The Tennessee Titans baffled some analysts when they used the No. 29 overall pick in the 2020 NFL Draft to select former Georgia offensive lineman Isaiah Wilson instead of going with a player to bolster the secondary.
Of course, general manager Jon Robinson knows what he’s doing, played his cards right and ultimately landed a first-round talent in cornerback Kristian Fulton in the second round.
In a recent article, Doug Farrar of Touchdown Wire released a statistic for each first-round player for this year’s draft that defined them individually.
Here’s what he came up with for Wilson.
“Last season, the Titans made it all the way to the AFC Championship round behind a play-action passing game, and the brilliant power running of Derrick Henry,” he wrote. “The selection of the 6’6″, 350-pound Wilson out of Georgia will make it even more difficult for enemy defenses to deal with that run game. He also has potential as a pass-blocker, as he allowed just nine total pressures (one sack, two quarterback hits, and six quarterback hurries) in 358 pass-blocking snaps last season.”
Wilson comes to the team at an important time, following the departure of right tackle Jack Conklin, who was on the upswing, to the Cleveland Browns.
The Georgia product is most well-known for his ability as a blocker in the run game, but the stat Farrar points to is one that gives hope he can be as good, if not better than Conklin was in the pass protection.
Of course, before he can even get his chance to prove himself at the next level he’s going to have to win the competition at right tackle that will take place with Dennis Kelly in training camp.
For now, we definitely have to give the edge to Kelly, simply because he has more experienced and is more polished.
The Titans will look for continued success from the offensive line no matter who starts at right tackle as they prepare to make another run for the Super Bowl this season.
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