12-02-2025
Two Tennessee linemen projected as 2025 NFL draft top 100 prospects
Two Tennessee linemen projected as 2025 NFL draft top 100 prospects
The 2025 NFL draft will take place April 24-26 at Lambeau Field in Green Bay, Wisconsin.
Following the Senior Bowl and East–West Shrine Bowl, two Tennessee defensive linemen, James Pearce Jr. and Omarr Norman-Lott, are projected as top 100 prospects for the NFL draft.
Draft Wire projects Pearce Jr. as the No. 23 prospect, while Norman-Lott is the No. 70 overall prospect.
Pearce Jr. totaled 71 tackles, 29.5 tackles for a loss, 19.5 sacks, one interception, one touchdown, three pass deflections, three forced fumbles and one fumble recovery from 2022-24 at Tennessee.
Norman-Lott recorded 44 tackles, 10 tackles for a loss, 9.5 sacks and one fumble recovery for the Vols from 2023-24. He transferred to Tennessee from Arizona State ahead of the 2023 season.
