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Tennessee Titans: 4 biggest underachievers in 2019

By Michael Moraitis

DENVER, COLORADO - OCTOBER 13: Corey Davis #84 of the Tennessee Titans stiff arms Chris Harris Jr #25 of the Denver Broncos after making a reception in the fourth quarter at Broncos Stadium at Mile High on October 13, 2019 in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images)
DENVER, COLORADO - OCTOBER 13: Corey Davis #84 of the Tennessee Titans stiff arms Chris Harris Jr #25 of the Denver Broncos after making a reception in the fourth quarter at Broncos Stadium at Mile High on October 13, 2019 in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images) /
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Tennessee Titans RB, Dion Lewis.
CLEVELAND, OH – SEPTEMBER 08: Dion Lewis #33 of the Tennessee Titans is met at the line of scrimmage by Sheldon Richardson #98 of the Cleveland Browns in the first quarter at FirstEnergy Stadium on September 08, 2019 in Cleveland, Ohio . (Photo by Jamie Sabau/Getty Images) /

Dion Lewis

While nobody really expected a ton from running back Dion Lewis this season with the end of 2018 emergence of fellow back Derrick Henry, we didn’t expect Lewis to fall completely off the map.

Lewis was an important part of the Titans’ offense last season thanks to the team dealing with injuries and not having a lot of talent on the offense overall. He finished second in rushing yards and receptions, and had the third-most receiving yards on the team.

Within those 2018 numbers was perhaps a telltale sign that Lewis was on the decline. He averaged just 3.3 yards per carry, which was the first time in his career he had lower than four yards per tote.

Lewis has followed that up with a 3.7 yards per carry average in 2019 and has less rushing yards than both Mariota and Tannehill. Lewis was at least supposed to be a factor in the passing game, but after he totaled just 6.8 yards per reception in 2018, he’s averaging 4.8 yards per catch in 2019.

Lewis has experienced quite the fall from relevance and the Titans must explore cutting him next season in order to bring in another back who can spell Henry and contribute on third downs.

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