Titans address two of their biggest needs in latest 2024 ESPN NFL mock draft
The Tennessee Titans have their head coach and are assembling a staff. In just under three months, they will have their first draft with their new regime. The latest ESPN mock draft for the 2024 NFL Draft is a 'dream scenario' for the Titans. Talent met need, and that is a match made in heaven. […]
The Tennessee Titans have their head coach and are assembling a staff. In just under three months, they will have their first draft with their new regime.
The latest ESPN mock draft for the 2024 NFL Draft is a 'dream scenario' for the Titans. Talent met need, and that is a match made in heaven.
In Matt Miller's latest mock draft for ESPN, the Titans landed a top offensive tackle and a talented wide receiver in the first two rounds.
The Titans got the top offensive tackle in the class with the 7th overall selection in Joe Alt from Notre Dame.
7. Joe Alt, Offensive Tackle, Notre Dame
With teams rushing to grab top quarterbacks and receivers, the Titans are able to sit tight at No. 7 and still land the best left tackle in the class. Alt is a pro-ready starter with three years of experience at Notre Dame. At 6-foot-8 and 322 pounds, the 20-year-old is a bully in the run game, but his real value is in pass protection, where he allowed one sack and just four pressures in 2023. The Titans could look at wide receivers if one falls, but Alt is the no-brainer choice for me, especially after Tennessee took 64 sacks during the regular season (tied for fourth most).
The Titans offensive line struggled horrifically in 2023. Adding OL coach Bill Callahan will certainly aid in that rebuild but adding talent will as well. Tennessee cannot afford to ignore the OL woes on the roster, and it should be high on their list of needs early in the draft.
Then, Tennessee addressed another massive need with their second pick: A.D. Mitchell, an ultra-athletic wideout from Texas.
38. Adonai Mitchell, Wide Receiver, Texas
The Titans lack a future WRI; Treylon Burks has struggled to live up to his first-round billing, and veteran DeAndre Hopkins will be 32 years old next season. Mitchell is a 6-foot-4 wideout with really good separating ability that showed on tape to the tune of 11 touchdowns and 41 first-down receptions for the Longhorns in 2023. He is at his best on vertical routes, which matches up well with the arm talent of Titans quarterback Will Levis.
Mitchell could very easily be a first-rounder, but he slipped to the early portion of the second round in Miller's scenario. He provides the size prototype that the Titans could use in an offense that will look to push the ball downfield with Will Levis.
A start to the 2024 NFL Draft like this one would do wonders for the Titans. Both players would be key to their future on offense.
