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Tennessee Titans draft Jonnu Smith at 100

By Will Lomas

Oct 24, 2015; Miami, FL, USA; FIU Golden Panthers tight end Jonnu Smith (87) catches a pass as Old Dominion Monarchs safety C.J. Bradshaw (3) makes the tackle in the second half at FIU Stadium. The Golden Panthers won 41-12. Mandatory Credit: Robert Mayer-USA TODAY Sports
Oct 24, 2015; Miami, FL, USA; FIU Golden Panthers tight end Jonnu Smith (87) catches a pass as Old Dominion Monarchs safety C.J. Bradshaw (3) makes the tackle in the second half at FIU Stadium. The Golden Panthers won 41-12. Mandatory Credit: Robert Mayer-USA TODAY Sports /
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The Tennessee Titans draft a developmental tight end to round out Day 2.

The Tennessee Titans did it, they took the guy everyone was clamoring for: Jonnu Smith TE, FIU. What do you mean you don’t know who that is?

Alright, full disclosure I have not seen a ton of Smith and anyone who tells you otherwise needs to tell you where they found those videos. So to replace me making up something or scrambling to pull up highlights I am going to defer to people who have much more access than I do.

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Before that, let’s look at some reasons the Tennessee Titans may like him based on their history.

Jonnu Smith has started 43 games in college, and that is started not played in. He was incredibly consistent and his 178 catches, 2001 receiving yards and 18 touchdowns were most by a tight end in school history and they were top five among any position according to Dane Brugler.

According to his draft profile on NFL.com, he was a top performer in his vertical jump, broad jump and both shuttle drills.

So he is an athletic player at a smaller school who won’t be asked to start early and has a ton of experience at the college level. All of those things are check off boxes for the Tennessee Titans.

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    • In that same piece, Lance Zierlein compares him to, guess who, Delanie Walker.

    From what I can gather he is an athletic tight end with great experience. He has the ability to block, but he was such a good slot receiver that his team moved him to the slot at times for easy match ups.

    Would he have been my first choice for the Titans? No, probably not. But he wouldn’t have been far down the tight end list and he makes a lot of sense when you break it down to its elements.

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