Tight End: D
This is a completely different position group without Delanie Walker.
The best player on the team at TE right now is Luke Stocker who looks like this decade’s version of Craig Stevens. He is good for about a catch a game because he is going to draw the softest coverage and he has been consistent in making those plays. He is also the team’s best blocker among the WRs, TEs and RBs.
Jonnu Smith looks bad guys. He dropped a key pass to convert on 3rd down that would have put the Titans near the redzone.
Smith came out strong to start his career with the Titans, but has been really quiet for the last 16 games or so. For the player who was supposed to be the heir apparent to Delanie Walker, he is taking a long time to develop and adapt.
He could still become a good player and the extension of Delanie Walker this preseason gives him more time, but this is something I am really watching after this first quarter.