Titans Day 2 Draft Targets Post-Free Agency

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Day two targets for the Titans.

What players, what positions

are the Titans going to be looking at

in rounds two and three of this draft?

We're gonna break down a bunch of names right now.

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Let's get to it.

Oh, welcome everyone.

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Justin, along a weighted topic today.

We've had comments for weeks asking us

to dive into Titans day two draft targets

or finally doing it.

How are you doing today?

I'm doing well, doing well.

Excited about today's topic, as you said.

I came prepared, as I always do,

definitely pumped to talk potential Titans day two draft

targets because, as I am known to do,

I'll probably play a little devil's advocate against myself.

Like, I think anyone who claims they definitely know

what the Titans are gonna do at 35, for example,

is silly because we don't even know

for sure what they're doing at number four.

So I think you've got to be prepared

for a bunch of different scenarios.

And that's what I tried to do on today's episode.

I think that's where we should start the conversation

because I think the list of names that you and I,

you know, we have our pre-production chats and stuff.

The list of names we want to cover is like,

it's too long for one podcast.

And we'll, you know, we have weeks until the draft

we'll come back to some of these names

that we don't hit as in depth today.

But the hardest part about creating a list like this

is figuring out what position

they're even gonna target.

And I think it's almost, it's like poor practice even

to just say, well, they have to get this position

in this round.

They have to get this position in this round

because you really do need to let the board fall to you

and take the best player available.

And the state that the Titans roster is in

is still one, you know, despite all the free agent activity.

And Mike Herndon wrote a great article

on this topic for PolkaHarsky.com earlier this week.

But like the free agent activity,

and we talked about this during the week last week

is that most of these deals are two year deals

in terms of guaranteed money, maximum.

You're not looking at long-term replacements.

The timeline that it might take a day two

or especially day three draft pick

to develop into an NFL level starter.

Like by that time, all the contracts you just signed

will be off the books.

Those guys will be off the team.

So you will, those holes will continue to be present

until players are drafted to fill them.

Not signed to free agent contracts to fill them

but drafted.

And I think that's the key.

It's also interesting to me just in that the wins

are shifting a little bit.

I don't know if they're shifting,

but like this week, Mike Floreo is out there saying,

I don't think the Jeremiah Love gets past the Titans at number four.

People are now saying that teams might want to trade

above the Titans to get Jeremiah Love.

PFF put out a mock draft that has the Titans

giving up their second and third round picks

to move up to number two to secure Jeremiah Love.

That kind of trade up for a running back

as much as I love the prospect is insane to me

with all the holes on this team.

So I mean, they might go.

I mean, everything's pointing to the Titans

might actually be looking at Jeremiah Love

for that fourth overall pick, which, you know,

as if you follow this show,

if you're part of the audible army,

you know that that's already happened

and we just haven't lived it yet because I had the vision.

But let's say they're here and are there.

The point is the options are abundant.

You know, they could go receiver or edge.

They're two biggest needs.

They could go interior offensive line,

which has quickly become one of their biggest needs.

They could go corner back.

They could go linebacker.

They could go safety.

I mean, they have so many possibilities here,

but I want to get your thoughts first on like,

because we talk about where the draft is deep

and what position groups are deepest.

Like what do you think is going to be the best position

group on the board when the Titans are picking on day two?

I guess I'll push back on you a little.

I know it's not what you asked,

but as much as I want to be prepared for all scenarios,

I would be surprised, for example,

if they took a corner back at 35.

I'd be surprised if they took a linebacker at 35.

I'd be John the floor if they took a tight-ed at 35.

I don't, you know, it's funny.

All the Jeremiah Love stuff at number four,

if they don't go that route, I'd be shocked

if they took a running back at 35,

because I don't think the board will fall favorably

to take a running back at 35.

So to me, the position that are going to be deepest at 35,

that I could absolutely see them taking,

I'm kind of focusing on four,

and I really want to focus on three,

I think actually more than the fourth,

ironically, because it's a big need.

But I think edge, if they don't go there at four,

I think wide receiver,

and I think offensive tackle are three positions

that could potentially be really deep at 35,

that I could see aligning with the Titans board

and aligning with the Titans' needs.

The one that I have a slightly hard time

with that 35 is interior offensive line.

That's the one I just alluded to,

because ironically, as much as I think it's a huge need,

I don't know that you're really getting BPA at 35.

I think there are a lot of interesting interior linemen

in like the 50 to 100 range.

I don't think there's many of them at all.

At 30, there might be one or two tops,

in all honesty, that I could maybe convince myself

at number 35, but I look at edge, I look at wide receiver,

and I look at offensive tackle,

I think as being three potentially really strong positions

at number 35.

