NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- The Tennessee Titans are looking for ways to score more points on offense with former tight ends coach Arthur Smith taking over playcalling duties.
Two tight ends out of the Iowa -- Noah Fant and T.J. Hockenson -- could help liven up a Titans offense that ranked 29th in passing yards last season.
Hockenson's versatility sets him apart, while Fant's combination of size and speed make him a challenge to defend. If both are drafted in the opening round, as is expected, it would be a first.
"Coming from the University of Iowa, and how hard everyone works there and how big of a culture that [head] coach [Kirk] Ferentz and [strength] coach [Chris] Doyle and all those guys put into it over the past 20 years, just being a part of that, and the first duo to do that, it would be something special," Hockenson said at the combine.