5 takeaways from Tennessee Titans' first unofficial depth chart

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Chig Okonkwo, Josh Whyle listed as co-starting TEs

The Titans utilized the same co-starter strategy at tight end with Chig Okonkwo and Josh Whyle both being listed as first-team players. The unofficial depth chart is presented in 11 personnel (three receivers), which is expected to be Brian Callahan's preferred formation. That leaves just one spot for a starting tight end, leaving Okonkwo and Whyle to share that duty.

Like Tyjae Spears and Tony Pollard at running back, expect the tight end situation to remain equally fluid. Don't expect Whyle or Okonkwo to create sizable separation from one another. Whyle is the more versatile player with a larger frame capable of serving as an in-line blocker when required. He also possesses untapped potential as a pass catcher, though Okonkwo is the more dynamic receiver.

Nicholas Petit-Frere is listed as the starting right tackle

Nicholas Petit-Frere just recently got back healthy after rehabbing last year's season-ending shoulder injury before undergoing a clean-up surgery on his knee. Petit-Frere hasn't even endured a handful of padded practices yet. That didn't prevent the Titans from listing him as the starting right tackle.

That adds fuel to the speculation that right tackle is Petit-Frere's job to lose. John Ojukwu, who received the majority of first-team reps in NPF's absence, is listed as the immediate back up. Last year's sixth-round pick Jaelyn Duncan is listed as the third-string right tackle.

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