The 5 best NFL Draft picks from Tennessee football over the past decade
Tennessee has sent a few Hall of Famers to the NFL but who are the best draft picks to come out of Tennessee over the past decade?
15. Round: 2 Pick: 49. Alontae Taylor. DB. player. 2022. Alontae Taylor. Alontae Taylor (NFL Draft). .
Alontae Taylor was one of five Tennessee players drafted in the 2022 NFL Draft, but he has been the only one to cement himself as a starter out of that draft class. He suffered a knee injury as a rookie, but that didn't stop him from starting nine of the final 11 games of the season.
In that time, he recorded 45 tackles and a team-high 11 passes defended while being a big part of the Saints' special teams all season. He got even better in year two with 75 total tackles and two interceptions.