Oakland Raiders GM Reggie McKenzie will have a chance to draft his son this year.
Tennessee DT Kahlil McKenzie, the 20-year-old son of Reggie, announced on Sunday via Instagram that he intends to apply for early entry into the 2018 NFL Draft.
McKenzie, a junior, recorded a career-high 35 tackles, including 3.5 for loss (2 sacks) in 2017. He played in just 7 games in 2016, as a pectoral injury cut his season short. The 6-foot-3, 320-pounder (school measurements) was a 5-star recruit out of Clayton Valley Charter School in Concord, Calif.
He showed flashes of being a highly effective disruptor up front for the Vols during his three seasons in Knoxville.
He'll join what could be a fairly deep class of interior defensive linemen, led by Michigan's Maurice Hurst and Washington's Vita Vea, who also intends to apply for early draft entry.
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