INDIANAPOLIS — Four Tennessee Volunteers – punter Trevor Daniel, defensive back Rashaan Gaulden, running back John Kelly, and defensive lineman Kahlil McKenzie – will participate in the NFL Combine this week.
The Combine begins on Tuesday and ends next Monday in Indianapolis at Lucas Oil Stadium. The on-field workout portion of the combine starts this Friday and will air on NFL Network.
Daniel and Kelly are scheduled to participate in on-field workouts on March 2, while McKenzie is expected to perform on March 4 and Gaulden should wrap it up on March 5.
In addition to on-field drills, players will participate in the bench press workout, medical examinations, psychological testing, team interviews and media interviews over four jam-packed days.
After spending three seasons as Tennessee’s starting punter, Daniel finished his time in Knoxville with the highest career yards per punt average in UT history at 45.9 yards per punt. He also finished his senior season ranked second nationally and in the SEC with a 47.5 yards per punt average.
Kelly, Tennessee’s starting running back in 2017, rushed for 1,573 yards and 15 touchdowns in his three-year career with the Vols. Kelly finished 2017 as one of two players in the country to lead his team in rushing yards (778) and receptions (37). Kelly finished with 1,077 total yards from scrimmage and nine touchdowns in 11 games in 2017.
A three-year contributor on the interior of the defensive line and a UT legacy, McKenzie notched 72 tackles in his Tennessee career, including a career high 35 in 2017. McKenzie started eight games on the defensive front for the Vols in 2017.
A Spring Hill, Tenn. native, Gaulden appeared in 36 games with 19 starts for the Vols after beginning his career in 2014. Gaulden, who missed the 2015 season with an injury, tallied 140 total tackles and broke up nine passes in his career. The versatile defensive back proved to be one of the nation’s top secondary players in 2017 when he tallied 65 stops, including 3.5 TFLs, three forced fumbles, three fumble recoveries and five PBUs.
