Tennessee lineman ranked top 20 best available for NFL draft final day

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Tennessee lineman ranked top 20 best available for NFL draft final day

Tennessee defensive lineman ranked top 20 best available for NFL draft Day 3.

Tennessee lineman ranked top 20 best available for NFL draft final day

Tennessee defensive lineman ranked top 20 best available for NFL draft Day 3.

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The final day of the NFL draft will take place Saturday with rounds four through seven (picks 101-257) in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

After the conclusion of the third round on Friday, ESPN ranked the top 300 best available players remaining in the NFL draft.

Tennessee defensive lineman Joshua Josephs is ranked as the No. 18 best available player entering the final day of the NFL draft.

He played for the Vols from 2022-25 and appeared in 48 games, including 16 starts. The 6-foot-3, 240-pound defensive lineman totaled 104 tackles, 22 tackles for a loss, 9.5 sacks, nine pass deflections, six forced fumbles and four fumble recoveries.

Josephs went to Tennessee from North Cobb High School in Kennesaw, Georgia. He committed to the Vols on Nov. 22, 2021 over 26 other Division I scholarship offers, including five SEC schools.

The final day of the NFL draft will kick off at noon EDT and will be televised by NFL Network, ABC and ESPN.

More: Tennessee football best available players remaining NFL draft Day 3

Tennessee running back Jamal Lewis was selected by the Baltimore Ravens in the 2000 NFL draft first round (No. 5 overall).Tennessee defensive lineman Shaun Ellis was selected by the New York Jets in the 2000 NFL draft first round (No. 12 overall).Tennessee defensive lineman John Henderson was selected by the Jacksonville Jaguars in the 2002 NFL draft first round (No. 9 overall).Tennessee wide receiver Donte Stallworth was selected by the New Orleans Saints in the 2002 NFL draft first round (No. 13 overall).Tennessee defensive lineman Albert Haynesworth was selected by the Tennessee Titans in the 2002 NFL draft first round (No. 15 overall).Tennessee defensive back Jason Allen was selected by the Miami Dolphins in the 2006 NFL draft first round (No. 16 overall).Tennessee defensive lineman Justin Harrell was selected by the Green Bay Packers in the 2007 NFL draft first round (No. 16 overall).Tennessee wide receiver Robert Meachem was selected by the New Orleans Saints in the 2007 NFL draft first round (No. 27 overall).Tennessee linebacker Jerod Mayo was selected by the New England Patriots in the 2008 NFL draft first round (No. 10 overall).Tennessee linebacker Robert Ayers was selected by the Denver Broncos in the 2009 NFL draft first round (No. 18 overall).Tennessee defensive back Eric Berry was selected by the Kansas City Chiefs in the 2010 NFL draft first round (No. 5 overall).Tennessee defensive lineman Dan Williams was selected by the Arizona Cardinals in the 2010 NFL draft first round (No. 26 overall).Tennessee wide receiver Cordarrelle Patterson was selected by the Minnesota Vikings in the 2013 NFL draft first round (No. 29 overall).Tennessee offensive lineman Ja'Wuan James was selected by the Miami Dolphins in the 2014 NFL draft first round (No. 19 overall).Tennessee defensive lineman Derek Barnett was selected by the Philadelphia Eagles in the 2017 NFL draft first round (No. 14 overall).Tennessee offensive lineman Darnell Wright was selected by the Chicago Bears in the 2023 NFL draft first round (No. 10 overall).Tennessee defensive lineman James Pearce Jr. was selected by the Atlanta Falcons in the 2025 NFL draft first round (No. 26 overall).1 / 17PHOTOS: Tennessee football first-round NFL draft picks since 2000Tennessee running back Jamal Lewis was selected by the Baltimore Ravens in the 2000 NFL draft first round (No. 5 overall).1 / 17PHOTOS: Tennessee football first-round NFL draft picks since 2000Tennessee running back Jamal Lewis was selected by the Baltimore Ravens in the 2000 NFL draft first round (No. 5 overall).2 / 17PHOTOS: Tennessee football first-round NFL draft picks since 2000Tennessee defensive lineman Shaun Ellis was selected by the New York Jets in the 2000 NFL draft first round (No. 12 overall).3 / 17PHOTOS: Tennessee football first-round NFL draft picks since 2000Tennessee defensive lineman John Henderson was selected by the Jacksonville Jaguars in the 2002 NFL draft first round (No. 9 overall).4 / 17PHOTOS: Tennessee football first-round NFL draft picks since 2000Tennessee wide receiver Donte Stallworth was selected by the New Orleans Saints in the 2002 NFL draft first round (No. 13 overall).5 / 17PHOTOS: Tennessee football first-round NFL draft picks since 2000Tennessee defensive lineman Albert Haynesworth was selected by the Tennessee Titans in the 2002 NFL draft first round (No. 15 overall).6 / 17PHOTOS: Tennessee football first-round NFL draft picks since 2000Tennessee defensive back Jason Allen was selected by the Miami Dolphins in the 2006 NFL draft first round (No. 16 overall).7 / 17PHOTOS: Tennessee football first-round NFL draft picks since 2000Tennessee defensive lineman Justin Harrell was selected by the Green Bay Packers in the 2007 NFL draft first round (No. 16 overall).8 / 17PHOTOS: Tennessee football first-round NFL draft picks since 2000Tennessee wide receiver Robert Meachem was selected by the New Orleans Saints in the 2007 NFL draft first round (No. 27 overall).9 / 17PHOTOS: Tennessee football first-round NFL draft picks since 2000Tennessee linebacker Jerod Mayo was selected by the New England Patriots in the 2008 NFL draft first round (No. 10 overall).10 / 17PHOTOS: Tennessee football first-round NFL draft picks since 2000Tennessee linebacker Robert Ayers was selected by the Denver Broncos in the 2009 NFL draft first round (No. 18 overall).11 / 17PHOTOS: Tennessee football first-round NFL draft picks since 2000Tennessee defensive back Eric Berry was selected by the Kansas City Chiefs in the 2010 NFL draft first round (No. 5 overall).12 / 17PHOTOS: Tennessee football first-round NFL draft picks since 2000Tennessee defensive lineman Dan Williams was selected by the Arizona Cardinals in the 2010 NFL draft first round (No. 26 overall).13 / 17PHOTOS: Tennessee football first-round NFL draft picks since 2000Tennessee wide receiver Cordarrelle Patterson was selected by the Minnesota Vikings in the 2013 NFL draft first round (No. 29 overall).14 / 17PHOTOS: Tennessee football first-round NFL draft picks since 2000Tennessee offensive lineman Ja'Wuan James was selected by the Miami Dolphins in the 2014 NFL draft first round (No. 19 overall).15 / 17PHOTOS: Tennessee football first-round NFL draft picks since 2000Tennessee defensive lineman Derek Barnett was selected by the Philadelphia Eagles in the 2017 NFL draft first round (No. 14 overall).16 / 17PHOTOS: Tennessee football first-round NFL draft picks since 2000Tennessee offensive lineman Darnell Wright was selected by the Chicago Bears in the 2023 NFL draft first round (No. 10 overall).17 / 17PHOTOS: Tennessee football first-round NFL draft picks since 2000Tennessee defensive lineman James Pearce Jr. was selected by the Atlanta Falcons in the 2025 NFL draft first round (No. 26 overall).Follow Vols Wire on Facebook and X (formerly Twitter).

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