MOBILE, Ala. — This week’s Senior Bowl practices will offer Tennessee Titans scouts new chances to find the types of players new coach Brian Callahan is looking for.
Practices for the Senior Bowl, the annual college all-star game that kicks off NFL draft season in proper, begin Tuesday, with the game set for Saturday (noon CT, NFL Network) at Hancock Whitney Stadium. Scouting the Senior Bowl has proved fruitful for the Titans in the past, playing a role in selections ranging from Keith Bulluck and Kevin Byard to Michael Roos and Chris Johnson. More recently, in the Mike Vrabel era, one out of every three Titans draft picks participated in the Senior Bowl. This included eventual starters such as linebacker David Long, guard Nate Davis, cornerback Roger McCreary and running back Tyjae Spears, but also lesser contributors like quarterback Malik Willis, receivers Dez Fitzpatrick and Racey McMath and linebacker Monty Rice.
It’s extremely unlikely the Titans will use their first-round pick (No. 7 overall) on a Senior Bowl prospect. The last time a non-quarterback from the Senior Bowl was picked in the top seven was 2013. But with the Titans picking at No. 38 early in the second round, there are plenty of prospects in Mobile this week who could be the next McCreary or Spears that the Titans invest Day 2 draft capital in.
Here are nine Day 2 Senior Bowl prospects to watch this week.
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The Titans are favored to pick an offensive tackle in Round 1, most likely either Notre Dame’s Joe Alt or Penn State’s Olu Fashanu. But if the Titans pass on a tackle at No. 7, prospects like BYU’s Kinglsey Suamataia, Houston’s Patrick Paul and Oklahoma’s Tyler Guyton project to be around at No. 38. Paul was named first-team…
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Author : The Tennessean
Publish date : 2024-01-29 17:16:16
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