The 2024 NFL Draft will take place from Thursday, April 25 through Saturday, April, 27 from Hart Plaza in Detroit. The Tennessee Titans will have the No. 7 overall pick in this year’s draft and it will mark one of the first major moves in their rebuild under first-year head coach Brian Callahan.
Tennessee bottomed out in 2023, posting a 6-11 record to finish dead last in the AFC South for the first time since 2015. Their ineptitude had consequences as recently hired general manager/executive vice president Ran Carthon decided to make wholesale changes in the offseason. Head coach Mike Vrabel was fired and replaced with the aforementioned Callahan, who was the offensive coordinator for the Cincinnati Bengals. The team also let franchise running back Derrick Henry walk in free agency as well as quarterback Ryan Tannehill, who had already been replaced by rookie Will Levis last season. A new era begins now in Nashville and the players selected in this year’s draft should serve as the building blocks for the future.
2024 Mock Draft: Tennessee Titans
Key Offseason Additions
RB Tony Pollard
CB L’Jarius Sneed
WR Calvin Ridley
C Lloyd Cushenberry
DT Sebastian Joseph-Day
LB Kenneth Murray
Key Offseason Losses
RB Derrick Henry
QB Ryan Tannehill
DE Denico Autry
LB Azeez Al-Shaair
CB Sean Murphy-Bunting
Tennessee’s First Three Picks
Tennessee owns a top 10 pick and with a variety of needs to address, it will have a crack at selecting from a number of elite prospects in the draft. Getting Will Levis some protection will be a top priority as the Titans offensive line allowed a league-worst 27.5% pressure rate in 2023. The team is also in a position to take advantage of a loaded wide receiver class if it chooses to do so.
Round 1, Pick #7 — Joe Alt, OT, Notre Dame
Tennessee used last year’s first-round pick on left guard Peter Skoronski and most draft experts have the team bolstering the trenches even further by taking Alt at No. 7. The Notre Dame tackle is regarded as the top offensive line prospect in this year’s class and with good reason. He earned All-American honors in both of his seasons as a starter in South Bend, including a unanimous selection this past year. At 6’9”, 321 pounds, he has massive length and combines it with elite technique, footwork, and discipline according to NFL.com draft analyst Lance Zierlein.
There have been some talks of the Los Angeles Chargers beating them to the punch at No. 5. If that’s the case, the Titans could then easily select an elite receiver prospect like Washington’s Rome Odunze or LSU’s Malik Nabers, depending on who is available.
Round 2, Pick #38 — Keon Coleman, WR, Florida State
Tennessee already has a pair of 1,000-yard receivers in DeAndre Hopkins and Calvin Ridley, so why not add Coleman to the mix if he’s available in the second round? He made a huge impact for FSU in 2023, catching 50 passes for 658 yards and 11 touchdowns as the Seminoles undefeated throughout the regular season. At 6’4”, 215 pounds, he has the skill make big plays by high-point balls and it would only be fitting for him to share a WR room with a big-play wideout like D-Hop.
Round 4, Pick #106 — Jarvis Brownlee Jr., CB, Louisville
Barring a trade-up, the team won’t make another selection until early in the fourth round. Assuming this holds, I’ll say they add some secondary depth by taking Brownlee out of Louisville. He had a productive college career with stints at both FSU and UL, his best season coming in 2022. He missed three games with an injury in 2023 but was still productive, delivering 30 tackles, six passes defended, and an interception.