Tennessee Titans left guard Peter Skoronski had just about as good a debut as one could have hoped for in the team’s Week 1 loss against the New Orleans Saints.
Skoronski looked the part of someone who belonged, as head coach Mike Vrabel said, and while he was credited with giving up a sack, that was the only pressure he surrendered in the game.
Buy Titans TicketsWhen it was all said and done, the 2023 first-round pick had a pass-blocking grade of 74.2, a run-blocking grade of 80.1, and an overall grade of 81.3, per Pro Football Focus.
The run-blocking and overall grades were tops on the team, and the pass-blocking grade was third-best among the Titans’ starting offensive linemen.
Skoronski’s overall grade was the third-best mark among this year’s first-round picks, according to PFF. Only Philadelphia Eagles defensive lineman Jalen Carter (92.1) and Houston Texans edge rusher Will Anderson (83.1) posted better grades in their NFL debuts.
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After all the issues the Titans have had with drafting offensive linemen in recent years, it’s nice to see one of them finally get off to a positive start. Hopefully Skoronski can keep it up and become the long-term answer Tennessee was hoping he’d be when they drafted him back in April.
