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Updated Tennessee Titans 2019 NFL Mock Draft

By Will Lomas

PALO ALTO, CA - OCTOBER 14: JJ Arcega-Whiteside #19 of the Stanford Cardinal celebrates after catching a touchdown against the Oregon Ducks during the third quarter of their NCAA football game at Stanford Stadium on October 14, 2017 in Palo Alto, California. Stanford won the game 49-7. (Photo by Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images)
PALO ALTO, CA - OCTOBER 14: JJ Arcega-Whiteside #19 of the Stanford Cardinal celebrates after catching a touchdown against the Oregon Ducks during the third quarter of their NCAA football game at Stanford Stadium on October 14, 2017 in Palo Alto, California. Stanford won the game 49-7. (Photo by Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images) /
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The Tennessee Titans patched some holes in free agency, this mock draft would take them to the next level.

Tennessee Titans GM Jon Robinson is great, have we said that enough yet?

Well, if not then there is your daily reminder. Today Robinson cut Josh Kline showing the NFL that he wasn’t going to settle for mediocrity even if it meant costing the team a little bit of dead money.

While the deal freed up about $3 million, it did leave $3.5 in dead cap but the message was clear. On top of that, it gives the Titans just enough money to potentially make a run at another big name free agent.

We can talk about free agency a little more later, but with the Tennessee Titans need list getting shorter and more specific after free agency I think we need to get a brief summary of where we stand.

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As far as I can tell, the need list as of noon on March 15th is:

1. IOL

1B. EDGE (long term solution)

3. Boundary WR

4. 1-tech DT

Anything else they get is an upgrade on an already serviceable position. For example a new backup QB would be great, but you shouldn’t spend picks on players who won’t see the field and Blaine Gabbert is at least better that some former Titans backups and there aren’t a ton of great backup QBs.

So, I went over to The Draft Network’s mock draft machine and decided to take it for a spin with those needs in mind. This is the 4-round 2019 NFL mock draft I came up with.

1st round, pick 19: Ed Oliver DL/EDGE, Houston

Houston has their Pro Day on March 28th and I think that could be a huge day for Oliver’s draft stock. If he tests, I think the chances that he falls to 19 are very slim. However, if he decided not to I think there is enough confusion in the middle of the first round where he could get lost in the mix.

The Titans have talked to him about playing EDGE and that honestly isn’t a huge surprise. He had amazing testing numbers in the events he did compete in, and the rumors are that he would have had really good agility drills if he would have competed in those.

As for his size, look at this:

Ed Oliver: 6’2, 287 lb.

Cam Wake: 6’3, 270 lb.

I really don’t care what he weighs as long as he is athletic and technical enough to rush the passer and I believe he is. I mean, he wouldn’t even be the heaviest EDGE in the AFC South with JJ Watt weighing 289.

I think Oliver can win all over the field and would kill two needs with one pick.

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2nd round, pick 51: Chris Lindstrom IOL, Boston College

If Lindstrom and Chase Winovich are both available in the 2nd round, regardless of who was picked in the first round I think there is a high chance that one of them ends up in Tennessee.

Since Oliver was the first pick in this draft, I had to look hard at a very weak interior offensive line class and thank goodness one of the big three were there (Bradbury, McCoy, Lindstrom).

While those three are plug and play prospects, Lindstrom just feels like a future Titan. Sure, part of it is because he plays football with Mike Vrabel’s son and he was coached by new Titans strength coach Frank Piraino. It also doesn’t hurt that Harold Landry is from the same school and he was very successful last year.

But that doesn’t diminish him as a prospect. He is really athletic but he doesn’t just play with finesse, there are several times on film where he tries to be the rib breaker on the offensive line and help a teammate.

Even better, he played right guard so he would immediately be able to come in and just fill the spot Kline left without any major adjustments at all.

3rd round, pick 81: JJ Arcega-Whiteside WR, Stanford

This is a little bit of a gamble because right now we don’t know what JJAW is going to test like athletically. However, from a productivity standpoint he is outstanding. Last year he was third in the nation in receiving TDs and 1st in the PAC-12, which makes sense because his ability to make contested catches is second to none.

It feels like every Stanford game I watched over the last three years has been a loop of JJAW beating guys at the catch point and coming down in the endzone with the ball.

The Titans need a bully on the outside to pair with versatile WR1 Corey Davis and the combination of burst and technical prowess that is Adam Humphries. He can be that and he comes from a team where if you don’t block, you don’t see the field. The Titans are going to love him.

4th round, pick: 121: Renell Wren DT, Arizona State

I really don’t love Wren, but he does have a really nice first step and he is very athletic.

One of the big reasons that I think the Titans will like him is because Dean Pees loves big defensive linemen and he measured in at 6’5, 318 lb. which made his combine results even better.

So, if the Titans do want a nose tackle, they can find one like Wren on Day 3 and improve without spending big money or using premium draft capital.

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