After adding five more players into the league through the 2023 NFL Draft, the Tennessee Volunteers now have several players scattered throughout different franchises in the NFL.
Once training camps are concluded and teams are finalized before the season, we will know exactly how many Tennessee players will be rostered for the first week of the 2023 NFL season. Tennessee had 27 former players on rosters at the start of the 2022 football season.
As mentioned previously, Tennessee had five players taken in the NFL Draft this past month in Kansas City, all going before the fourth round. Here’s a look at some of the key dates for Tennessee’s drafted players including head-to-head matchups, Sunday night games, Monday night games, and Thursday night games.
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Chicago Bears OT Darnell Wright – Round 1, Pick 10
- 9/10 – First home game/season opener – Green Bay @ Chicago
- 9/24 – Matchup against VFL Trey Smith’s team – Chicago @ Kansas City
- 10/5 – Thursday Night Football – Chicago @ Washington
- 10/29 – Sunday Night Football against Josh Palmer’s team – Chicago @ Los Angeles Chargers
- 11/09 – Thursday Night Football – Carolina @ Chicago
- 11/19, 12/20 – Matchup against Hendon Hooker’s team – Chicago @ Detroit, Detroit @ Chicago
- 11/27 – Monday Night Football – Chicago @ Minnesota
- Week 15 (TBD) – Matchup against Josh Dobbs and Cedric Tillman’s team – Chicago @ Cleveland
Detroit Lions QB Hendon Hooker – Round 3, Pick 68
- Week 1 Preseason – Matchup against Jalin Hyatt’s team – New York @ Detroit
- Week 3 Preseason – Return to home state of North Carolina – Detroit @ Carolina
- 9/7 – NFL season opener (TNF) against Trey Smith’s team – Detroit @ Kansas City
- 9/28 – Thursday Night Football – Detroit @ Green Bay
- 10/30 – Monday Night Football – Las Vegas @ Detroit
- 11/19, 12/20 – Matchup against Velus Jones Jr and Darnell Wright’s team – Chicago @ Detroit, Detroit @ Chicago
New York Giants WR Jalin Hyatt – Round 3, Pick 73
- Week 1 Preseason – Matchup against Hendon Hooker’s team – New York @ Detroit
- 9/10 – Week One Sunday Night Football – Dallas @ New York
- 9/21 – TNF matchup against Jauan Jennings’ team – New York @ San Francisco
- 10/2 – MNF matchup against Darrell Taylor’s team – Seattle @ New York
- 10/15 – Sunday Night Football – New York @ Buffalo
- 12/25 – Christmas Day game against Philadelphia Eagles – New York @ Philadelphia
- 12/31 – NYE matchup against Byron Young’s team – Los Angeles @ New York
Cleveland Browns WR Cedric Tillman – Round 3, Pick 74
- 9/24 – Matchup with the Tennessee Titans – Tennessee @ Cleveland
- 9/18 – Monday Night Football – Cleveland @ Pittsburgh
- 10/15 – Matchup with Jauan Jennings’ team – San Francisco @ Cleveland
- 10/29 – Matchup with Darrell Taylor’s team – Cleveland @ Seattle
- 12/03 – Matchup with Byron Young’s team – Cleveland @ Los Angeles
- 12/28 – Thursday Night Football – New York Jets @ Cleveland
- Week 15 (TBD) – Matchup against Velus Jones Jr and Darnell Wright’s team – Chicago @ Cleveland
Los Angeles Rams OLB Byron Young – Round 3, Pick 77
- 9/10 – Week One matchup against Darrell Taylor’s team – Los Angeles @ Seattle
- 9/17 – Week Two matchup against Jauan Jennings’ team – San Francisco @ Los Angeles
- 9/25 – Monday Night Football – Los Angeles @ Cincinnati
- 11/19 – Matchup against Darrell Taylor’s team – Seattle @ Los Angeles
- 12/03 – Matchup with Josh Dobbs and Cedric Tillman’s team – Cleveland @ Los Angeles
- 12/21 – Thursday Night Football – New Orleans @ Los Angeles
- 12/31 – NYE matchup against Jalin Hyatt’s team – Los Angeles @ New York
- Week 18 TBD – Regular season finale against Jauan Jennings’ team – San Francisco @ Los Angeles
