Tennessee Titans head coach Mike Vrabel has not been shy about his team's need for speed this offseason. From the moment the 2022 season ended, Vrabel has openly shared that the Titans will be looking to get the fastest roster possible and find the fastest players this offseason.

Speed is an attribute that Vrabel believes to be critical, and one that his team lacked last season.

"I want [my team] to be smart, tough, fast and physical," Vrabel said in his end-of-year press conference back in January. "There is a degree of physicality that is required in this game at every level. Be fundamentally sound, play with technique, but we have got to get faster. We have to be a faster football team. Rarely are we the fastest team out there."

With this in mind along with the Titans' evident need for help in the wide receiver room, it's logical to think Vrabel and the Titans were intently watching the wide outs at the NFL Scouting Combine this week.

Here is a look at four top wide receiver prospects that showed off the game changing speed Vrabel and the Titans covet.

TREY PALMER – 4.33

Nebraska's Trey Palmer is currently the 17th ranked wide receiver on PFF's draft big board, but that didn't stop the former Cornhusker from opening some eyes with a 4.33 40-yard dash. 

That was the fastest recorded time by a receiver at this year's combine. 

After three years with limited in-game action at LSU, Palmer transferred to Nebraska for the 2022 season and became one of college football's breakout stars. Palmer played in every game, catching 71 passes for 1,043 yards and nine touchdowns. 

His 1,043 receiving yards broke Nebraska'a single-season program record.

Palmer has some undeniable speed. At the Senior Bowl, he was clocked at 21.15 mph during practice. An explosive athlete like Palmer could be very attractive to the Titans in the middle rounds of the draft.

MARVIN MIMS JR. – 4.38

The pure speed of Marvin Mims Jr. is clear as day on tape, so it should have been a surprise to nobody when Mims posted a 4.38 40-yard dash at the combine.

The Oklahoma product is eighth in Sooners' program history for receiving yards, capping off a great three-year career in Norman with a 1,083 yard junior campaign, landing him in the top 10 receivers on most big boards.

Mims' biggest flaws are his size (5'11", 183lbs.) and the limited route tree he ran in college, something he was excited to show off for teams in Indianapolis.

“I mean, Oklahoma didn’t ask me to run this technical route tree and we didn’t have those routes in," Mims said to the media during combine press conferences. "But I ran routes. I’m a receiver. I run routes. I have a trainer. I run routes with him, all types of stuff. Some practice tape at Oklahoma, especially in Coach [Lincoln] Riley’s offense, I mean we had like comebacks and all that stuff. In Coach [Jeff] Lebby’s offense, I just wasn’t ask to do it.”

Expect Mims to hear his name called some time on day two of the draft.

JALIN HYATT- 4.40

Most Titans fans are already familiar with Tennessee Volunteers wide receiver Jalin Hyatt, who exploded for 1,267 yards and 11 touchdowns last fall in Knoxville. Hyatt is widely considered one of the top five wide outs in the upcoming draft class, and as the draft looms closer, he has started to get legitimate first round hype.

Speed is the name of the game for Hyatt, and whatever team drafts him is getting a natural deep threat that runs precise vertical routes with incredible balance.

There is a legitimate argument to be made that Hyatt would fit into the Titans offense better than every other wide receiver in this class. Then there's the added bonus of already being adored by the fans in Nashville.

Like Mims and many of the other speedy receivers in this class, Hyatt wasn't asked to run many hard-breaking routes during his time at Tennessee. He was used almost exclusively in the slot and schemed open frequently, but that does not mean he's not capable of creating his own separation.

If Vrabel and the Titans are looking for a guy with game changing speed to pair opposite of Treylon Burks in their offense, Hyatt could be their guy.

ZAY FLOWERS – 4.42

Despite playing for a struggling Boston College team in 2022, wide receiver Zay Flowers showed everyone why he is ranked the WR4 by PFF during his combine testing.

Flowers delivered an impressive time of 4.42 in the 40 that has him drawing comparison to Steve Smith Sr. given his height (5'10") and excellent body control.

Only four wide receivers from Boston College have been drafted since 1936, and now the program's record holder for career receiving yards will look to become the first since 1987.

Flowers is a dynamic athlete. He's a threat from anywhere on the field and can fit in a number of different schemes. He's elusive with the ball in his hands, and his flexibility allows him to not only evade tacklers, but turn his hips effectively mid-route.

Likely a day two draft pick, Flowers could be a target for the Titans if they are still looking for help at wide receiver when the top of the class comes off the board.

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