2022 NFL Draft: What every AFC team should focus on in round one
By Sean Basile
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How should each AFC team approach the first round of the 2022 NFL Draft?
Tennessee Titans (Pick #26)
I’d watch for the Titans to steal a quarterback at pick # 26, especially if that available QB is Kenny Pickett or Malik Willis.
The Titans need to make a move at the position sooner or later. Ryan Tannehill is serviceable in the regular season, and he did a pretty decent job this past year without Arthur Smith, but my man cannot come through for this loaded Titans team in the postseason.
This is a team that is on the cusp of a Super Bowl, but their quarterback is holding them back. I think that’s a very fair assessment. They didn’t even try for Aaron Rodgers or Russell Wilson this offseason, so now they’re seemingly stuck.
Take Willis, Pickett, or even Matt Corral here at #26 and you’re looking to be in good shape for the future.
Other than QB, I’d expect an offensive lineman pickup to be right in the conversation. Left guard and right tackle are wide open right now to fill. Perhaps Charles Cross could plummet.
Perhaps they can land on Trevor Penning or Bernhard Raimann. I love the fit of a Kenyon Green or a Zion Johnson as well.