Most NFL teams look at the draft as an opportunity to add depth to some positions, while creating competition at other positions. Over 220 players are selected each year, but usually, only 50-60 of them will be counted on to be significant week one contributors. The rest of those players have the luxury of being groomed, of being brought along slowly while they learn from a vested veteran….with the expectation of taking over one day. That’s the way it goes for most teams.
But not for the Tennessee Titans. Not this year.
When you analyze Tennessee’s pre and post draft roster, one thing was made abundantly clear.