And you talked about the Mike Herndon article.

I'm glad you did, because I read it.

I retweeted it this morning.

I loved it.

It kind of convinced me a little bit

on the offensive tackle fade.

Herndon's been even in one of our group chats.

He's been pushing that pretty hard.

I didn't disagree with him in the chat,

but I said to a man,

that's kind of feel like I'm getting pulled in two directions,

because here's the team that's got a lot of needs,

immediate needs.

And we're talking about taking a tackle at 35, for example,

so they could cut Dan Moore a year from now.

And I get it, they overpaid Dan Moore.

They knew they overpaid him at the time.

They did it on purpose by design,

which is something you and I have said on this show a lot.

You'd love to get out of that deal as early as you can,

and you can get out of it next off season, right?

So if you take a tackle now,

you can prepare yourself for that possibility.

I agree with what he said in the article,

like tackles one of those brutal positions

that's really hard to acclimate from college for the pros.

And unless you're taking those guys at number three, four,

top 10 overall,

you're usually finding guys that could use a red shirt ear,

you know, to get ready.

It's rare you're getting a tackle later in the draft,

and even 35 is later because it's such a premium position

that's just ready to play for you right away.

So maybe they're set up for a scenario

where they take one at 35, they sit them for a year,

they cut Dan Moore next off season, boom, you've got a starter.

Do you want to be in a position where you cut Dan Moore

and you've got a glaring hole at left tackle next summer?

And now you're going to the draft pigeon hold, right?

I've got to take one in the first round, right?

I've got to move up or I've got to overpay again,

like I did for Dan Moore, right?

So, but on the flip side of that where you,

you could play devil's advocate is,

this is a bad football team.

Damn, I'd love to get someone that could help me right away.

It's not even just about trying to compete right away.

It's, I'd love to get someone that could help my rookie quarter back

right away, or I'd love to get someone that could help my defense

right away.

You're not doing that.

If you take an offensive tackle at 35,

but I do think we've got to be very, very open to the possibility.

Based on everything I just said and based on, you know,

what hurt and then laid out in the article.

And this is the logic behind some of those earlier mock drafts

that had the Titans taking a tackle at four overall.

The Miami kid, the Spencer Fano is another option like there's,

I mean, I think that's crazy,

obviously given the state of the roster

and the fact that they have two starting tackles right now.

But it's to all the same points you just made,

which is that, you know, maybe they got the kid plays guard

for his rookie year and then bumps out to tackle

and the second season and you solidify the offensive line.

You'd have three first round picks on the line.

Maybe he just doesn't play not to cut you off,

but like, he just doesn't play is also a very realistic alter.

I agree.

And I'm not advocating for that at all.

I'm just saying like, I think it's not,

it's not a zero percent chance.

It's maybe a one percent chance.

But I do agree at 35 that like my prediction

for what the Titans do in the draft is something that seems to happen

literally every year.

It doesn't matter who the GM is.

John Robinson, Rand Carthon, Mike Morganzi,

they all did this to us where you enter the draft.

I think like 2017 when they took Cory Davis and Adori Jackson

is the only time I can really remember

where the Titans entered the draft with one or two massive needs

and actually used their first two picks

on those two massive needs, right?

Like since then, it's been like they have this need

and then they take, you know, Jeffrey Simmons in 2019,

which we all liked that pick because we thought

he was, you know, a top 10 value that fell to what was it?

19 overall and Titans scooped him up.

And that was a great pick.

But it wasn't necessarily the biggest need

on the roster at the time.

And I don't know.

I feel like when we hit pick 35,

if they do take Jeremiah Love, which is what I'm still expecting,

they're going to have edge and wide receiver

as these two massive needs.

And they're going to go pick somebody totally off the wall

at a position that none of us saw coming like linebacker,

which we don't see as a particularly value position.

Value position, which we'll have guys on the board

in the third round that are good, you know,

it could be good players, or it'll be a cornerback.

You just said, well, they just signed three cornerbacks.

So they really need a cornerback,

but like a guy that can sit for a year

and then take over as a starter, something like that.

Or, or it'll be offensive tackle.

Like I totally could see that happening.

The other thing you talked about was the interior offensive line

strength, maybe not being there at 35.

But at 66, which is still day two,

it's still part of this conversation.

That's where I think the sweet spot is.

Like third round, you go get potentially your starting center

this year, or you go draft somebody that's going to compete

in training camp, end up red shirting similar to Jackson Slater,

but drafted two rounds ahead of Jackson Slater.

Like I, if I had to predict again right now,

I feel like they, they're going to look hard.

