The Tennessee Titans traded as much as the 86th total choose within the 2022 NFL draft and chosen their quarterback of the long run in Liberty’s Malik Willis.
The deal noticed the Titans ship the Las Vegas Raiders their No. 90 and No. 169 total picks in alternate for the No. 86 choose that landed Tennessee Willis, who slide far additional than anybody anticipated.
After Ryan Tannehill’s debacle within the divisional spherical loss to the Cincinnati Bengals this previous season, it was at all times a chance Tennessee would look to the long run on the quarterback place.
Now, they’ve their man in Willis, who figures to want a while to develop, which is ok with Tannehill set to steer the crew once more.
Looking forward to 2023, the Titans can get out of Tannehill’s contract with a $9.6 million useless cap hit in the event that they commerce or reduce him with a post-June 1 designation.
Barring Tannehill placing collectively an unbelievable season that ends with a Tremendous Bowl or Willis completely bombing, that transfer appears much more inevitable than it already did.
The Liberty product presents a powerful arm and elite athleticism, two traits he flashed throughout the 2022 NFL Mix and his professional day. He’s an intriguing prospect to say the least and has arguably the very best ceiling of any signal-caller on this 12 months’s draft.
Tennessee is now executed with Day 2 after making three picks. On Day 3, the Titans may have 5 extra picks, together with two apiece within the fourth (Nos. 131 and 143), and sixth rounds (Nos. 204 and 219), and one within the fifth spherical (No. 163).
Extra coming…