With the end of January rapidly approaching, more and more news regarding the 2023 NFL Draft will be coming out in the next few months. Friday was the first day that the NFL announced the early-entry draft pool.
According to CBS Sports, “more than 100 players have announced intentions to skip their remaining seasons and turn pro.”
Here is a list of notable SEC underclassmen that will be entering the 2023 NFL Draft. Tennessee only has one representative on the list with 2022 Biletnikoff Award winner Jalin Hyatt.
Some of these players are names that Tennessee has seen (some frequently) in the last few seasons, while others are players that Tennessee may have seen on the 2023 schedule but will not anymore. For example, Tennessee will take on Texas A&M next season, so any Aggie underclassmen that declare for the draft will not be playing against the Vols come October.
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RB Devon Achane – Texas A&M
- Junior running back
- 2022: 196 rushing attempts, 1,102 yards, 8 touchdowns
EDGE Will Anderson Jr – Alabama
- 2022: 24 solo tackles, 10 sacks, 1 INT
- Against Tennessee: 2 tackles, 1 solo
RB Tank Bigsby – Auburn
- Junior running back
- 2022: 179 rushing attempts, 970 yards, 10 touchdowns
WR Kayshon Boutte – LSU
- 2022: 48 receptions, 538 yards, 2 touchdowns
- Against Tennessee: 6 receptions, 33 yards, 1 touchdown
DL Jalen Carter – Georgia
- 2022: 16 solo tackles, 3 sacks, 2 forced fumbles
- Against Tennessee: 4 total tackles, 1 sack, 2 forced fumbles
RB Zach Evans – Ole Miss
- Junior running back
- 2022: 144 rushing attempts, 936 yards, 9 touchdowns
RB Jahmyr Gibbs – Alabama
- 2022: 151 rushing attempts, 926 yards, 7 touchdowns
- Against Tennessee: 24 attempts (season-high), 103 yards, 3 touchdowns
WR Jalin Hyatt – Tennessee
- 2022 Biletnikoff Award Winner
- 2022: 67 receptions, 1,267 yards, 15 touchdowns
EDGE BJ Ojulari – LSU
- 2022: 36 solo tackles, 5.5 sacks, 1 forced fumble
- Against Tennessee: 6 total tackles, 2 solo tackles
QB Anthony Richardson – Florida
- 2022: 2,549 yards, 17 touchdowns, 9 interceptions, 71.2 QBR
- Against Tennessee: 24/44, 453 yards, 2 touchdowns, 1 interception
CB Eli Ricks – Alabama
- Junior defensive back
- 2022: 8 solo tackles, 4 passes deflected
CB Kelee Ringo – Georgia
- 2022: 37 solo tackles, 1 forced fumble, 2 interceptions, 7 passes deflected
- Against Tennessee: 7 solo tackles (season-high), 6 solo tackles (season-high), 1 interception
TE Darnell Washington – Georgia
- 2022: 28 receptions, 454 yards, 2 touchdowns
- Against Tennessee: DNP
QB Bryce Young – Alabama
- 2022: 3,328 yards, 32 touchdowns, 5 interceptions, 86.2 QBR
- Against Tennessee: 35/52 (season-highs), 455 yards (season-high), 2 touchdowns
