University of Tennessee Athletics
Three Vols Selected on Final Day of NFL Draft
April 24, 2010 | Football
April 24, 2010
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UT in the 2010 Draft | UT Draft History
The Tennessee football team had three former players selected Saturday in the late rounds of the NFL Draft. Guard Jacques McClendon, tackle Chris Scott and quarterback Jonathan Crompton heard their names called on day three after safety Eric Berry, defensive tackle Dan Williams and running back Montario Hardesty were selected in the first two rounds on Thursday and Friday.
The first Vol off the board on Saturday was McClendon, who was selected 129th overall in the fourth round by the Indianapolis Colts. McClendon will be asked to bolster a Colts' offensive line that protects all-everything quarterback and former UT star Peyton Manning.
The Pittsburgh Steelers grabbed another UT offensive lineman, Scott, in the fifth round at 151st overall. Scott is expected to move inside and play guard for the Steelers, joining another former UT lineman in Ramon Foster, who signed with the Steelers as a free agent after completing his eligibility at Tennessee in 2008.
Crompton certainly deserved a happy ending to his tumultuous collegiate career, and he got exactly that when he was selected by the San Diego Chargers with the 168th overall pick in the fifth round. Crompton joins signal-callers Philip Rivers and Billy Volek on the Chargers roster heading into summer workouts and training camp.
