On November 30, 2017, it was reported that Senat had accepted his invitation to play in the East–West Shrine Game.[5] Senat impressed scouts during East–West Shrine Game practices and improved his draft stock.[6] Senat sustained a minor knee strain during practice and was unable to play in the East–West Shrine Game. He also received an invitation to play in the 2018 Senior Bowl, but declined due to his injury.[7] Senat attended the NFL Scouting Combine and completed all of the combine and positional drills.[8]
On March 26, 2018, Senat participated at South Florida's pro day but opted to stand on his combine numbers and only performed positional drills. At the conclusion of the pre-draft process, Senat was projected to be a third-round pick by NFL draft experts and scouts. He was ranked as the eighth-best defensive tackle prospect in the draft by DraftScout.com and was ranked the ninth-best defensive tackle by Scouts Inc.[9][10]
The Atlanta Falcons selected Senat in the third round (90th overall) of the 2018 NFL draft.[12] Senat was the ninth defensive tackle drafted in 2018.[13] On May 10, 2018, the Falcons signed Senat to a four-year, $3.42 million contract that included a signing bonus of $817,960.[14] On August 8, 2021, Senat was waived/injured and placed on injured reserve.
On April 21, 2022, Senat signed with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.[16] He was waived on August 30, 2022, and signed to the practice squad the next day.[17][18] He was promoted to the active roster on September 21.[19]
Senat was waived on August 28, 2023, then re-signed to the practice squad on September 20.[20][21] He was promoted to the active roster on December 16.[22] Senat was released on January 5, 2024, and re-signed to the practice squad four days later.[23][24] He was not signed to a reserve/future contract after the season and thus became a free agent when his practice squad contract expired.[25]
