KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Tennessee offensive lineman Darnell Wright was taken by the Chicago Bears tenth overall in the first round of the NFL Draft on Friday.
He is the first top-10 pick out of Tennessee since 2010 when Eric Berry went fifth overall to the Kansas City Chiefs.
Wright is the first first-round pick for Tennessee football since 2017 when Derek Barnett was taken by the Philadelphia Eagles with the 14th overall pick. He is the first Vol offensive lineman taken in the first round since 2014 when Ja'Wuan James was taken 19th overall by the Miami Dolphins.
Wright is coming off a season where he was a first-team All-SEC selection by the Associated Press, Coaches and USA TODAY. He was a two-time SEC Offensive Lineman of the Week too. He started all 13 games this past season as right tackle.
In 2019, he was a Freshman All-SEC selection.
Wright finished his career without allowing a sack in his final 19 games at UT. He started 42 games and played in 47 as a Vol. 27 starts came at right tackle, two came at right guard and 13 came at left tackle. Wright played 2,746 offensive snaps in his four seasons on Rocky Top.
