. It’s safe to say he had a pretty good career.

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