And it depends on who's there again at those interior offensive linemen

when it, when the third round pick comes up, you know, that's what I think as well.

I think the way we should do this, you know, we want to be here for a long time.

But so we're not here for an hour is maybe we talk about those four positions.

Maybe we talk edge wide receiver offensive tackle and interior offensive line.

What do you think?

And I don't want to say rapid fire, but spend about, you know, five minutes,

you know, per position, talking about the possibilities at 35 and 66.

And, you know, I, I could kind of handle it that way.

Yeah, let's take a break.

We'll come back and we will do that.

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All right, welcome back.

So let's break it up just in starting with the position that I think is the most

exciting one for fans to talk about and it's wide receiver.

And I also will say I could see them punting on this position through the first

three rounds just like they did last year and then attacking it hard on day three,

maybe not as hard as last year, but because you bring that Calvin Ridley,

you're, you feel good about him there because you have two young developing

guys, especially shimmery DK who I went and watched a bunch of shimmery DK highlights

the other night, just for fun.

And I was like, I don't know this guy.

I forgot, I guess, obviously he was an all pro returner, but there's a part of

this highlight reel that's just the returns.

And like I forgot how many impactful big returns, not necessarily touchdowns,

but just exciting electric returns he really had last year like they sort of,

I guess we got maybe used to it halfway through the season.

And then we started to maybe expect it.

I don't know, this reel really put it in perspective for me,

how just why he deserved that all pro nod.

But anyway, that's neither here nor there.

Let's start with the wide receivers.

We'll keep this one a little shorter because I do think the need is lessened.

And for two reasons, number one, a day three guy has a year to develop before

he might be counted on.

And number two, if you do have a massive hole at this spot or a big need at this

spot going into the 2027 draft, the receiver class in 2027 is stacked.

And this is a position that can contribute early, not always,

but guys who are really, I mean, we just saw it with Titan starting two,

fourth rounders for most of the last season.

Like this is a position that can hit the ground running from day one in the NFL.

Unlike you were just talking about offensive tackles.

So I have three names in mind.

I'm sure you have more names in mind.

The three names in mind for me are Chris Brazel is a option, I think at 35.

And then the other two guys would probably be third round options.

But I guess it depends on the, you know, how decision makers actually see them

and injury status for these guys, but Louisville's Chris Bell.

And then another guy that I've seen popping up in mock drafts all over the place.

I've watched some cut ups of him.

He's a deep threat explosive player.

Somebody comped him to George Pickens is Ted Hurst.

So those are the three names on my mind as day two targets.

There are 50 other.

I mean, there are so many receivers now every single year, even, but especially this

year, like guys that people like aspects of their game, but they're all a projection.

And if we don't cover somebody that you the viewer loves, let us know in the comments.

Justin will get in there and talk with you about this prospect.

But any names on your radar at the receiver position, it could overlap with mine or they can be

different. Yeah, I'll quick.

I'll say this.

I think I agree with you that I don't think they're going to take one at 35, you know,

based on retaining the Calvin Ridley thing.

But my personal opinion is I wouldn't mind if they did.

Like I'm still worried about this receiver room.

It's a big projection.

I think that's the quite like it's it's peculiar in a way that the only receiver that I'm

confident that I know what I'm going to get out of is the one that wasn't on the team last

year in one deal Robinson, right?

Like I think you know who he is and what he is.

And of course, offensive coordinator Brian Dable will feel that way.

But when it comes to Calvin Ridley, you know, big projection at his age coming off the

injury, even DK and Io Manor, you know, how they develop in year two, I think is TBD a

little bit, right?

So I wouldn't mind if they did something big at this position because I'm worried it

couldn't this room couldn't end up being a lot worse.

Maybe then we realize right now, you know, if things don't go the way we want them to,

especially for again, Ridley, DK and Io Manor.

But when I think value at 35, we're talking about the, you know, the theme of this episode,

the beginning, the board sort of aligning with value, if you will, I think of the fringe

first rounders a little bit.

Like I don't think Casey Konsepci on or Omar Cooper Jr. are going to be there.

But they're like mid, you know, to late first rounders.

So you never rule it out, right?

That they get to 35.

But the big name that I think is on my radar more, that's more realistic is Denzel Boston,

the receiver out of Washington.

I'm starting to think that he's not going to be a first round pick.

He didn't run the 40 at the combine or the pro day.

So he started to think there, maybe there's a little something to hide there.

Maybe it's a 458 or a 459 or even a low, a really low 46, 46 flat.

I could see it, right?

And that, you know, maybe that's why he didn't run.

But I'm starting to think he's not a first round pick.

I'd still have a lot of intrigue at 35 if he was there.

