Two players the Tennessee Titans could select if they trade No. 7 pick in 2024 NFL Draft
NASHVILLE — If the Tennessee Titans were to stick and pick with the seventh overall pick in the 2024 NFL Draft, the list of prospects they could target is limited. It seems to be a given that three quarterbacks are going to go at the top of the draft. There may even be a fourth […]
NASHVILLE — If the Tennessee Titans were to stick and pick with the seventh overall pick in the 2024 NFL Draft, the list of prospects they could target is limited.
It seems to be a given that three quarterbacks are going to go at the top of the draft. There may even be a fourth taken in the first six picks, which would put the Titans in a great spot at 7th overall. That would give Tennessee a guaranteed chance to take either OT Joe Alt, WR Malik Nabers, or WR Rome Odunze with their pick – although Alt is the heavy favorite in Vegas.
But what happens if the Titans trade back? What happens if Alt and Nabers are both off the board before No. 7 and Tennessee decides to move back? Then things open up quite a bit.
Based on the Titans' reported list of Top 30 visits, it would appear that Ran Carthon and Co. are getting familiar with some prospects they could turn to in that scenario. Here's a look at two players the Tennessee Titans could draft if they trade back in the first round of the 2024 NFL Draft.
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JC Latham, OT, Alabama
Latham is a former five-star recruit that started 27 games at right tackle over his final two seasons with the Alabama Crimson Tide.
He is 6-foot-6, 342 pounds, and plays with exceptional strength. Latham's raw power and ability to anchor draws comparisons to Jawaan Taylor or Trent Brown and will help him be a Day 1 starter at right tackle in the NFL
According to James Foster of AtoZ Sports Film Room, Latham stands out because of his "advanced hand usage and his patience in pass protection. He has a really impressive combination of finesse and power as a pass blocker. He doesn't over extend, he know based on the quarterback's drop where he's vulnerable and he's got extremely large arms to deconstruct rush moves."
On top of those traits in pass protection, Latham is able to clear out run lanes with his size and power. He's not a left tackle. He won't fill that need for the Titans and that alone lowers his draft stock for teams a bit. But he's a solid, high-floor right tackle, which is a hole the Titans still need to fill.
If the Tennessee ends up moving back from 7th overall into the 11-15 range, don't be surprised if Latham is the pick. As first reported by Adam Schefter, the Titans hosted Latham for a Top 30 visit in Nashville on Monday.
Latham is the 20th overall ranked player and the OT5 on the consensus big board. But in a recent mock draft from Field Yates of ESPN, he was drafted as high as 11th overall.
Tyler Guyton, OT, Oklahoma
Like Latham, Oklahoma offensive tackle Tyler Guyton probably projects best as a right tackle at the next level, but might be more of a project than a Day 1 starter.
Guyton is a converted tight end that battled injuries after transferring to Oklahoma from TCU after the 2021 season. He is 6-foot-8, 322 pounds, and has good footwork and body control. Guyton's length and movement skills are attractive. It makes him an asset as a pass-protector. But he probably needs to get stronger and more physical as a run blocker.
"[Guyton] does a good job at being patient and not over extending with his punch, but I would say he's too patient at times and he doesn't really seem comfortable taking the fight to the pass rusher," says James Foster of AtoZ Sports Film Room in a recent breakdown. "He lets power rushers get into his frame. At the college level, he's got the play strength to just absorb that, but in the NFL that's going to be a much bigger issue."
Guyton is 30th overall player on the consensus big board and the OT7 in the draft class. He was recently predicted to go 25th overall in a mock draft from Field Yates. That's the range you're looking at for Guyton. He's likely going to be one of the last few players taken in the first round, but probably doesn't make it to Day 2.
According to Justin Melo, the Titans have already hosted Guyton for a Top 30 visit in Nashville.
If Guyton ends up with the Tennessee Titans, it's likely because the Titans made a high-risk trade back into the 20s. Perhaps with the Buffalo Bills, who pick 28th and could have interest in moving up for a wide receiver.
Guyton is much less of a sure thing than the tackles projected to go before him. But if the package is right and the Titans can get a haul of picks to move back, maybe they decide he's worth the risk.
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