Going into the offseason, the Tennessee Titans maintained a massive hole at left tackle, leading all the way up until draft night. While their sights were set on former Notre Dame tackle Joe Alt, the ended up with a not-so-bad of a consolation prize in the dominant tackle out of Alabama, JC Latham.
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A mauler of a human being, Latham possesses all the right physical tools needed to be a tone setter and anchor on a Titans offensive line that has a ‘run the rock’ identity. Latham was reliable and downright mean at the right tackle spot in college and will bring some of that much needed tenacity to Tennessee as the offense enters into a bit of a new identity.
There is a bit of a question mark as far as jumping from a mostly right tackle in college to being a blindside protector in the NFL right away that Latham will have to prove early on. Protecting second year quarterback Will Levis is going to be absolutely crucial for this new look offense to have success, and Latham will need to sure up as a pass protector to keep his man upright.
Stat projection: 5 sacks surrendered