I think the X receiver size is something they don't really have on this team outside

of Alec Io Manor.

And I also happen in the guy, oh man, is probably the fourth best receiver on this team.

So I tend to think they need some size in this room.

They don't really have it in, you know, in DK and Robinson.

And then really he's not really a guy that's very good at beating press to the outside.

So I think they're missing that physical X on this team

or at least someone to compete with Io Manor for that role, right?

And Boston is, you know, the T Higgins like frame, right?

The 64 to 15, whatever he is.

And what did you call it?

Vacuum sealed hands.

He kind of just engulfs everything thrown his way above the rim skill.

So all your favorite buzzwords for that type of receiver, above the rim, massive catch radius.

He's vertical, dominates at the catch point, contested catch winner.

He's all of those things.

And I'd be pretty, I'd be at least intrigued if he's there at 35.

Two guys, he reminds me of a little bit.

Alshon Jeffrey just gets the classic like that's a, a obligatory big body cat, like

Tintestic catch guy who also was a second round pick, by the way.

And the other one that stands out to me just for the like physicality of, and like,

again, he's big, but he's not Calvin Johnson or Mike, like, he's not massive,

but he has a big frame.

I feel like, and he just looks strong.

And Juan Bolden, who also wasn't a speedster, who had a, who had massive hands and caught

everything was a very physical player.

Like those are the two guys that he kind of reminds me of when I, when I watch his tape.

I've been high on Denzel Boston for months and wondered where the buzz was for him.

Like I, I've been talking him up as like a potentially wide receiver three in this class.

And that means somebody of Carnell Tate, Mackay Lemon and Jordan Tyson are not wide receiver

three, right?

So it might be a little hot takey to say that.

And I don't even know who I'd bump out, but I really liked Boston's film.

And I think to your point, like he's exactly what Tennessee needs to round out the receiver

core and build it like a basketball team where you have the point guard and the wing

and the forward and the center or whatever.

Like that kind of build, which the Shanahan Niners have always been sort of pro building

that way and where does Robert Salah, you know, where did he spend the majority of his time

as a defensive assistant?

Yes, but still seeing Kyle Shanahan operate.

I don't know.

I like Boston a lot.

That's a good call.

I didn't mention him in my names because he has been getting a little bit more of that

first round buzz than he was a few months ago.

But I agree that he, it's also kind of slip.

It's like he was on a little roller coaster.

Like he went up the roller coaster into the first round and now he's heading back down.

I think concept she on an Omar Cooper probably get drafted before him, which is why I

call him.

I also think a lot of Titans fans are big on Casey conception.

I like him a lot too.

Even though he went to A&M and I'm a longhorn, I love his game.

He does have a bit of a drops issue, which would be frustrating, but not ultimately that

damning, like some of the best receivers in the league sometimes have a little bit of

a drops issue.

But if you're still making explosive plays, it doesn't matter that much.

My issue with conception is, isn't he mostly a slot and didn't you just sign one deal

Robinson to a massive contract?

I don't want to build this room like that.

It'd be too small.

Not physical enough.

It'd be the smallest receiver room in the NFL.

They'd get bead around on the field if that was their wide receiver room.

You can't go that route.

I'm going to run through rapid fires through some of the names you mentioned before we move

on positions.

But I don't think any of the names you mentioned, I'd feel comfortable to 35 personally.

Like even Chris Brazil, Tennessee, like the vertical skill set, you know, 20 yards per

catch kind of guy, straight line speed.

And I really like him on tape.

I really do.

I'm trying harder to scout the player and not the helmet.

But I do worry a little about the offense that he's coming out of.

I think we've seen a lot of these Tennessee receivers have issues acclimating.

I don't think he's a number 35 overall kind of guy.

But at 66, I might be all over that.

Same with Ted Hurst.

You know, if everyone's favorite small school receiver right now, he was really good at

the senior bowl.

He was really good at the combine.

He's huge.

He's a big tall guy.

Again, that vertical skill set, like different than Denzel Boston.

But if you don't get Boston at 35, I do think of someone like Ted Hurst at 66.

Another name I'll throw at you that I had two names I'd consider it like 101 or even

a little later, like the Alec Io Manor range is and you want those big guys I'm talking

about is Malachi fields out of Notre Dame and Jacoby Rain out of USC.

Alec I fields was probably the best receiver at the senior bowl this past year.

I thought he was the most complete receiver there and the best performing receiver there.

I look at both of those guys is like, if you want to punt, like you said, to the early

portion of day three, I think both of those guys would come in and compete at X receiver

right away.

Yeah.

Good shouts there, Justin.

