With the Tennessee Titans owning the No. 72 overall pick in the 2023 NFL draft, we decided to take a look back at the last two decades-plus of the history of selections in that spot.
Of course, the Titans have picked in this slot once in that span, with the 2017 pick of wide receiver Taywan Taylor out of Western Kentucky.
Unfortunately, like most players taken at No. 72 overall since 2000, Taylor did not pan out for his team and was traded away to the Cleveland Browns before the start of the 2019 campaign.
Taylor went on to not record a single catch over two seasons with the Browns and has not taken an NFL snap since 2020.
Now, a look at the rest of the players taken in Tennessee’s 2023 draft spot in the third round, a group that includes just one Pro Bowler.
Note: An asterisk denotes at least one Pro Bowl appearance, a plus sign denotes at least one All-Pro nod.
2000: DT Kendrick Clancy, Pittsburgh Steelers
2001: LB Torrance Marshall, Green Bay Packers
2002: DB Roosevelt Williams, Chicago Bears
2003: OG Vince Manuwai, Jacksonville Jaguars
2004: DT Donnell Washington, Green Bay Packers
2005: DB Stanley Wilson, Detroit Lions
2006: TE Leonard Pope, Arizona Cardinals
2007: DB Marcus McCauley, Minnesota Vikings
2008: DE Chris Ellis, Buffalo Bills
2009: DT Terrance Knighton, Jacksonville Jaguars
2010: DE Alex Carrington, Buffalo Bills
2011: LB Martez Wilson, New Orleans Saints
2012: LB Olivier Vernon, Miami Dolphins*
2013: OG Brian Winters, New York Jets
2014: DE Scott Crichton, Minnesota Vikings
2015: OT Jamon Brown, Rams
2016: DT Jonathan Bullard, Chicago Bears
2017: WR Taywan Taylor, Tennessee Titans
2018: DT Nathan Shepherd, New York Jets
2019: LB Germaine Pratt, Cincinnati Bengals
2020: OT Josh Jones, Arizona Cardinals
2021: DT Alim McNeil, Detroit Lions
2022: OL Abraham Lucas, Seattle Seahawks
