Tag: Tre Avery

Tre Avery named a Titans player who could get cut in 2024

In an article naming one player on every team who could get cut in 2024, CB Tre Avery was the choice for the Titans.

In a recent article naming one player on every team who could get cut in 2024, cornerback Tre Avery was the choice for the Tennessee Titans.

The article comes from David Kenyon of Bleacher Report, who had this to say about Avery possibly getting cut:

Over the last two seasons, Tre Avery has collected 62 tackles with five starts in 29 games. Tennessee needed to upgrade the unit, however, and added both L’Jarius Sneed and Chidobe Awuzie. Roger McCreary is the third starter, while releasing Caleb Farley saves no money and keeping Eric Garror and rookie Jarvis Brownlee Jr. is sensible. Avery should catch on somewhere if the Titans move on.

While Avery is certainly a possibility to miss the cut after all of the additions the Titans have made to the cornerbacks room, a list that includes L’Jarius Sneed, Chidobe Awuzie and draft pick Jarvis Brownlee Jr., he wouldn’t be my first choice at the position.

That goes to 2021 first-round pick Caleb Farley, who recently had his fifth-year option declined following three very disappointing seasons.

There’s no question Farley has been dealt a terrible hand, with injuries and the tragic loss of his father last summer. However, he also hasn’t been effective when on the field.

The Titans would have to absorb a dead-cap charge of $4.2 million if Farley is cut, but I don’t think that’s enough to stop them from letting him go in favor of someone else who deserves a roster spot more.

Sneed, Awuzie, Roger McCreary and Brownlee Jr. should make the cut, leaving two or three spots at cornerback, at most. If the Titans carry six, I’d be more comfortable saying Avery and Eric Garror will make the roster over Farley.

I truly hope I’m wrong and Farley gets his career on track in some form or fashion, but he just hasn’t shown enough to suggest that will happen.

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Titans’ Mike Vrabel talks Nicholas Petit-Frere at LT, Kristian Fulton and Tre Avery

Titans head coach Mike Vrabel touched on the two notable changes the team made in Week 6.

The Tennessee Titans made two notable changes to their lineup during the Week 6 game against the Baltimore Ravens.

Tennessee replaced Andre Dillard at left tackle with Nicholas Petit-Frere, and the team deployed a combination of Kristian Fulton and Tre Avery at cornerback.

On Monday, head coach Mike Vrabel noted he was pleased with the effort Petit-Frere gave after the Ohio State product was inserted in the second half following Dillard giving up a sack.

“We’ll still evaluate that,” Vrabel said of the position, per Jim Wyatt. “But what I did appreciate is that Nick was into it, he acted like he wanted to be out there. He acted like he loved it, and was pushing piles, jumping over the pile. Squeezing the last couple of yards out of every run, he was down there. (He was) doing things we feel like are critical.”

I’m not sure if that’s a shot at Dillard’s effort, but it can certainly be construed as such. Whatever the case may be, the Dillard experiment on the left side may be over, at least for now.

According to Pro Football Focus, Petit-Frere (17.4) actually posted a worse pass-blocking grade than Dillard (20.7) and gave up two sacks to Dillard’s one. Both players surrendered four pressures.

Fulton, who had been struggling mightily going into Week 6, started for the Titans but was pulled from the game temporarily for Avery before being re-inserted. Fulton still played 55 snaps (77 percent) and Avery contributed 18 (25 percent).

Vrabel said the move was not because of an injury and that the team “wanted to try and give Tre a little bit if work and see how that went,” per Wyatt.

The Titans head coach said he was happy with Fulton’s showing, but noted the embattled cornerback was not challenged as much as he was against the Indianapolis Colts. Vrabel added there is no concrete plan for the position moving forward.

Fulton posted a PFF coverage grade of 54.6 and gave up four catches on five targets thrown his way for 24 yards. Avery notched a 76.0 coverage grade, the second-best on the team, and allowed one catch on the lone target he faced, which went for four yards.

Tennessee will have the bye week to figure out their approach at both positions ahead of the Week 8 contest against the Atlanta Falcons.

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Titans’ best undrafted free agent signings of 2022

The Titans 2022 UDFAs who stood out the most this past season.

It’s no secret that the Tennessee Titans’ 2022 season was rather disappointing.

On top of missing the playoffs in an embarrassing fashion, several of their top players missed significant playing time throughout the year, ultimately robbing fans of seeing their favorite players compete.

However, if there’s one positive in the situation,  the Titans were essentially forced to give playing time to several younger players and got to see who would sink or swim.