So that's a receiver group, a very small look at a very deep receiver class that doesn't

have a ton of like top end, not very many.

If any guy is projecting to that true white receiver one status, you never know who's

going to emerge as a gem, but a lot of wide receiver two, wide receiver three contributor

types in this class and we'll break down that position specifically as we get closer

to April, because the edge group is the other big group of the Titans don't take Ruben

Bay and David Bailey or pick your favorite edge at number four overall.

They might be looking at number 35.

I don't think they should again just say, Oh, we have to take an edge here, whoever's

available, best on the board and pass on potentially better talent at other positions

that are deemed less valuable, whatever.

But a name I'll throw out to that I've seen everywhere from end of the first round to

the third round is UCF's Malachai Lawrence, he's starting to become what I would call

like a draft Twitter darling, I think his profile is very interesting as one of those guys

that you can get in the second round, but and still get production out of, but there's

a ton of guys that fall into this category, some of them smaller in stature, some of them

designated pass rush profiles, only maybe not the best against the run, not the stoutest

early down players, but guys that can still make an impact for your team, you want to

talk about Malachai Lawrence and any other edges that come to mind for you in this range?

Yeah, I mean, I know this guy's attached a jet pack to his pre draft stock based on

the combine, right?

Like he ran a crazy fast 40 and his jumps were I think they're I think the 40, the vertical

and the broad jump were all 95th percentile or greater, historically among edge rushers.

So crazy combine 19 and a half sacks over the previous three seasons for UCF, so he was

you know, somewhat productive in college as well, wasn't just athleticism.

Really violent and sudden on tape, I think the one of my favorite things about him is probably

his relentlessness, he's got a really good motor, he plays with a high effort level.

I didn't think he looked as athletic as the combine indicated on tape where I thought

he had issues like the David Bailey thing.

I don't know that he was an elite change of direction guy, a sort of thing.

So I don't know that I have fully come around to 35.

I mean, I had this guy at like a hundred overall on my big board before the combine.

I did drop him up quite a bit after the combine, I'll admit, but not to 35.

You know what I mean, like I think I'd be more comfortable at 66 and I actually think

there are a couple of edge rushers that I like better at 35 and I'll talk about a couple

of them quickly, rapid fire.

I think my favorite one might be Zion Young out of Missouri and I think he deserves a

bit more love and appreciation, he doesn't have top tier athleticism and I know that is

sometimes disappointing for people, but when I watch him on tape, the two words, maybe

it's three words, but the words that I wrote down were power and sheer determination.

Career high, six and a half sacks this past year, NFL ready frame, like really good length,

high motor again, and really good act of hands.

And I think two of the things that tend to translate really well is, you know, pro ready

frame and the things I just mentioned length, size and then it's power.

I think the mature version of Justin who scouts the draft learned that sometimes power translates

better than the straight line, you know, first step explosive is like I started falling

out of love with the Caleb on Taisons, who was just, you know, and he's recovered a little

bit, but was a bit of a bust early on and started to fall in love with the guys who have the

hands and the power and those things I think translate really well and I like Zion young

quite a bit.

Another guy who I like a lot and I was originally thinking at 35, but there is a pre draft

injury to consider that might bump him down is Michigan's Derek Moore.

I thought he was really good at the Senior Bowl.

He had a breakout season this past, or he waited his turn as one has to do at Michigan

and yet, you know, you stuck behind some good players, tense acts this year when he finally

got his chance to start, again, really, really good at the Senior Bowl.

I also think he's like, I talked about Zion young.

He's also versatile enough to defend the run early downs.

He also dropped in coverage a little bit.

So I get that maybe three down vibe from Derek Moore when I watch him on tape and you don't

get that from a lot of past rushers, especially ones you're talking second, third round.

And then I got a, you know, the elephant in the room is probably a cashous howl one that

you might not be super pumped about.

I get it, you know, text day and then, but he also is super small, right?

Like super short arms, undersized, not going to defend the run, but then you sort of

get into what excites you about him is his speed and athleticism, 1.58 10 yard split.

You talk about drills at the combine that tend to translate.

He had the best 10 yard split out of any of the edge rushers there, super speedy, super

athletic, the first step, explosiveness, all that stuff that excites you about those

guys who are again, undersized and short armed.

I really like you talk, you brought up Malachi, Lawrence.

A lot of people brought up, will bring up cashous howl.

I think I'm more of a Zion young and Derek Moore guy at edge on day two.

Armass and Thomas is another guy that's potentially worth considering.

I don't want to tell you what I don't get about him.

Sorry.

Like the people who like, I like him, but people who like him better than cashous howl.

