GREEN BAY, Wis. – Another member of Tennessee’s stellar defensive line is off the board in the 2025 NFL Draft as Omarr Norman-Lott was selected with the No. 63 overall pick in the second round by the AFC champion Kansas City Chiefs Friday night.
Tennessee was one of five programs nationally in this draft with multiple defensive linemen chosen through the first two rounds, joining Georgia, Michigan, Ohio State and Texas A&M.
Norman-Lott totaled 44 tackles, 10 tackles for loss and 9.5 sacks in his two years on Rocky Top after transferring from Arizona State. According to Pro Football Focus, he owned an 18.9 percent pass rush win rate last fall, which ranked first nationally among defensive tackles. He finished the 2024 season with four tackles for loss and four sacks.
Norman-Lott is the third Tennessee defensive lineman selected through the first three rounds in the last three drafts, joining James Pearce Jr. (2025 first round Thursday night) and Byron Young (2023 third round). He heads to a Kansas City organization where he will line up next to All-Pro Chris Jones and unite with VFL Trey Smith.
“I am just so happy to be a Chief,” Norman-Lott said. “I am coming in with an open mind, ready to learn and get my playbook down and ready to go get a ring. I am ready to just get after it, go hunt some quarterbacks down and make some plays in the backfield.”
A total of 15 players in the Josh Heupel era have now been drafted (since 2022 NFL Draft). With the two total draft selections, Tennessee has produced 389 all-time draft picks, which dates back to 1936. That mark includes the AFL Draft, which merged in 1967.
Round four of the draft gets underway at noon ET Saturday on ABC, ESPN and NFL Network. Multiple Vols are still on the board, including 2024 SEC Player of the Year Dylan Sampson and wide receivers Dont’e Thornton Jr. and Bru McCoy.