This forced said players to either prove they could handle the life of a backup in the NFL, while others simply couldn’t hack it. One of them even had a historic season and looks every bit like a generational talent at his position.

This article is going to highlight four undrafted rookies who not only made the team, but found a way to positively impact the squad throughout the year.

Before we go forward, here’s a look at the 17 UDFAs the Titans signed last offseason: OLB David Anenih, CB Tre Avery, RB Julius Chestnut, DT Haskell Garrett, ILB Jack Gibbens, S Michael Griffin II, G Hayden Howerton, WR Brandon Lewis, OT Jalen McKenzie (Southern Cal), C/G Xavier Newman-Johnson, DT Sam Okuayinonu, DE Jayden Peevy, WR Reggie Roberson, OL Andrew Rupcich, K Caleb Shudak, P Ryan Stonehouse, CB Tre Swilling.

Now, let’s dive right into the three undrafted rookies (and one honorable mention) who impressed most in 2022.

Titans injury updates: Denico Autry, Treylon Burks, Tre Avery

Titans DL Denico Autry is expected to return to practice on Wednesday.

Of all the players the Tennessee Titans are missing due to injury right now, defensive lineman Denico Autry might be the biggest.

Tennessee’s pass-rush has struggled mightily without its best pass-rusher the last three weeks and, in turn, so has the defense after posting two of its worst performances of the 2022 campaign the last two games.

Finally, we got a bit of good news on Wednesday, as Titans head coach Mike Vrabel revealed Autry may return to practice on Wednesday on a limited basis.

Since injuring his knee in Week 11 against the Green Bay Packers, Autry hasn’t practiced, so this is a great sign of progress. However, there is still no guarantee he’ll play on Sunday.

In other news, two Titans who sat out last week because of concussions, cornerback Tre Avery and wide receiver Treylon Burks, both remain in the protocol. The Titans will have until Saturday to clear both.

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Titans’ Tre Avery on Mike Vrabel’s praise: ‘It was pretty cool’

Titans CB Tre Avery remained humble when asked how he thinks he’s been playing of late.

After Tennessee Titans 2022 undrafted free agent signing and cornerback Tre Avery struggled mightily in Week 2 against the Buffalo Bills, we thought we might’ve seen the last of him.

After that game, Avery didn’t see a single snap until Week 9, but over the course of the last three weeks the rookie has seen increased opportunities thanks to injuries to the secondary.

And Avery has answered the bell, and so much so that head coach Mike Vrabel said he was the team’s best cornerback in Week 12.

“I’d say he was probably the best of the group of corners,” Vrabel said. “He did everything that he could do with the snaps that he got. He gets in there and does it the way that we coach — he challenges, plays square, he had a PBU.”

According to Pro Football Focus, Avery was targeted seven times in the game against the Cincinnati Bengals but allowed just two receptions for 28 yards while also notching a pair of passes defensed.

It was the second-straight game in which the rookie tallied the highest overall PFF grade on defense (minimum 10 snaps) and in coverage on the team. He was also called the “Rookie of the Week” by PFF for Week 11.

Our Tyler Rowland recently broke it all down by looking at the film of Avery’s play against the Bengals, which you can check out right here.

On Wednesday, Avery shared his thoughts on Vrabel’s high praise.

“It was pretty cool, just for him to notice just the efforts paying off,” Avery said, per Jim Wyatt of Titans Online.

“I think I have a lot of work to do, a lot to learn from,” he said when asked how he thinks he’s playing. “Even that last game, gave up some things. I’d say I’m playing decent.”

As Tennessee’s secondary continues to get healthier, Avery is going to have a tougher and tougher time seeing the field. But if he continues playing like this, the rookie is going to keep getting snaps.

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Titans film study: The ‘best’ cornerback from Week 12

Tyler Rowland dives into the film and takes a look at Titans CB Tre Avery’s impressive Week 12 showing.

The Tennessee Titans lost to the Cincinnati Bengals for a third straight time since 2020 on Sunday, and the aftermath was understandably morose.

However, one Mike Vrabel quote hidden under the yuck stood out as a major spot of optimism.

It is no secret that the Titans’ top two corners, Kristian Fulton and Roger McCreary, struggled against Cincy, but the third corner, Tre Avery, had a nice performance most aren’t talking about enough.

Mike Vrabel is, though…

Tre Avery is a rookie undrafted free agent out of Rutgers. The only time Titans fans saw him through the first half of the season was in that bloodbath in Buffalo where Stefon Diggs took his lunch money.

But, c’mon, that’s Stefon freakin’ Diggs. He bullies everyone, especially a UDFA playing his first real snaps in a landslide game. Even if Avery didn’t deserve some slack, he still went to the pine.

