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Titans fans, get to know your new OT Isaiah Wilson

The Tennessee Titans selected Georgia OT Isaiah Wilson with the 29th pick in the 2020 NFL Draft.

Thursday night, the Tennessee Titans picked Georgia OT Isaiah Wilson with the 29th pick in this year’s NFL draft.

Wilson is declared for the draft as only a red-shirt sophomore. Yes, he is young, but at 6-foot-7 340 pounds, he has the strength and quickness to contribute to any NFL offensive line and could be an All-Pro tackle given the time.

Wilson, a former 5-star recruit from Brooklyn, New York, red-shirted his first year at Georgia and then burst onto the scene in 2018 and was named to both the Football Writers Assn. of America Freshman All-America Team and 2018 Coaches Freshman All-SEC Team. Injuries bothered Wilson in 2019, but he still earned Associated Press All-SEC 2nd Team honors.

NFL draft analyst Mel Kiper Jr. wrote:

“So, I think if you get him in the second round, then you’ve got yourself a player that you think has a bright future. If he’s brought along at a nice pace and coached up, there’s a lot of talent to work with there.”

Something that Titans fans should note is that Wilson is not only a young, talented player, he is also a good teammate.

Wilson said:

“My teammates, they’re brothers to me, they’re not just teammates, It was tough to decide I was going to forego my last year. It was tough knowing I’d be leaving my teammates behind. That made this decision definitely tough for me. But ultimately, I decided I was just ready to go to work, and to start trying to attack the next level of my life.”

Tennessee Titans select Georgia OT Isaiah Wilson with 29th pick in 2020 NFL Draft

Thursday, the Tennessee Titans selected Georgia OT Isaiah Wilson with the 29th pick in the 2020 NFL Draft.

With the 29th pick in the 2020 NFL Draft, theTennessee Titans select Isaiah Wilson, offensive tackle from the University of Georgia.

The red-shirt sophomore decided to declare for this year’s draft early and now he will join a long line of Georgia offensive lineman in the NFL.

Wilson played 25 games at Georgia and was named to the  Football Writers Assn. of America Freshman All-America Team as a red-shirt freshman and in 2019 was named to the Associated Press All-SEC 2nd Team.

NFL draft analyst Mel Kiper Jr. said:

“I think if you get him in the second round, then you’ve got yourself a player that you think has a bright future. If he’s brought along at a nice pace and coached up, there’s a lot of talent to work with there.”

Georgia OT Andrew Thomas goes top-ten in CBS Sports’ NFL mock draft

Wednesday, CBS Sports released a final mock draft and Georgia football OT Andrew Thomas was picked to go No. 6 to the Chargers.

The virtual 2020 NFL Draft is tomorrow and as the final round of mock drafts are released, we take a look to see where some of the top Georgia players are predicted to go.

In CBS Sports’ latest one-round mock draft, Georgia’s Andrew Thomas is predicted to land with the Los Angeles Chargers at pick No. 6.

CBS Sports wrote:

“I think if the Chargers have a shot at getting Tua, they’ll do it in this spot. But despite the late buzz for Justin Herbert, Plan B for L.A. could be to just take one of this year’s elite tackles after trading away Russell Okung, and then try and get a quarterback later.”

There has been speculation as to who is the best offensive lineman in the 2020 draft class. Most of the conversation revolves around Georgia’s Andrew Thomas, Alabama’s Derrick Willis Jr., Iowa’s Tristan Wirfs and Louisville’s Mekhi Becton.

Thomas definitely made his case as the best tackle in his three years at Georgia.

As a freshman, Thomas was named to Freshman All-America teams by ESPN, USA Today and the Football Writers Association of America and as a sophomore he was named 1st team All-American by Sports Illustrated. In 2019, as a junior, Thomas was a Walter Camp 1st team All-American and the recipient of the SEC’s Jacobs Blocking Trophy.

Don’t believe in accolades proving talent? Just watch Thomas make potential first round pick and LSU defensive end K’Lavon Chaisson look average.

While the debate continues over the next day on who should be the first blocker taken, we all should agree that Thomas is the best piano player in the 2020 draft class.