The Tennessee Titans and the rest of the league are officially less than 37 days away from the 2023 NFL Draft, which is set to kick off on April 27th.
The Titans have a ton of uncertainty throughout their roster, in particular on the offensive side of the ball.
New general manager Ran Carthon used the first wave of free agency to solidify his already-stout defense by adding Arden Key, Azeez Al-Shaair, and Sean Murphy-Bunting.
Carthon also made sure to walk away with a couple of starting-caliber offensive linemen in Daniel Brunskill and Andre Dillard.
These additions could ultimately impact the Titans’ upcoming draft plans depending on how highly they feel about them. However, it’s also important to remember that the draft is used for long-term investments, while free agency is mostly used to find short-term solutions.
I recently took a swing at a seven-round mock draft and I personally refused to walk away without one of the top two tackles (if available) just because the team signed Dillard (with all due respect to him).
🧵Here is how I ranked and graded the top OT prospects in the #2023NFLDraft
•Two obvious studs at the top, but don’t overlook the OT3-OT6 range either.
•OT7-OT10 has some real longterm potential as well. pic.twitter.com/yQvzaO1EXy
— Shaun Calderon (@ShaunMichaels31) March 9, 2023
Those types of cheap gambles at premium positions are how you constantly find yourself with disappointing results, especially when it comes to protecting the quarterback’s blindside.
If the former Eagles lineman is as motivated as he says he is to play left tackle, then beat the new guy out and force him to play guard instead. I’ll take that problem any day of the week.
With the first wave of free agency in the books, experts have begun releasing mock drafts with updated projections, and we’re seeing some new faces being mocked to Tennessee, and they aren’t all left tackles, either.