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The 2025 NFL season will kick off Thursday with Dallas playing at Philadelphia . The season opener is slated for 8:20 p.m. EDT at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia , Pennsylvania (NBC).
Entering Week 1, 33 former Vols are with NFL teams. 27 former Tennessee football players are on NFL active rosters in 2025.
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23 former Vols played for head coach Josh Heupel at Tennessee and represent 22 different NFL teams.
Defensive lineman James Pearce Jr. ( Atlanta ), defensive lineman Omarr Norman-Lott (Kansas City), wide receiver Dont'e Thornton Jr. ( Las Vegas ) and running back Dylan Sampson ( Cleveland ) were selected from Tennessee in the 2025 NFL draft .
More: Every Tennessee football player selected in 2025 NFL draft
Below are former Vols on NFL rosters ahead of Week 1 of the 2025 NFL season.
Former Vols on 2025 NFL rosters
| Former Vol |
NFL team |
|---|---|
| Matthew Butler |
|
| Jerome Carvin* |
|
| Morgan Cox |
Tennessee |
| Carolina |
|
| Tennessee |
|
| Houston |
|
| New Orleans |
|
| Carolina |
|
| Dallas |
|
| Omarr Norman-Lott |
Kansas City |
| Buffalo |
|
| Atlanta |
|
| Cleveland |
|
| Kansas City |
|
| New Orleans |
|
| Houston |
|
| Dont'e Thornton Jr. |
Las Vegas |
| Cleveland |
|
| Tennessee |
|
| Dee Williams* |
New York Giants |
| Miami |
|
| Los Angeles Rams |
*Practice squad
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