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Ranking Titans’ position groups from strongest to weakest
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There was only one position group last season that could rival the ineptitude of the wide receiver corps., and that was the offensive line, which was arguably the league’s worst in 2022.
Tennessee rightly revamped the group this offseason, with only two of last year’s starters returning in Aaron Brewer, who is moving to center, and Nicholas Petit-Frere who is expected to man right tackle once again.
But both players struggled at their respective positions. The hope is that Brewer will be better at his natural spot at center and that NPF will take a step forward in his second season.
As far as the replacements for three of last year’s starters go, the Titans are betting on upside.
Andre Dillard is projected to start at left tackle but has just nine starts under his belt. Daniel Brunskill, who is slated to be the starter at right guard, has 42 starts in his career but was relegated to a backup role in 2022 after serving as a starter the two years prior.
Last but certainly not least, the Titans drafted Peter Skoronski, who was billed as a left tackle coming out but is expected to play at left guard, a position many believe he’s best suited for, for at least one season.
While I believe Skoronski will be good no matter where he ends up, there’s no telling how any rookie will pan out before he hits the field for the first time, and that’s especially true with the Northwestern product playing a position he didn’t see snaps at in college.
Despite all that, this unit couldn’t possibly be any worse than it was last season, thus I fully expect improvement here. How much improvement remains to be seen, though.
As far as depth goes, Corey Levin provides stability on the interior, but he’s about the only sure thing.
Dillon Radunz and Jamarco Jones are both coming off injuries, although I do believe at least Jones will be a reliable backup. The rest of the team’s backup options, including sixth-round pick Jaelyn Duncan, aren’t even locks to make the roster, let alone be good enough to be one of the first players off the bench.