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Published on April 25, 2024
Tennessee Titans Launch Reconstruction with Eight NFL Draft Picks Under New Coach Brian CallahanSource: Tennessee Titans, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

The Tennessee Titans, fresh from a less than stellar 6-11 finish last season, are gearing up for a much-needed roster overhaul in the upcoming NFL draft, held in Motown this year. In the wake of a massive changing of the guard which saw the exits of head coach Mike Vrabel and powerhouse running back Derrick Henry, new head coach Brian Callahan is set with eight draft picks to initiate his vision for the Titans' future, as detailed by Pro Football Network.

But Callahan and Titans' second-year general manager Ran Carthon, have a veritable jigsaw puzzle to piece together if they are to breathe life back into an offense that lacked consistency, an offense that put up numbers as reliable as a weather forecast in the Great Plains—and that's betting on heavy winds accompanied by a chance of total unpredictability. With key acquisitions like wide receiver Calvin Ridley and running back Tony Pollard already in their pocket, the Titans have pinned hopes on these draft picks, with their eyes set on rebuilding the team, according to The Sporting News.

The pecking order places the Titans at Pick 7 in the first round, followed by Pick 38 in the second; the team, however, lacks a third-rounder due to last year's trade-up for quarterback Will Levis, whose hopeful arm is slated to chuck the pigskin out of the Titans' offensive slumber. Rounds 4 through 7 see the Titans with Pick 106, 146 (from MIN), 182, and three seventh-round slots at Picks 221 (from CAR), 242 (from PHI), and 252 (from KC) as reported by Detroit Free Press.