Tennessee Titans: Ranking 5 Defensive Players Through 7 Games

1. NT DaQuan Jones
The nose tackle position has been a revolving door for the Titans’ switch to a 3-4 defense in 2014, but it seems they have finally found their man in the middle.
A defensive end for the majority of his time with the Titans, Jones became the starting nose tackle this season, and has done his job admirably, though, just like with Casey, that is unfortunately not reflected in his statistics. He currently has 17 tackles and one sack on the season.
If you look beyond the statistics, however, Jones being the top defender on the team so far this season makes a lot of sense.
One more for now... DaQuan Jones has quietly played really well early in the year. He beats the left guard so quick here that I had to triple check to make sure this wasn’t a designed screen (it wasn’t). Jones looks noticeably quicker this season. pic.twitter.com/YLoqQwHu0q
— Mike Herndon (@MikeHerndonNFL) September 30, 2019
On Jeffery Simmons’ sack on Sunday against the Chargers, he drew a double team block that freed Simmons up to get to Philip Rivers.
Jones isn’t very well known league-wide, but offensive lines and coordinators alike definitely have respect for him. He consistently causes issues on the interior, eating up double team blocks, and freeing up his teammates to make plays.
I wasn't expecting to highlight DaQuan Jones (6-4/325) when I turned on the Colts-Titans matchup, but his performance against the run was stellar.
— Brandon Thorn (@BrandonThornNFL) September 18, 2019
Processing, play strength, & heavy hands gave the Colts IOL all they could handle. pic.twitter.com/cOYLRawPG1
A lot of people may question having Jones as the top defensive player through seven games, but he definitely has played a huge role in the success of the defense, and his contributions deserve to be highlighted much more than they have been.