Tennessee Vols QB Joey Aguilar lands with AFC franchise as a late round selection in most recent 2026 NFL mock draft

Opinions are mixed on where Tennessee Vols quarterback Joey Aguilar will land in the 2026 NFL Draft. Some analysts have him going undrafted, while others think he could potentially be a mid round selection.

Zach Ragan — Tennessee Volunteers News Writer
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Opinions are all over the place on where Tennessee Vols quarterback Joey Aguilar will be selected in the 2026 NFL Draft.

Aguilar, who wasn’t really on the NFL draft radar before transferring to Tennessee last year, is viewed by some analysts as a potential mid round selection, while other analysts think he could go undrafted.

Former Super Bowl MVP Phil Simms, for example, has Aguilar ranked as his No. 3 quarterback.

“Number three, which catches a lot of people by surprise — I’m just going to say, then go do a little research and tell me what a surprise it is — and that’s Joey Aguilar, the quarterback for the Tennessee Volunteers,” said Simms.

“Listen, when you watch him play, you go, wow,” continued Simms. “He looks like a pro quarterback already. He’s a big guy, 6-foot-3… He’s athletic enough. The size that he is is a big deal, too. Because, man, he took some, well, there’s no other way to say it — he took some ass whoopings down there. He’s throwing the ball and, I mean, he’s just getting blown up. But he has great technique throwing the football. He’s another one who doesn’t lose control… He uses his feet really well.”

Where Tennessee Vols QB Joey Aguilar lands in CBS Sports’ latest mock draft

The latest seven-round mock draft from CBS Sports has Aguilar getting selected by the Indianapolis Colts.

CBS Sports has the Colts taking Aguilar in the sixth round (No. 214 overall).

That wouldn’t be a bad landing spot for the former Vol. The Colts are rolling with Daniel Jones for now as their starting quarterback, but he still has a lot to prove. And considering Jones’ history in the NFL (released by the New York Giants two years ago), it’s not like he’s locked in as the longterm answer. So if Aguilar lands in Indy, he may be able to work his way into receiving an opportunity to see significant action.

It’s going to be tough to accurately predict where Aguilar will be drafted — he could truly could go anywhere from the middle rounds to the later rounds to being undrafted (with the later rounds to undrafted being the more likely scenario).

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