Way-too-early Tennessee Titans 2024 NFL Draft preview

The 2024 NFL Draft is April 25-27 in Detroit. Here is the first-round order, per Tankathon. 

With a new head coach in Brian Callahan, and general manager Ran Carthon given complete autonomy over the roster, it’s safe to assume the Tennessee Titans will look much different than Mike Vrabel’s Titans of 2023. 

Here are some players the Titans could look at in Round 1 to help them get off on the right foot with their roster overhaul.

2023 record: 6-11 | First-round pick: No. 7 | Team needs: OT, WR, CB

Potential first-round picks: Joe Alt, OT, Notre Dame; Rome Odunze, WR, Washington; Nate Wiggins, CB, Clemson

The Titans had arguably the worst set of offensive tackles in the NFL in 2023. Andre Dillard, Jaelyn Duncan, Dillon Radunz, Nicholas Petit-Frere, Chris Hubbard and John Ojukwu combined to allow 145 pressures, 92 hurries and 34 sacks this season. 

Suffice it to say, it’s no surprise that both quarterbacks Ryan Tannehill and Will Levis took their share of abuse and both ended up injured.

Alt is considered the top offensive tackle in college football, allowing just five pressures and one sack on 713 offensive snaps. During his three-year career at Notre Dame, he surrendered just 17 total pressures and three sacks on 2,041 offensive snaps. He’s the kind of bookend tackle the Titans could build around for the next decade.

There’s a good chance Alt is off the board when the Titans pick at No. 7, so filling their need at receiver could be the direction the team goes. Aside from a 1,000-yard season from DeAndre Hopkins, Tennessee’s receiver core leaves much to be desired.

Odunze led the nation with 1,640 receiving yards, and he ranked sixth in both receptions (92) and touchdowns (13). He has 4.4 speed, great size (he’s 6-foot-3, 215 pounds) and excellent hands, and he could easily settle in as Levis’ go-to target for years.

With Sean Murphy-Bunting and Kristian Fulton hitting free agency, Roger McCreary is left as the Titans top CB. Caleb Farley hasn’t produced as a former first-round pick, so having their pick of all the top cornerbacks in the draft at No. 7 overall could be appealing to the Titans.

Wiggins is a lockdown corner, allowing just 18 receptions on 41 targets while holding opposing receivers to under 10 yards per reception and surrendering just one touchdown on nearly 300 coverage snaps. 

He also brings plenty of speed to the defensive backfield having ran a 4.28 40-yard dash at the combine, making him an excellent option to shadow some of the top WRs in the division including Michael Pittman Jr., Christian Kirk, Nico Collins and Tank Dell.