The Tennessee Titans are doing their homework on tight ends ahead of the 2022 NFL draft as the team looks for a potential long-term solution at the position.
According to The Draft Network’s Justin Melo, the Titans are hosting San Diego State TE Daniel Bellinger for a top-30 visit. Melo projects that Bellinger could be drafted somewhere between rounds four and five.
As shown in Melo’s tweet, Bellinger posted an impressive Relative Athletic Score (RAS) of 9.69, per Kent Lee Platte. The San Diego State product posted a 40 time of 4.63 and a vertical of 35 inches (unofficial).
On top of having solid athleticism and an ability to make an impact as a pass-catcher, Bellinger is also a good blocker, as noted by The Draft Network’s Drae Harris.
The #Titans are hosting San Diego State TE Daniel Bellinger on a Top 30 Visit, per source. Bellinger had an EXCELLENT Combine, as seen below (h/t @MathBomb). The NFL Scouting community is HIGH on Bellinger. pic.twitter.com/L4x3rXU8mq
— Justin M (@JustinM_NFL) April 6, 2022
Blocking Skills: He displays good blocking skills, particularly in the run game when he is in-line. He has some nastiness to him and is physical at the point of attack. He also does a good job engaging in space.
Pass Protection: He demonstrates the competitiveness and toughness to be good in pass protection. He also has the length to lock-out on defenders. This is a player who can stay in and max protect with ease.
If the Titans decide not to go with a tight end in the early rounds, Bellinger would be a solid option who checks both boxes that Tennessee needs in a future tight end. Adding to that, he’d have time to develop with Austin Hooper set to man the TE1 role in 2022.
Bellinger is the third top-30 visit the Titans have had or will have with a tight end that we know of, with the others being Texas A&M’s Jalen Wydermyer and Colorado State’s Trey McBride.