Avery didn’t resurface again until Week 9 against Kansas City. Since that moment, though, take a look at what Avery has done…

On Sunday against the Bengals, Avery had an 82.3 coverage grade, per Pro Football Focus. He was targeted seven times and gave up only two catches for 28 yards. He allowed a passer rating of 43.8 and had a fantastic pass break-up.

Also, if you listen to me or Mike Vrabel, we would tell you he was actually targeted six times and only gave up one catch.

So, without further ado, and as we do every week, let’s step into the film room and see how Avery did it…

Titans’ best and worst PFF grades, stats from Week 12

Titans rookie CB Tre Avery shined in coverage once again in Week 12.

For the second straight week, a Tennessee Titans player you wouldn’t expect notched the highest overall grade of any player on the team who qualified.

Second-year linebacker Monty Rice’s 87.8 overall Pro Football Focus grade was the highest on the team, but he only played on six snaps, which doesn’t reach our 10-snap minimum to be considered.

Second to Rice was 2022 undrafted free agent signing and cornerback Tre Avery, who posted an 81.7 in 18 snaps.

Avery had the Titans’ highest grade last week, was named PFF’s “Rookie of the Week” for Week 11, and he received a shoutout from head coach Mike Vrabel during his Monday presser, so the rookie has been on quite a run lately.

On offense, wide receiver Treylon Burks posted the highest PFF grade with a 77.4. The rookie was second to only Derrick Henry with 70 receiving yards, and one of his four catches went for 51 yards.

Here’s the rest of the best and worst from Week 12.

Titans’ Tre Avery named PFF’s ‘Rookie of the Week’ for Week 11

Titans CB Tre Avery only played 20 snaps in Week 11, but he made the most of them.

With all the impressive rookies around the NFL this season, the last player we expected to take home a “Rookie of the Week” honor was Tennessee Titans 2022 undrafted free agent and cornerback, Tre Avery.

But that’s exactly what happened after Week 11.

Pro Football Focus named Avery its “Rookie of the Week” for his showing against the Green Bay Packers on Thursday night.

Here’s what PFF had to say about Avery, who was called into action last week thanks to multiple injuries in Tennessee’s secondary:

Avery played just 20 snaps, but he sure made them count. He was targeted four times across 17 coverage snaps but allowed just one catch for -1 yard. He forced an incompletion on the other three targets into his coverage.

On top of the impressive coverage numbers listed above, Avery had the highest overall PFF grade on the team last week, notching a 91.9. His 91.6 coverage grade was also tops on the team.

Avery was one of the biggest surprises on the initial 53-man roster but he was a forgotten man after not seeing a single snap following his rough outing in a start against the Buffalo Bills in Week 2.

However, Avery answered the bell in Week 11 in what was the best game of his young career.

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2022 Rutgers football in the NFL: Week 10

Rutgers football was well-represented across the league in Week 10

With November at its midpoint, the playoffs are only weeks away. The focus now for many teams has shifted to division races and securing the best playoff seed possible.

However, there is still plenty to talk about from the past weekend that featured several close calls and unforgettable finishes. Rutgers football was well-represented across the league. Veterans such as Duron Harmon and Sebastian- Joseph Day provided a reminder of their importance.

The veterans, however, weren’t the only ones who shined on Sunday. Isiah Pachecho recovered from a rough Week 9 and nearly reached the 100-yard rushing mark. Titans’ cornerback Tre Avery saw the field for the second straight week and helped hold the Broncos’ offense in check.

Fans of the Scarlet and White don’t just root for the players when they play in SHI Stadium, but they continue to cheer for their favorite former Scarlet Knights in whatever colors they don on Sundays.

Let’s see how the Scarlet Knights in the NFL performed in Week 10!

 

Biggest surprises from Titans’ initial 53-man roster

A look at the biggest surprises from the Titans’ initial 53-man roster.

After spending the last few weeks slowly trimming their roster down from the initial 90 players they began training camp with, the Tennessee Titans have officially gotten their roster down to 53 players.

In the process, Tennessee waived 29 players over the past few days to meet yesterday’s league-mandated deadline. The majority of the transactions were pretty predictable for the most part, but there were a few surprises that threw us off when we first saw them.

It should also be noted that this is called the “initial” 53-man roster for a reason.

The Titans will be making moves in the week-plus ahead of the season, the first of which could involve wide receiver Racey McMath, who is reportedly expected to be placed on injured reserve with a hip injury.

With all that in mind, let’s a take closer look at what surprised us the most about yesterday’s 53-man roster reveal from the Titans.