14 VFLs Set To Perform In Front of NFL Executives

Thursday marks an important step in the process for the NFL hopefuls from the Tennessee Volunteers.

With the NFL combine out of the way, there is one final step before the NFL Draft for the college football players looking to make it to the league. One last chance to prove themselves athletically. This final step, of course, is each athlete's Pro Day at their schools. For the Tennessee Volunteers, the Pro Day is today. Fourteen different players from last season's Tennessee squad will get one final opportunity to prove their worth in front of NFL teams. 

A pro day can make or break a prospect. If a prospect had a bad day at the combine, this is their chance to either put out a better performance or seal their fate in the lower rounds and, in worst-case scenarios, go undrafted altogether.

For the Vols, out of the 14 players working out today in Knoxville, a few marquee prospects stand out. Quarterback Hendon Hooker will be in attendance and available to talk to teams but is still not cleared to work out and throw. As a result, Jalin Hyatt, Cedric Tillman, and Princeton Fant will be catching passes from UT Martin quarterback Dresser Winn. A great pro-day performance from Hyatt may seal his first-round fate, with multiple wide receiver-needy teams looking for a pass catcher. 

Hendon Hooker, Tennessee QB

A couple of trench monsters will attend for the Vols, offensive tackle Darnell Wright and All-SEC edge rusher Byron Young. Young and Wright both have been mocked in a variety of places. Wright has seen his stock mostly stay in round one, to tackle-hungry teams like the Steelers, Bengals, and Bucs. Most mocks have seen Young go in the first few rounds, but his stock is volatile.

This is the final task for all of these guys before seeing a lifelong dream become a reality. With all of the focus on the new guys coming in and getting after it in spring ball, let's take a moment to honor the old ones and wish them luck on the incredible opportunity awaiting them.

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