Tennessee Titans NFL draft picks 2022: Analysis for every selection

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The 2022 NFL draft is being held Thursday via Saturday and each Tennessee Titans’ draft decide will probably be analyzed right here.

The occasion is being held on the Las Vegas strip within the space adjoining to Caesars Discussion board two years after it was initially scheduled. The 2020 draft was become a digital occasion due to COVID-19.

Here is a pick-by-pick take a look at how every participant Tennessee has chosen will match.

Spherical 1, No. 18 total: Treylon Burks, WR, Arkansas

My take: Burks is a playmaker who will assist carry the burden of changing star vast receiver A.J. Brown after he was traded to the Philadelphia Eagles on Thursday. At 6-foot-2, 225 kilos, Burks has an analogous construct to Brown. He’s a giant, sturdy receiver who will bounce off of tackles and be featured throughout the center. Coach Mike Vrabel likes vast receivers who make “fight catches” and get yards after the catch. That’s Burks’ calling card. Burks also can work on the skin and within the slot. He supplies a big catch radius for quarterback Ryan Tannehill — which ought to assist permit him to have an early impression.

Changing A.J.: Burks drew comparisons to Brown in the course of the pre-draft course of. Burks stated he has regarded as much as Brown and welcomes the comparisons. Now he will probably be tasked with having the identical type of impression that Brown had as a rookie in 2019. The 2 gamers are eerily comparable. Brown is barely extra explosive than Burks, however the two share the power to shed defenders and decide up further yards as soon as they get the ball of their palms. Tannehill preferred to focus on Brown on play-action passes throughout the center. Burks ought to get these alternatives now, particularly with Robert Woods working his method again from tearing the ACL in his left knee in November.

Excessive picks: Burks turns into the second vast receiver whom Titans basic supervisor Jon Robinson has chosen within the first spherical, becoming a member of Corey Davis (picked at No. 5 in 2017). The Titans additionally drafted Kendall Wright (No. 20, 2012), Kenny Britt (No. 30, 2009) and Kevin Dyson (No. 16, 1998) — the one different receivers they’ve chosen within the first spherical over the previous 25 seasons.

What’s subsequent: The Titans will get to proceed their roster reload on Day 2 with three picks. Tennessee has one decide within the second spherical (No. 35) and two third-round picks (Nos. 69, 90). Final yr, the Titans made three picks on Day 2: Dillon Radunz (No. 53), Monty Rice (No. 92) and Elijah Molden (No. 100). Molden solidified a beginning function as a nickel cornerback.