The 2026 NFL Scouting Combine has come and gone, giving everyone a deeper understanding for the 2026 NFL Draft class as a whole. Of the 318 players who made the trip to Indianapolis this past week, they created a ton of headlines for the media to speculate about over the last several days. What the Tennessee Titans will do with the No. 4 overall selection was a hot topic of conversation among the folks in Indy.

This is the age-old debate between prioritizing premium positions and taking the best player available. Could the Titans draft former Notre Dame running back Jeremiyah Love with that top selection? There appears to be a split decision on which route would be best.

In an interview with me on Best Pod Available, renowned NFL Draft expert Dane Brugler spoke about that positional value debate. Ohio State wide receiver Carnell Tate was included in this conversation, but it began with Love’s potential fit in Nashville. Brugler was an advocate for that potential fit.

Brugler on the Titans looking at Jeremiyah Love

“If I’m a GM and I’m in my war room and talking to my scouts, I’m gonna tell them I don’t want to hear about position value,” Brugler told A to Z Sports. “I don’t want to even hear it. I want to hear about impact value. I want to hear, okay, our roster because every roster is different, obviously, but in terms of where they are in their roster evolution, and not everyone, I think, is (the roster) ready to drop or running back in there?

“It was kind of last year with (Ashton) Jeanty and the Raiders. So every roster is different, but I want to hear about impact value for our specific roster. Who is going to impact us the most? Is it, could it be a running back? Let’s not completely close the door there. Could it be the running back, or is it going to be the pass rusher? Even if maybe we have the running back higher in terms of impact value, is our third-ranked pass rusher going to make more of an impact for us with where we want to go? How do we want to help our young quarterback? That’s a big part of this as well.

“So, I would include the receivers in the conversation. We’re talking about four to Tennessee, adding a big perimeter threat like a Carnell Tate, what that brings to our team. And maybe that is the greatest impact that could be. Maybe not for everybody, but for us, the impact value is there. So I wanted to hear less about positional value, more about impact value.”

Jeremiyah Love’s career background

Love is considered to be a consensus four-star player by each of the major recruiting platforms coming out in the 2023 class. The former St. Louis (Mo.) Christian Brothers College star finished ranked as the No. 79 overall player, the No. 5 running back, and the No. 2 player from the state of Missouri in the 2023 recruiting class according to the 247 Sports Composite ranking. Notre Dame won out over a long list of impressive options that included Georgia, Alabama, Michigan, Oregon, LSU, Texas A&M, Tennessee, Penn State, USC, Indiana, Miami, Nebraska, Auburn, Utah, Vanderbilt, Washington, Missouri, Louisville, Kentucky, Iowa, Arkansas, Iowa State, Wisconsin, West Virginia, Minnesota, Boston College, Purdue, Syracuse, Stanford, and Kansas, among others.

After serving as the main backup to Audric Estime as a freshman in 2023, Love proceeded to put together one of the best two-year stretches of any running back in Notre Dame history. Love ended his three-year career with 2,882 yards and 36 touchdowns, while averaging an impressive 6.7 yards per carry. The St. Louis native also hauled in 63 receptions for 594 yards and six more scores as a receiver. After Love’s historic campaign with the Fighting Irish in 2025, he finished third in the Heisman Trophy voting. Love opted to declare for the 2026 NFL Draft with one year of eligibility remaining.

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