You could make a strong argument that there is nothing more pointless than mock drafts before the upcoming season even begins.
Unfortunately, that doesn’t stop people from trying to call their shots in hopes that they can eventually pat themselves on the back for correctly predicting a draft pick months in advance.
Dalton Miller of Pro Football Network recently decided to take a crack at predicting the first two rounds of the 2024 NFL draft, and he certainly has some hot takes when it comes to the Titans.
With Tennessee’s first pick, Miller has the Titans selecting USC quarterback Caleb Williams with the No. 4 overall pick. Here is what Miller had to say about this projection:
In no way, shape, or form should Will Levis get in the way of selecting Caleb Williams if somehow this exact scenario plays out. Levis might develop into a pretty good NFL QB. He’s big with a big arm and good athleticism for the position.
But Williams has the uncoachable traits that take a quarterback from great to elite. While that’s no guarantee he’d hit the ground at break-neck speeds at the NFL level (see Trevor Lawrence), it shouldn’t take long for him to start producing at a ridiculous clip.
Should this pick somehow become a reality, the Titans would complete the trifecta of selecting three straight quarterbacks in each of the first three rounds in consecutive years.
First, it was Malik Willis in the third round in 2022, then Will Levis in the second in 2023, and then, if this pick were to come to fruition, Williams in 2024.
To be perfectly honest, any assumption the Titans will be picking in the top four of next year’s draft is both completely disrespectful and utter nonsense.
Adding to that, there’s no denying that Williams is a phenomenal talent, but can we at least let Levis play in a preseason game before we try to find his replacement?
Lastly, unless Williams has a down year for the Trojans, the chances of him being available at No. 4 overall are probably slim to none, as teams will likely be falling over each other to trade up for him.
To make matters worse with this mock, Miller then had the Titans taking Arkansas running back Raheim Sanders with their second-round pick.
Here was Miller’s rationale for the Titans going with another Day 2 running back:
Derrick Henry is nearly 30 and is entering the final year of his deal. The Tennessee Titans seem set on their current offensive philosophy, so drafting the closest thing we’ve seen to Derrick Henry since he was selected in the second round of the 2016 NFL Draft seems like a no-brainer.
Ah, yes, investing a second-round pick on a back just one year removed from selecting a ball-carrier in the third round (Tyjae Spears) and two years from selecting one in the fourth round (Hassan Haskins) is definitely a “no brainer.”
By all accounts, Spears has been one of the rookie standouts in camp thus far and is expected to have a pretty significant role within the offense.
Apparently, he better enjoy that role while he can because Miller is already eying his replacement. And, he’s already writing off the idea that Derrick Henry could possibly return in 2024.
These predictions are as useless as a pair of basketball cleats, but this mock in particular was just too good (bad) to not tell you about, so here we are.
