Josh Conerly among four Titans offensive line options from Senior Bowl to fix their OL in 2025 NFL Draft
Here are four standout linemen to keep an eye on for the Titans in the draft
The Tennessee Titans have a lot of needs to address this offseason, few more important than their offensive line.
Specifically, the Titans need to find a serviceable right tackle. The position has been a nightmarish carousel ride since Jack Conklin left in 2020. Pass protection on the whole is an area the Titans have worked to address the past two seasons, with major additions across the left side of the line and the hiring of notorious OL guru Bill Callahan.
Down in Mobile for Senior Bowl week, there were a handful of high-profile OL prospects who stick out during practice. Here are four names to keep your eye on for the Titans this draft season:
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Aireaontay Ersery | OT | Minnesota
Ersery is the tackle prospect who impressed me the most in Senior Bowl practices. For starters, just standing amongst the other offensive linemen on the field, he was the most offensive-tackle-looking offensive tackle of the bunch. The three-year LT starter out of Minnesota comes in at 6’6, 339lbs. The guy looks like a caricature of a Minnesotan lumberjack.
One thing to know about Titans OL coach Bill Callahan is that he has a type at tackle: big, athletic for their size, with an industrial-sized anchor. It’s what he has sought out and built his best lines with over the years. If you want a perfect example of who I’m talking about, feel free to check out the Titans 1st round pick last year: LT J.C. Latham.
Ersery checks a lot of the archetypal boxes for a Bill Callahan OT. He’s willing and capable of switching to the right side at the next level, and his length and strength would be a perfect addition to the Titans line. He’s currently listed at 35th overall on the Consensus Big Board, which is the exact pick Tennessee has in the 2nd Round.
Josh Conerly | OT | Oregon
Josh Conerly might be the best tackle prospect the Titans could reach in the 2nd round of the draft. The Oregon product is a two-year starter at LT, and is currently slated to go 29th overall on the Consensus Big Board.
while it won’t be a surprise to see Conerly come off the board at the end of Day 1, the depth of other positions that are unusually deep in this draft class could work in the Titans favor.
DL and EDGE players make up an outsized portion of the top-50 prospects this year, and it’s not out of the realm of possibility that a run on these deep groups could push some players down the board who would otherwise be 1st rounders.
Conerly is a rare athlete for his size. At 6’4, 305lbs he’s a converted running back from his high school days. You see some of those residual skill player movement skills on tape, and they showed up at Senior Bowl practices too. His ability to properly leverage his size and strength developed significantly at Oregon, and he’s poised to be a tackle solution for whoever takes him.
Jonah Savaiinaea | OT | Arizona
Savaiinaea is a guy who many will talk about potentially sliding inside to play guard at the next level, but I’m going to pound the table for him to get a shot playing tackle like he did in college.
The 41st player on the Consensus Big Board was a three-year starter at Arizona.
His athleticism isn’t his strongest suit, but I think his movement skills and footwork are good enough to play outside in the NFL. There’s no concerns in the size department: at 6’5, 330lbs he’s a mountain of a man. He’s likely to be an option on the board for the Titans in the 2nd round who they’ll be looking at closely the next couple months.
Grey Zabel | IOL | NDSU
I’m including one interior linemen on this list because, well, he’s who most caught the eye of Titans brass in attendance at Senior Bowl practice.
They weren’t alone in liking what they saw from NDSU’s Grey Zabel: he was the talk of the week on the offensive line. Heck, he may have been the most impressive player in practice at any position.
The 6’5, 316lb linemen started at both tackle and guard during his time at NDSU. His length is the only thing preventing him from being a serviceable tackle at the next level. But don’t underestimate him: he’s going to be a stud for somebody on the interior in the NFL.
Zabel was named the practice player of the week during the Senior Bowl awards ceremony, and he earned it. One coach told him he reminds him a lot of Graham Barton from last year’s class: a rock-solid, NFL-ready prospect who is likely to be in the 1st round discussion by the time the draft rolls around.
So would it be wise for the Titans to take a guard at 35 overall instead of a tackle? It would be debatable at the very least. But there’s a world in which Zabel is the best player on the entire board when the Titans are on the clock, and it’s not like they couldn’t use a stud guard as well. They might see him as a steal if he falls into their laps.
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