Brentwood Academy has athlete chosen in NBA, MLB and NFL drafts in same year

How is this for a year for former Brentwood Academy standout athletes?

With Darius Garland selected No. 5 in the NBA Draft on Thursday, Brentwood Academy had a former athlete picked in all three major sports drafts – the NFL, Major League Baseball and NBA.

Dawson Knox, a former Ole Miss tight end and BA football athlete, was picked by the Buffalo Bills in the third round of the NFL Draft in April after being a walk-on at Ole Miss coming out of high school.

Knox saw his senior season of high school football come to an end when he was injured in the Eagles' first game of his senior season.

Duke pitcher Bryce Jarvis was picked by the New York Yankees in the 37th round of the MLB Draft earlier this month. Jarvis led Duke in strikeouts with 94 this past season and averaged 11.18 strikeouts per nine innings.

Garland was injured during his freshman year at Vanderbilt and chose to enter the NBA Draft. He was picked by the Cleveland Cavaliers.

The Williamson County private school is the lone high school in Tennessee that has had an athlete picked in all three drafts this year.

Reach Tom Kreager at 615-259-8089 or tkreager@tennessean.com and on Twitter @Kreager.