Vanderbilt has had just nine first-round picks in history, and Commodores linebacker Zach Cunningham could be No. 10 later this month.
Vandy has had just two first-round picks in the past 30 years – offensive tackle Chris Williams in 2008 and quarterback Jay Cutler in ’06. And Vandy hasn’t had a defensive player selected in the first round since cornerback Leonard Coleman in 1984. Cunningham, though, could change all that.
He is not a lock first-rounder, but he has a chance to be selected in the latter portion of the round.
Offensive tackle Will Holden seems likely to be drafted on the third day; it would be just the ninth time since 1990 that at least two Vandy players were selected in the same draft.