Tennessee defensive tackle Turk McBride has a little bit of certainty for Saturday's first three rounds of the NFL draft: Whatever matinee he decides to take in will start exactly on time.

While other prospects will sweat out the first 32 picks in front of the television, McBride will be at an early movie followed by lunch at home in New Jersey.

But that's where the certainty ends.

The 6-foot-2, 282-pound McBride is projected to go anywhere from the second round to the fifth and beyond.

He's one of five Vols who could hear their names called on the first day of the NFL draft.

"The talent level is tremendous," said McBride. "It'd been a while since we had that many guys in those first two rounds. The talent level is there."

According to ESPN's latest mock draft, as many as five Vols -- McBride, Robert Meachem, Justin Harrell, Jonathan Wade and Arron Sears -- could be off the board in the first 64 picks.

ESPN's Todd McShay has McBride going late in the second round, along with Wade and Sears.

If that happens, the Vols could have their best class since the 2000 draft, when six players were taken in the first two rounds.

"This is one of the better classes I've seen out of Tennessee," said Vinnie Iyer, NFL projects editor at the Sporting News. "With the competition and level of play in the SEC, you trust that pedigree a little more."

McBride is one of the more intriguing members of this year's group.

After Harrell's season ended with a torn bicep in September, McBride moved from end to defensive tackle.

He finished with 68 tackles, including nine for minus-28 yards. While he performed, there's still a question of whether he's an end or a tackle.

Since Tennessee's Pro Day on March 21, McBride visited with seven different teams, and the jury is split about where he'll play in the NFL.

"It's wish-washy on both sides," he said. "A few see me as a defensive tackle, some teams see me as a defensive end on passing downs. It's flip-flopping. It's not just one team. It's so many saying different things."

But when his phone rings this weekend, he'll not only know where he'll be this fall but also where he'll be on the field.

"I think it definitely helps me," McBride said. "I'm versatile, and I can do more than one thing. The more you can do, the longer you're going to be there."