He's also, you know, small and undersized and short arm, maybe not quite as short as

howl, but they're still short.

But then he's not nearly as athletic in my opinion as cashous howl is.

And he's got a great motor like I love, love, love the motor.

I described him on my piece, in my piece for a, you know, NFL draft on SI as an energizer

bunny, but the lack of ideal size and length concern me.

And he does look twitchy and athletic on tape.

So maybe that was a little unfair of me to say, but at the combine I thought, for example,

I thought cashous howl looked a lot more athletic than he did.

I think Armass and Thomas is a DPR and maybe it's at 67 overall, for example,

but it's definitely not at 35.

And then there's the, the two guys who I would say are like the, the, the Robbins

to the Batman's of the first round.

Texas Tech has one in Ramello Heights and Miami has one in a keen mezzadour.

Those guys may, like they're a bit older, I think, at least mezzadour for sure.

I think mezzadour is a first round pick.

Like I've had in the first round of every mock I've done, but you do bring up a good one there.

And the thing with Ramello Heights, he's like, he's really old, right?

Like Auburn, USC and Georgia Tech before Texas Tech, four different programs.

He's been around a long time, finally broke out this year, right?

Like he couldn't find his footing at any of those programs.

He breaks out this year with 10 sacks of further red raiders, but he's older.

And I also think that he's also really, really undersized.

Like I'm thinking, I don't know, man.

Like I go as far as like 90 to 100 range on him that I do 35 to 66 range.

I'm pretty out on Ramello Heights, unless it's super late day two or even early day three.

I don't, I don't think, but a mezzadour, I think, is a first round pick personally.

But maybe he's one of those guys who's there at 35.

Yeah, so that's a pretty, that's a pretty complete group of edge prospects that should be there in the second and even third rounds.

Let's take our last break.

We'll come back and talk about the most boring position in football, Justin.

Nobody wants to talk about the Titans using another high pick on an offensive lineman.

Come on, where's the exciting fun skill players?

We'll be right back.

All right, welcome back, everyone.

We're moving to our last segment of today's show talking about potential offensive tackle and interior offensive line prospects.

The Titans could target on day two of the 2026 NFL draft.

I am out of my depth over to you, Justin.

Well, we talk, I talked to a little tease the little about offensive tackle at 35.

I'm in a bit of a bind here because it's one of those positions where you tend not to find value,

because it's so important that they fly off the board.

And I think this is a pretty decent, I don't think there's a lot of similar to edge.

I don't think there's a lot of top and talent on the offensive line this year.

Like, I don't think there's a blue chipper.

I don't think there's a single blue chipper on the offensive line, but I think there are,

I think it's deep at both, you know, at all positions actually tackle guard and center.

And the ones that I think about a 35 are Arizona states.

And I hope I'm not butchering at max, a hina chore.

I probably definitely butchered that.

And Clemson's Blake Miller.

Every time I do a first round mock and I've done a lot of them, you know,

for the on SI thing and when I was at the draft network.

I keep trying to get this guy into a first round mock.

I think it's very possible that max, a hina chore goes in the first round.

But I keep struggling to find the spot for him.

So maybe it's the Steelers, maybe it's the Eagles, maybe it's the Chargers,

like maybe it's something like that.

But if he's there at 35, I think times I have to think long and hard about him.

And he's the perfect candidate by the way to what I said earlier.

You want to register the guy for a year?

He didn't start playing football until I think it was like his senior season of high school.

Like something outrageous like that.

Like he is a super late bloomer.

He had to go the, I think the Juco route it was in the beginning.

And then he eventually gets to Arizona state.

He looks, he looks so damn good at the senior bowl.

And he looked really good at the combine too.

You're talking about a guy who's an ascending prospect.

If he's there at 35, he's I think exactly what I mean.

When it's like, you draft a guy, you sit him for a year.

And then he's ready to replace Dan Moore.

In 2027, he's definitely on my radar for like a surprise number 35th pick if he's there.

The other one I'll throw out at that spot is Blake Miller, the tackle out of Clemson.

57 starts for the Tigers.

I think four, four year starter obviously when you talk about that number of starts.

It did come at right tackle.

So I questioned how that would work for the Titans.

Do they think he'd be able to kick over the left tackle?

But he's another guy that I have is like a fringe first rounder

that would align with the value conversation for the Titans at 35.

It's funny.

People then will ask like, and I'm going to run really through rapid fire here.

What about later on?

I don't love a lot of tackles later because they tend to go early.

It's really hard to find starting tackles at 75 or even, you know, 66.

I'll shout out because you guys expect me to like Caleb Tureden,

the tackle out of Northwestern.

I like a little bit.

