Quarterback and 2022 NFL draft prospect Kenny Pickett, who is considered by many to be the best signal-caller in this year’s class, will take part in Pitt’s Pro Day on Monday — and the Tennessee Titans are expected to be in attendance.
According to Aditi Kinkhabwala of NFL Network, Titans quarterbacks coach Pat O’Hara is one of nine quarterbacks coaches from around the league who have reserved a spot for the event, where Pickett will be throwing.
Other teams sending their quarterbacks coach include the Atlanta Falcons, Carolina Panthers, Detroit Lions, New Orleans Saints, New York Giants, Philadelphia Eagles, Seattle Seahawks and Washington Commanders.
Before we get too crazy about this, just know it figures to be a tall order for Tennessee to draft Pickett, as he should be gone before the team’s No. 26 overall pick, making it necessary to trade up in order to select him.
Nine QB coaches have RSVPed to the @Pitt_FB Pro Day, where @MoveTheSticks’ top QB Kenny Pickett will be throwing: #Falcons, #Panthers, #Lions, #Saints, #Giants, #Eagles, #Seahawks, #Titans, #Commanders.
Full coverage coming on @nflnetwork!— Aditi Kinkhabwala (@AKinkhabwala) March 21, 2022
General manager Jon Robinson addressed the team’s potential interest in drafting a quarterback earlier this month.
“There’s (quarterbacks) in certain drafts that are way out of our reach because they’re going to go in the top three or four picks and we pick in the back part of the first round,” Robinson said at the NFL Scouting Combine on Wednesday. “We are trying to find those guys that may be within striking distance that may not come in and unseat, but that we see a future for.”
While Ryan Tannehill is locked-in for at least one more season, his future is anything but certain beyond 2022.
Not only did he have a down year overall, but Tannehill tossed three back-breaking interceptions in the divisional round loss to the Cincinnati Bengals, resulting in a brutally disappointing end to the Titans’ season.
With that in mind, the Titans should at least consider drafting a quarterback of the future if the right guy falls to them. O’Hara’s attendance shows that Tennessee certainly isn’t ruling such a selection out.
