Why beat writers modified minds about what Titans will do with high choose
In a mock draft first revealed on Feb. 20, NFL reporters and beat writers from The Athletic predicted that the Tennessee Titans would maintain onto the primary choose of the 2025 draft and use it to seize Colorado vast receiver/cornerback Travis Hunter as a substitute of Miami’s Cam Ward, the consensus high quarterback in his class.
For an up to date mock draft posted on Thursday, The Athletic’s Joe Rexrode shared why he is now linking Ward and never Hunter with the Titans.
“The transition is full, from recommendations early within the offseason that the Titans had been trying to bail out of this spot and choose up much-needed draft capital — or take Travis Hunter or (Penn State pass-rusher) Abdul Carter after signing a veteran QB starter — to the truth that Ward is the man. The veteran market could have one thing to do with that,” Rexrode defined. “The dearth of urgency of potential commerce companions could have one thing to do with it.”
Particularly, there is not any indication these working the Titans severely thought of pursuing Sam Darnold, Geno Smith or Justin Fields earlier than these signal-callers had been taken off the market. Coming off St. Patrick’s Day, the Titans seemingly aren’t occupied with signing both Aaron Rodgers or Russell Wilson.
This previous Tuesday night time, NFL insider Josina Anderson reported that “the Titans want to transition” away from 2023 second-round draft choose Will Levis, Tennessee’s present QB1 in identify solely.
On the floor, it seems to outsiders that the Titans need different golf equipment to assume the draft’s first choose may very well be had by way of a so-called “‘Godfather’ supply” sort of commerce. Whereas some imagine that New England Patriots backup Joe Milton III has “the most expertise of any quarterback out there this spring,” the Titans reportedly do not agree with that evaluation.
“The Titans clearly grew enamored with Ward as they received to know him throughout the course of and listened to him discuss by movie that’s each thrilling and a bit too dangerous at instances,” Rexrode continued. “This group efficiently drafted one franchise quarterback excessive within the draft: Steve McNair in 1995. Ward follows Vince Younger, Jake Locker and Marcus Mariota within the checklist of makes an attempt over 30 years since then.”
Loads can change earlier than the draft will get underway, but it surely sounds just like the Cleveland Browns (choose No. 2) and New York Giants (choose No. 3) ought to put together for a situation that includes Ward holding up a Titans jersey on the night time of April 24.
