Vols wide receiver Dont'e Thornton drafted by the Raiders in 4th round pick

Vols wide receiver Dont'e Thornton drafted by the Raiders in 4th round pick

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — Another Tennessee Vol is headed to the NFL after Dont'e Thornton Jr. was picked up by the Last Vegas Raiders in the 4th round of the NFL Draft. On Saturday, Thornton was selected as the 6th pick of the round and the 108th pick overall. Coming off his senior year with the Vols, Thornton led the nation in the average yards per catch and had six 50-plus-yard catches. How much do NFL Draft picks make? Out of high scho…

Thornton Jr., Sampson Drafted In Fourth Round; Four Total Vols Selected - University of Tennessee Athletics

Two standout playmakers from the 2024 Tennessee offense were selected in the fourth round of the 2025 NFL Draft Saturday, giving the Volunteers a three-day total of four.

Tennessee Wide Receiver Dont'e Thornton Surpasses Expectations With Fourth Round Pick

Former Tennessee wide receiver Dont’e Thornton was selected with the 108th overall pick in the fourth round by the Las Vegas Raiders on Saturday afternoon. Thornton is the 390th all-time draft pick from Tennessee and the Vols’ third draft pick of the weekend following first-rounder James Pearce Jr. (ATL) and second-rounder Omarr Norman-Lott (KC). Thornton […] The post Tennessee Wide Receiver Dont’e Thornton Surpasses Expectations With Fourth Rou…