I like the Florida kid Austin Barber.

I think he's got like swing tackle potential.

Keep in mind, Titans don't really have a swing tackle right now.

They have not resigned Ollie Udo yet.

So are they banking on their UDFA from last year?

Who they really liked?

Brendan Crenshaw-Dixon to fill that role.

Or are they going to draft a tackle who's like a future starter,

but is the swing tackle this year?

That's interesting.

I don't get like super strong future starter vibes

from Austin Barber a little bit.

But I think he's a really good swing tackle.

Could play left and right.

So if they don't address this for example at 35 and they want to address it later,

I think Caleb Tureden in an Austin Barber are probably my favorites.

Great grouping.

I don't know much about any of those guys.

I'm taking the next five slash six weeks to really learn all of these other names

that I have yet to dive deep into with so much going on for agency uniforms,

coaching, I mean, there's been so much just and it's been a later start to the draft process

for me, but that's why we make such a great duo because you know all this stuff already.

And let's talk about some interior online guys because like again,

if I am almost as sure the Titans will be drafting like a day two

interior like maybe I should just say day two linemen.

So I get the tackles in there in the mix too.

But like around three or you know trading around moving around the board maybe early

round four, they have multiple round four picks.

But my point is the future starting center of this team

or the future starting right guard, depending on which one Jackson Slater is,

is coming in this draft probably between rounds three and five.

So maybe some names at that spot.

Justin as we close out this look at Titans day two targets.

Yeah, I'll try to go a little bit of rapid fire here.

I talked about I don't like a lot of interior linemen at 35.

I just don't think the values there.

The one guy you could probably convince me on is Chase Bessonthus, the guard out of Texas A&M.

He's just super technical, super polished, high level understanding of like a leverage and angles.

Really, really like him.

He's one of my top interior linemen in this class.

In fact, he might even, he might even be my number two or three,

depending on how you view the Miami kid who's going to go in the first round.

But I have him right behind the behind the Penn State kid who's going to be a first round pick.

So I really like Chase Bessonthus, but I really like a couple of other guards.

I think you can get later.

I like a manual Pregnon.

I believe it is out of Oregon.

I could see him going in the second round,

but I don't think it's the early portion.

I think it's the back half.

You could totally sell me on him at 66 if he's there.

Big, strong, tough kid.

You're going to get sick and tired of me talking about Keel and Rutledge,

the the guard out of Georgia Tech.

He might be my favorite player in the draft period.

I know that nobody nobody's going to get sick of it.

Justin, the number of time I tweeted the other day,

I quote tweeted something that was about all the depth of the interior offensive line.

And I said something like the Titans will draft one of these players.

I'm sure of it.

And I got so many replies that were like, it has to be Rutledge.

It has to be Rutledge.

Okay, good.

Titans fans are all in on this guy.

We're going to hear it in the comments.

In fact, I got to know him in January.

I had a couple of conversations with him in January.

And I was just blown away with the mentality, the football character.

You watch him on tape.

It lines up, man.

Your favorite buzzwords again, tough physical.

Play through the whistle, mean nasty streak.

And what I found out the Titans had a formal with him at the combine.

And Carmen Brasillo was in the room for that.

I mean, signed me up at 36.

I'm ready to sprint the card to the podium.

I love this kid.

I absolutely love him.

So he would be my choice.

I would hand pick him at 66 if I could.

And he might be your starting right guard this year.

Or maybe he's your future starting right guard.

Jennings Dunker, everyone's favorite,

fiery red head from the combine with the awesome mallet.

I think he deserves a shout as well as a day two guard.

I'm going to quickly move us to center because there aren't a lot of others

that I like at guard to be honest.

I think that's the group.

It's for me, it's Pregnon, Byzantis, Rutledge, and Jennings Dunker.

Four good options there, though.

At center, there might be a couple more.

The Iowa Center, Logan Jones, ran the fastest 40

of all linemen at the combine, 4.90 flat.

You know what's weird about this center class, by the way?

I don't know that it aligns with the Titans.

A lot of them are like undersized and athletic.

And I don't know if that's what Brian Dable wants.

Logan Jones is undersized and super athletic.

Another guy who's like undersized and lacks,

or I would say, lacks length and lacks power.

So it kind of falls into similar bucket for me as Sam Heck.

The center out of Kansas State, who I really like

because I love how athletic he is.

And I think the difference is he does play with really good technique.

But if you're looking for power and play strength and all that,

I don't know that that's your guy.

How about Jake Slotter out of Florida?

Probably safer than Jones and Sam Heck.

Three-year starter, you know, in the SEC,

talking about that level of experience.

He also, I think, plays with really good play strength.

