Tennessee Titans Seven Round Mock Draft 2.0, Post NFL Free Agency Frenzy Edition
The NFL Combine is already weeks in the rear view mirror and NFL Free Agency Frenzy is already slowing down. It's time to look ahead to the NFL Draft as the next class of prospects are set to join their future NFL teams next month. As of this writing the Tennessee Titans have eight selections […]
The NFL Combine is already weeks in the rear view mirror and NFL Free Agency Frenzy is already slowing down. It's time to look ahead to the NFL Draft as the next class of prospects are set to join their future NFL teams next month.
As of this writing the Tennessee Titans have eight selections in the 2024 NFL Draft:
- Round 1, Pick 7 Overall
- Round 2, Pick 38 Overall
- Round 4, Pick 106 Overall
- Round 5, Pick 146 Overall
- Round 6, Pick 182 Overall
- Round 7, Pick 221 Overall
- Round 7, Pick 227 Overall
- Round 7, Pick 242 Overall
After finishing fourth in the AFC South and bringing in a new coaching staff the Titans need to add a draft class full of rookies who can contribute right away if they want to make a quick turnaround.
In order to form the perfect seven round mock draft for the Titans I took into account positional/contractual team needs coming off of the first big wave of NFL free agency moves and utilized data from the last 120+ mock drafts over the last four weeks. Let's dive in.
Round 1, Pick 7 – Malik Nabers, WR LSU
If the Titans want to get one of the top three wide receivers at pick seven, a QB-needy team is likely going to have to leap frog them to select J.J. McCarthy. If not, the Chargers would probably have to throw us all a curveball thanks in part to their new head coach, Jim Harbaugh.
Marvin Harrison Jr. is going to be the fourth pick off the board to the Arizona Cardinals. Rome Odunze is a good fit with both the Chargers or Giants (whichever team doesn't agree to a trade down). Malik Nabers dropping to the Titans here would make their selection quite difficult.
Do they go Joe Alt, the best offensive tackle in the league? Or do they pick Malik Nabers, immediately creating one of the most terrifying trios of wide receivers in the NFL? If the Titans want to see what Will Levis can do, it wouldn't hurt to finally have a decent set of receiving options.
Round 2, Pick 38 – Kingsley Suamataia, OT BYU
Why did it make sense for the Titans to select a wide receiver in the first round with such a great need at offensive line? This 2024 NFL Draft offensive tackle class is seriously 10 players deep when it comes to pro-ready options who can start from day one.
When I talked to Kingsley Suamataia at the NFL Combine I learned a lot about him personally. One of the most interesting things he shared was that he's ambidextrous, and can write perfectly with both hands. He also said he can switch sides of the offensive line just as well if needed. Suamataia isn't just saying that either. He logged nearly 700 snaps at both right and left tackle playing for BYU.
Suamataia's ability to play both tackle positions, prototypical size, and 93rd percentile A to Z Sports Athletic Composite would make him a steal at pick 38, even though recent mock draft consensus data has him going just a handful of picks later.
Round 4, Pick 106 – Leonard Taylor III, DL Miami (FL)
The Titans return just one interior defensive lineman with more than 200 defensive snaps last season. Jeffery Simmons is a monster, but he can't hold down the line by himself.
Leonard Taylor is a fantastic prospect being overlooked because of how Miami (FL) changed his positional deployment and pre-snap alignment halfway through the season and it ruined his mojo. Through the first four games last season Taylor had a pass rush pressure rate over 20% when he was primarily playing as a 3-5 tech defensive lineman.
As the team shifted him inside to play more nose tackle in the coming weeks his pressures completely disappeared. Teams keyed on him and his matchups became more difficult with true double teams becoming more prevalent.
If the Titans use him where he plays best Taylor can be a pass rushing and run stopping nightmare. There's real potential for him to be one of the best picks in the draft here at pick 106.
Round 5, Pick 146 – Nehemiah Pritchett, CB Auburn
The Titans need at least one more corner. Despite Pritchett logging nearly 2,500 snaps at Auburn and allowing a completion rate when targeted below 50% over his entire career most mock drafts and analysts are not talking him up. He's one of those players who is above average at everything, but not truly elite at any one thing. Pritchett's 4.36-forty speed would find a great home with the Titans here at pick 146.
Round 6, Pick 182 – Trevin Wallace LB, Kentucky
After posting a 97th percentile A to Z Sports Athletic Composite Score at the NFL Combine and performing well in coverage at the Senior Bowl Trevin Wallace may not make it to pick 182 anymore, but if he does that would be incredible. He possesses elite movement skills and adds value in every facet of the game, including racking up some sacks and pressures from any pre-snap location.
Round 7, Pick 221 – Cedric Johnson, EDGE Ole Miss
Cedric Johnson was never the highest producer of tackles and sacks at Ole Miss. However, the Titans need more depth on the edge. Swinging for upside in round seven with a prospect who posted the second highest A to Z Sports Athletic Composite among all defensive line prospects in this class at the NFL Combine is the right move.
Round 7, Pick 227 – Erick All, TE Iowa
I interviewed Erick All recently for a feature we'll be publishing here at A to Z Sports and I learned a lot about how he would fit with the Tennessee Titans.
All is a leader of young men who was voted as a team captain by his teammates after his breakout 2021 season. He's a good father who said that it was his child who got him through the hard times recovering from back surgery and transferring halfway across the country to Iowa. And he's a student of the game, who wasn't too arrogant to learn from a slightly younger (future top tier pro) tight end in Luke Lachey for the Hawkeyes last fall.
All would be an excellent TE2 option for the two-tone blue and a clear eventual leader for the locker room.
Round 7, Pick 252 – Javion Cohen IOL, Miami (FL)
Last summer there was some early round steam for Javion Cohen in some mock drafts, but that quickly faded once the games started rolling. Miami struggled overall as a unit in pass protection, but Cohen never really did. He only gave up one sack last fall and was one of the more consistent interior offensive line prospects in the country. Somehow there's been almost no draft hype from anyone I have talked to in regards to his draft round projection. The Titans would be getting a potential starter on the interior offensive line long-term in round seven if they pick Cohen.
So there you have it! The perfect seven round mock draft for the Titans in the 2024 NFL Draft. If you want to tell me personally how wrong I am on every one of these picks you can find me on X (Twitter) @FF_TravisM. Be looking for more "perfect" NFL Draft takes in the coming weeks here at A to Z Sports!
