He didn’t make it into the first round, but Darrell Taylor’s NFL Draft stock improved enough for him to be the highest Tennessee football player taken since Derek Barnett in 2017. And like Barnett, he was likely taken for his ability to rush the passer.
The Seattle Seahawks traded up, giving the New York Jets their second and third round picks, to take the defensive end and outside linebacker in the second round of the virtual draft with the 48th overall pick. There had been numerous rumors of Seattle leaning towards Taylor for a while, so it wasn’t shocking that they would take him.