And he's a technique which shouldn't surprise you again,

based on the experience.

He might be the best center in this class,

in all honesty, is the Florida kid.

I like Brian Parker, too, out of Duke.

Again, I would say similar words in terms of like,

he's got a good technical skill set.

And he plays with good strength, play strength as well,

especially as a run blocker.

The other one, I think, is Yager Burton.

Out of Kentucky, I've seen getting a lot of love on Twitter.

I get it. He ran a 494th, a combine.

He's super athletic.

He's got a lot of experience.

47 straight starts for Yager Burton at Kentucky.

Moves very, very well, laterally.

It's something that I've picked up on tape.

The other one, I'll quickly shout out,

deserves more love, is Trey Zoon.

The center, the center out of Texas A&M.

He played tackle for like four years at Texas A&M.

And he told me, I'm cheating.

He told me, pre-draft, before you all caught up onto it.

He told me, I'm probably moving the center.

Like, that's where everyone sees me.

Top 100 prospect on Dane Brugler's board.

There's a lot to this kid, because four-year starter

at the SEC at a tough position at tackle,

I think he, I'm running out of breath here.

I think he translates really well to center.

I think it's an easy projection.

I like him a lot.

And I'm not saying his name mentioned enough.

I think a lot of people are slow to catch on

to that he's making the move to center

and that he's transitioning.

I told you all that Jackson Slater, this time lap.

I literally think this time last year,

I was talking about Jackson Slater making the move.

Well, I'm talking about Trey Zoon making the move this year.

He is definitely not a tackle.

And I think he's more center than he is guard.

And he's a top 100 worthy prospect.

He is firmly in the mix.

I think he'll get drafted earlier than some of the centers

that I just ran through, actually.

And there's, sorry, Connor Liu as well,

who in like October, November,

might have been my top ranked center,

but he tore his ACL in the middle of the year.

So I don't know what that's going to do to the draft stock.

But I thought Connor Liu was on pace

to be a really, really good center prospect in this draft.

If you're starting an Austin Slotman for a year

and you're willing to register to guy like Connor Liu

because you get great value in the fourth or even fifth round,

I thought he was like a late second, early third

before he got hurt.

I was projecting him to be.

But now it's like probably fourth or fifth.

That's maybe there's a value there.

Wow, Justin, exhale, you did it.

What a grouping of names.

If you're just getting familiar

with some of these names in the draft process,

I think this isn't outstanding overview there, Justin.

But that doesn't mean we covered everybody.

I'm sure everyone watching this has a day two target

for the Titans.

They were hoping we would talk about that we didn't.

So let us know in the comments.

That way we can include them in future videos

and also Justin might get in there

and have a little chat with you about what he thinks

about those prospects and maybe why he didn't list

some of the guys that you might be thinking of.

And Justin, we have so much time

to dive deeper into these groups, these position groups,

looking at prospects individually,

looking at the philosophies we talked about

with the offensive tackle in the second round

or whatever, what else do you gotta say?

I really think this episode is gonna age really well

because day two I do think it's wide receiver edge

offensive tackle interior offensive line.

I don't think it's running back day two.

I don't think it's linebacker.

I don't think it's safety.

I don't think it's detackle.

I think this episode is gonna age really, really well.

What about not to, we're ending this episode.

So don't even respond to this, Justin.

But what about CJ Allen in the second round

or Jacob Rodriguez in the third?

I mean, Robert Sola is gonna want his guy in one back.

I'm kidding you.

When I said to you, it's not gonna be linebacker at 35.

The thing that went off in my head

that I didn't say out loud is if CJ Allen is there,

that might be the one exception that I could see.

And I really like Jake Golday out of Cincinnati as well.

By the way, I'm infatuated with this kid.

I love him.

And I think he's gonna go really early, second round

actually in my opinion.

But Jacob Rodriguez 66 is a good shout as well.

But CJ Allen might be the one exception.

I could see them considering at 35.

I still think it's what we covered on this episode.

I think what the Titans should do is draft a bunch of good players

and definitely don't draft any bad players.

And that'll help them to understand around this.

Please, good character as well.

We know Mike Borgonsi's gonna draft good character guys.

Right.

And build up that culture.

All right, that'll do it for this episode.

Thanks to everyone for tuning in.

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the everyday listeners and viewers of this show

were thrilled to have you guys tuning in every single day.

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We're gonna do, you know, the first pick.

We're gonna, I don't know, probably take Jeremiah love,

but we'll see.

Maybe you will, maybe I won't to give them

a different perspective.

How about?

Yeah, maybe we'll do two at once

or maybe we'll do three at once.

If I could have three different windows open,

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