Titans add playmaker with rare athleticism in Mel Kiper Jr.'s latest two-round mock draft
The Tennessee Titans enter the 2024 NFL Draft with a handful of glaring needs across the roster. However it feels like the team is planning to prioritize two specific positions with its first two picks — wide receiver and offensive tackle. ESPN's Mel Kiper Jr. released his fourth and final mock draft on Wednesday morning. […]
The Tennessee Titans enter the 2024 NFL Draft with a handful of glaring needs across the roster. However it feels like the team is planning to prioritize two specific positions with its first two picks — wide receiver and offensive tackle.
ESPN's Mel Kiper Jr. released his fourth and final mock draft on Wednesday morning. Just like his first three mock drafts, Kiper's 4.0 edition has Notre Dame OT Joe Alt coming off the board to Tennessee with the seventh overall pick.
If the Titans elect to go offensive tackle in the first round, many believe the team would circle back and grab a receiver in the second round. Kiper seems to agree with that line of thinking.
With the No. 38 overall pick, Kiper mocks Florida WR Ricky Pearsall to the Titans.
From Kiper: The Titans signed Calvin Ridley to a big contract last month, but 2022 first-rounder Treylon Burks has disappointed over two seasons and DeAndre Hopkins will be a free agent in 2025. There's room for a young wideout on this roster. Pearsall had 98 catches and nine touchdowns in his two seasons at Florida, and his 4.41-second 40 at the combine solidified himself as a top-50 pick.
The wideout Gators fans referred to as Slick Rick during his time in Gainesville has rocketed up draft boards after a dominant performance at the NFL Combine.
Pearsall (6'1" 189 lbs) raised plenty of eyebrows with his 9.90 rare athletic score (RAS) out of a possible 10.00. To put that in perspective, Pearsall's RAS ranks 32nd out of 3,121 wide receivers from 1987 to 2024. That equates to the top 0.01% of wideouts over the last 37 years.
His numbers at Florida were not as gaudy as some of the other receivers in this class, but Pearsall did manage to rack up 1,027 yards from scrimmage and six touchdowns in 2023 with an explosive 15.1 yards per touch.
Pearsall's combination of speed and athleticism make for a perfect fit in Titans head coach Brian Callahan's offense. He also has experience in the return game, which is an area the Titans have struggled in lately.
There is no question that Pearsall would be a player capable of making an instant impact on Tennessee's new-look offense. If Kiper turns out to be right, Titans fans should be thrilled about Pearsall's potential as a rookie alongside playmakers such as DeAndre Hopkins and Calvin Ridley.
