Tennessee Titans trade down with Dallas Cowboys in 4-round 2021 NFL Mock Draft
By Will Lomas
Tennessee Titans 2nd round picks
Round 2, pick 44: Gregory Rousseau EDGE, Miami
-To me, this is a massive steal for the Titans. Rousseau started for Miami for one year when he was 19 years old, and all he did was lead the ACC in sacks and tackles for loss. It feels like we don’t talk enough about how impressive that is no matter how he was getting the sacks and TFLs.
Now, I do understand the criticism of Rousseau. Generally, the argument against Rousseau circles back to the concerned that he primarily won as a pass rusher inside vs guards and centers, but that isn’t an issue in Tennessee.
In fact, Rousseau would be a perfect fit for the Titans because he could start his career as an interior pass rusher while learning how to refine his game as a true EDGE behind Bud Dupree and Harold Landry.
Round 2, pick 53: Asante Samuel Jr. CB, Florida State
-This seems like such a no-brainer pick to me if he is there at 53. In a classic case of stars aligning, the Titans need an impact player in the slot who can potentially be a boundary cornerback in the future, which is a great description of what I think Samuel will be at the NFL level.
On top of that, the Titans should be intimately aware of Samuel because his father played with Mike Vrabel for five years in New England. During that run the Patriots won back-to-back Super Bowl titles and it was probably some of the best work of either player’s career.
Jon Robinson was also on the Patriots’ payroll at that point and speaking of the Titans GM, he would love the disruption that Samuel Jr. brings to the table given that he has an incredible 29 PBUs in just 31 games.