Undrafted Free Agents: Tennessee players who are getting a shot in the NFL
Three Tennessee Football players heard their names called in the 2024 NFL Draft on Saturday, with running back Jaylen Wright going in the fourth round and quarterback Joe Milton and defensive back Kamal Hadden getting picked in the sixth round.
Wright went to the Miami Dolphins with the 120th overall pick, Milton was picked at No. 193 overall by the New England Patriots and Hadden went to the Kansas City Chiefs at pick No. 211.
After the seven-round draft ended, eight former Tennessee players signed as undrafted free agents:
McCallan Castles — Philadelphia Eagles
Castles, who spent one season at Tennessee after transferring from UC Davis, caught 22 passes for 283 yards and five touchdowns last season, averaging 12.3 yards per catch and 21.8 yards per game.
Jacob Warren — Las Vegas Raiders
Warren, the fifth-year senior tight end, caught 53 passes for 607 yards and eight touchdowns with the Vols. He caught 16 passes for a career-high 191 yards and four touchdowns in 13 games last season.
Ramel Keyton — Oakland Raiders
Keyton in five seasons at Tennessee caught 86 passes for 1,456 yards and 11 touchdowns. He had career highs with 35 catches for 642 yards and six touchdowns in 13 games last season.
Aaron Beasley — Seattle Seahawks
Beasley, another fifth-year senior, had 238 total tackles, 32.5 tackles for loss and 7.5 sacks in 44 career games. He added an interception that he returned for a touchdown, six passes defended, four fumble recoveries and one forced fumble. Beasley over the last three seasons had 229 tackles, 32.0 tackles for loss and all of his 7.5 sacks.
Gabe Jeudy-Lally — Tennessee Titans
Jeudy-Lally, the transfer defensive back who played previously at BYU and Vanderbilt, and 41 tackles, 4.0 tackles for loss and 1.0 sacks during his 13-game career at Tennessee. He had 138 tackles, 5.5 tackles for loss, 1.5 sacks, two interceptions and 13 passes defended.
Jeremiah Crawford — Carolina Panthers
Crawford in three seasons at Tennessee played in 30 games and made 13 starts at tackle on the offensive line. He started seven times in 10 games last season, six times in 10 games in 2022 and appeared in 10 games off the bench in 2021 after transferring to Tennessee from Butler Community College in Kansas.
Jaylen McCollough — Los Angeles Rams
McCollough played in 54 games at Tennessee over five seasons, finishing with 241 tackles, 15.5 tackles for loss, 2.0 sacks and six interceptions. He had 58 tackles each of the last two seasons and combined for 6.5 tackles for loss.
Dee Williams — Seattle Seahawks
Williams flashed brilliance as a return specialist during his two seasons at Tennessee, returning 35 punts for 540 yards, averaging 15.4 yards per punt and taking two punts back for touchdowns.
