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2024 NFL Draft grades: Tennessee Titans get the first pick, but then fall

The Titans had their first pick but could have done better the rest of the way. JC Latham is a “set it and forget it” type offensive tackle who has already been used as a starter. It will be interesting to see how Latham handles being a left tackle in the NFL. He has enough talent to be successful. Getting Cedric Gray in the fourth round could be a long-term steal for the Titans, but overall it wasn’t a draft lesson to get excited about unless T’Vondre Sweat develops into a pass rusher.

Latham was in contention for the Chargers’ fifth overall pick, so the Titans had to be lucky to land their man with the seventh pick. Latham is a destructive force in the run game and will give Will Levis the time he needs to find Calvin Ridley and DeAndre Hopkins in the field. Easy choice. Great prospect in a position of need, not too complicated.

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Sweat is a big man at 366 pounds and his game is pretty much exactly what you would think. He’s a huge, early down-run stuffer who doesn’t offer much in the way of pass rush for the NFL game. Even though he moved well at the NFL scouting combine, he would have to lose significant weight to be a three-down player in the NFL. It’s hard to understand how the Titans felt like this was a valuable pick so early in the second round.

Round 1, pick 7: JC Latham, OT, Alabama
Round 2, pick 38: T’Vondre Sweat, DT, Texas
Round 4, pick 106: Cedric Gray, LB, North Carolina
Round 5, pick 146: Jarvis Brownlee Jr., CB, Louisville
Round 6, pick 182: Jha’Quan Jackson, WR, Tulane
Round 7, pick 242: James Williams, S, Miami
Round 7, pick 252: Jaylen Harrell, Edge, Michigan

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