Tennessee Volunteers 2020 NFL Draft Live Thread

The NFL Draft is upon us! It has been weeks without any kind of sports, but for the next three days we will have the opportunity to talk ball and react to NFL Draft Picks. This live blog will automatically be updated by the main Sports Illustrated page with content on each pick, and the VR2 on SI staff will be here to react and talk picks with you for each day of the draft. We will see where the Tennessee prospects fall, but as it stands Darrell Taylor is likely to make an early appearance on Day 2. There is some rumors swirling that he could keep even higher!
Be sure to start the conversation early by sharing your NFL fandom, and who you want to see taken in tonight's first round by your team!
If you are not familiar with how the virtual draft will work, this video from MMBQ Senior Reporter Albert Breer will cover everything you need to know! Enjoy, and we look forward to talking with each of you!
9:30 AM EST- CBS releases final three-round mock draft. Darrell Taylor is once again linked to the Buffalo Bills and the 86th overall pick.
8:00 PM EST- Peyton Manning leads heartfelt intro into the 2020 NFL Draft
All Picks have links back to NFL Communities
Pick Number 1- Cincinnati Select QB Joe Burrow (LSU)
Pick Number 2- Washington Select EDGE Chase Young(OSU)
Pick Number 3-Detroit Select CB Jeff Okudah (OSU)
Pick Number 4- New York Giants Select OT Andrew Thomas (UGA)
Pick Number 5- Miami Dolphins Select QB Tua Tagavailoa (ALA)
Pick Number 6- Chargers Select QB Justin Herbert (Oregon)
Pick Number 7- Carolina Panters Select DL Derrick Brown (Auburn)
Pick Number 8- Arizona Cardinals Select LB Isaiah Simmons (Clemson)
Pick Number 9- Jacksonville Jaguars Select CB C.J. Henderson (Florida)
Pick Number 10- Cleveland Browns Select OT Jedrick Wills (ALA)
Pick Number 11- New York Jets Select OT Mehki Becton (Louisville)
Pick Number 12- Las Vegas Raiders Select WR Henry Ruggs (Ala)
Pick Number 13- Tampa Bay Trades up to Select OT Tristan Wirfs (Iowa)
Pick Number 14- San Francisco Select DT Javon Kinlaw (South Carolina)
Pick Number 15- Denver Broncos Select WR Jerry Jeudy (ALA)
Pick Number 16- Atlanta Falcons Select CB A.J. Terrell (Clemson)
Pick Number 17- Dallas Cowboys Select WR CeeDee Lamb (Oklahoma)
Pick Number 18- Miami Dolphins Select OT Austin Jackson (USC)
Pick Number 19- Las Vegas Raiders Select CB Damon Arnette (Ohio State)
Pick Number 20- Jacksonville Jaguars Select Edge K'Lavon Chaisson (LSU)
Pick Number 21- Philadelphia Eagles Select WR Jalen Reagor (TCU)
Pick Number 22- Minnesota Vikings Select WR Justin Jefferson (LSU)
Pick Number 23- San Diego Chargers (From NE) Select ILB Kenneth Murray (Oklahoma)
Pick Number 24- New Orleans Saints Select Center Cesar Ruiz (Michigan)
Pick Number 25-San Francisco (From Minnesota) Selects WR Brandon Aiyuk (Arizona St.)
Pick Number 26- Green Bay Packers (From Miami) select QB Jordan Love (Utah State)
Pick Number 27- Seattle Seahawks Select ILB Jordyn Brooks (Texas Tech)
Pick Number 28- Baltimore Ravens Select ILB Patrick Queen (LSU)
Pick Number 29-Tennessee Titans Select OT Isaiah Wilson (UGA)
Pick Number 30- Miami Dolphins Select CB Noah Igbignogbinhe (AUB)
Pick Number 31- Minnesota Vikings Select CB Jeff Gladney (TCU)
Pick Number 32- Kansas City Chiefs Select Clyde Edwards-Helaire (LSU)

Matt Ray is the publisher of Sports Illustrated-FanNation's Volunteer Country, serving as a beat reporter covering football, recruiting, and occasionally other sports. Matt also is a lead analyst at Sports Illustrated All-American, Sports Illustrated lead authority in high school recruiting coverage. When not at work covering the Tennessee Volunteers or the recruiting trail, Matt enjoys spending time with his wife Destiny traveling the country.