If you can play, the NFL will find you. If they can find guys like Steve McNair, Jerry Rice, or shoot, even go to the Arena League and find Kurt Warner (just to name a few), then they will certainly find a guy at UT.
I don't believe it'll be all about getting to the league with Ty. He loves the Vols, and always wanted to be one, and now he has the chance to make that happen.
He wanted to be a Vol so much, that he was going to commit to Pruitt, Chaney, and Weinke!
When they all got fired, he was just looking for a reason to still go to UT ... and they hired Heupel.
Oh, he's gonna be a Vol.
(Disclaimer - I know nothing, check my stats ... just my opinion from listening to him being interviewed and various podcasts)