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Ben Arthur
AFC South Reporter
At the NFL Combine last week, Titans general manager Ran Carthon didn’t hide that the team is zeroing in on two positions in the upcoming draft: wide receiver and offensive line.
“Two areas that we’re going to be focusing on,” he said in Indianapolis.
It’s no surprise.
Tennessee has had one of the NFL’s worst offensive lines for the past couple seasons, and it has struggled to find a long-term replacement for left tackle Taylor Lewan, who was a cap casualty in February 2023.
And at wide receiver, the Titans have few playmakers outside of 31-year-old DeAndre Hopkins, who last season became the team’s first 1,000-yard receiver since 2020. Former first-round pick Treylon Burks has been a disappointment throughout two seasons.
But what does all that mean for Tennessee at No. 7 overall in next month’s draft? Will the organization prioritize wide receiver or a left tackle? What are the options outside of those positions?
Here are seven names to watch for the Titans in the first round:
Joe Alt, OT, Notre Dame
Measurables: 6-foot-9, 321 pounds
Notable stats: started 33 consecutive games at left tackle
Alt should be at the top of the Titans’ list to be their hopeful franchise left tackle. A towering figure, the 6-foot-9 Alt is the consensus top offensive tackle prospect. He has the length and power to neutralize edge rushers.
He began his college career as a tight end, which tells you about his fluidity, even if the consensus in the scouting community is that he lacks “wow” athletic traits.
Check out some of Joe Alt’s best moments of 2023
Alt’s father, John, is a former first-round pick and two-time Pro Bowl left tackle in his own right and Joe’s brother, Mark, plays in the NHL, which speaks to the strength of his bloodlines.
Alt allowed just five pressures last season, the fewest among the 220 FBS offensive tackles who played at least 317 pass block snaps, according to Pro…
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Publish date : 2024-03-06 22:44:02
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