The Tennessee Titans land the franchise left tackle fans are hoping for in the first mock draft of ESPN’s Mel Kiper.
With their No. 7 selection, the Titans pick Notre Dame left tackle Joe Alt, who is widely considered either the best or second-best left tackle in this year’s class.
Here’s what Kiper had to say about the pick.:
The Titans are another team coming off a lost season, and they moved on from Mike Vrabel in the aftermath. They hired former Bengals offensive coordinator Brian Callahan as his replacement. Rookie second-round pick Will Levis showed enough promise to get a chance to start at quarterback in 2024, but there are big holes all along the roster, including on a defense that ranked last in the league in interceptions (6).
I keep staring at the Titans’ depth chart and wondering whether they should go back to the O-line, though. They took Peter Skoronski at No. 11 a year ago and played him mostly at guard, where he was just OK. Why not solidify the left tackle spot with the top two tackles in this class on the board? Alt was the definition of a stalwart on the left side of Notre Dame’s line, where he started 33 games. He gave up just two sacks over the past two seasons. Tennessee ranked 31st in the rate of sacks per dropback (11.1%) in 2023, so putting Levis in a better position to succeed should be a priority.
Not really much analysis needed here on my end.
Alt is exactly the player the Titans need at No. 7 overall to shore up their left tackle spot, which is crucial if the team wants to put quarterback Will Levis in the best possible position to succeed.
With Alt and left guard Peter Skoronski, the Titans will be good to go on the left side for the next decade.
