The Tennessee Titans have largely received positive reviews for their 2024 draft class. Rookies such as JC Latham, T’Vondre Sweat, Jarvis Brownlee, and Jha’Quan Jackson have all made an impact at points during the season.
Now, at the midway point of the year, outlets are taking notice, and once again, the Titans see two of their rookies garnering high praise from Gennaro Filice at NFL.com. Both Latham and Sweat are firmly inside the Top 25 rookies in the league at the halfway mark.
No. 14 – JC Latham
DRAFTED: Round 1, No. 7 overall
Sitting at 2-6 with a first-year head coach and major questions at quarterback, Tennessee is clearly a team in transition, to put it kindly. But the No. 7 overall pick gives Titans fans something to be excited about — and not just because he’s clearly an excitable fella (SEE: last week’s Mic’d Up footage). With the college right tackle settling into his new assignment on the blind side, the Titans have a promising young OL duo on the left, between Latham and last year’s first-round pick, LG Peter Skoronski.
Latham has been a steady anchor for the offensive line and appears to be taking on a larger leadership role on the unit. With a hole at right tackle and now losing veteran center Lloyd Cushenberry for the season, this will be a huge asset as Latham continues to grow as the team’s left tackle.
No. 19 – T’Vondre Sweat
DRAFTED: Round 2, No. 38 overall
I already talked about the nice young duo Tennessee has cooking on the offensive line. The Titans also have a talented tandem in their defensive front. Jeffery Simmons is a bona fide game wrecker squarely in his prime in Year 6 — and now he’s flanked by a 6-4, 366-pound block eater. Sweat doesn’t offer much as a pass rusher at this point, but he’s a monstrous run stuffer in a league that has trended back to the ground game.
For Sweat, he has been stout in the middle of the defensive front. His transition from college to the professional game has been smooth and he has all the tools to develop even more into a dominating force. One cannot teach his size or athleticism, and it appears the Titans got a second-round steal.
Latham and Sweat will return to action on Sunday as the Titans take on the Los Angeles Chargers at Sofi Stadium.
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