Former Pitt defensive tackle Jaylen Twyman was selected by the Minnesota Vikings in the sixth round of the 2021 NFL draft with the 199th overall pick on Saturday. Many viewed Twyman as a potential first-round pick after a breakout 2019 season, but his stock dropped after he opted out of the 2020 season and posted mixed results at the Pitt pro day.
The 6’2”, 290-pound lineman was the fourth Pitt product to come off the board in the 2021 draft, as he followed Patrick Jones II, Rashad Weaver and Jason Pinnock, who went in the third, fourth and fifth rounds, respectively.