2020 NFL Draft: Tennessee Titans 7-round mock

Fifth round

The Titans would be smart to use their later-round picks to build depth at positions that severely need it. That includes offensive line, that again will lose three players to a group that wasn’t the best in 2019.

Branden Bowen was never the greatest talent, but he worked his way up the ranks on the Ohio State Buckeyes. He missed a season and a half after breaking his leg during his sophomore season. There were complications, and they forced him to sit out his junior year while he worked on recovery. It’s hard not to wonder what could have been, but those issues might work out perfectly for the Titans.

Bowen was the Second-Team Big Ten right tackle in his first season back from injury last year. Where Bowen goes is still up in the air, and a big combine performance can help project him higher, but as of right now he’s being projected in the fourth-sixth round range.

Sixth round

The Titans could target a cornerback as early as the first round, or in a scenario like this they could try to address it through free agency and take a flier on a high-upside corner in the draft. This is that scenario.

The Titans are likely going to let Logan Ryan walk. There’s a good chance they also decide to part ways with Malcolm Butler, who hasn’t been the best signing for them. That leaves a wide open space for a player like Levonta Taylor to make a splash no matter where he’s been drafted.

Taylor could be a really good slot corner right off the bat who also plays in nickel situations. His football IQ helps him overcome his lack of size, meaning he could use his speed and skill to stop a position that’s becoming more relevant in today’s NFL.

Seventh round

The Titans should take a chance on a quarterback this season. The players available in the later rounds under center are as good as we’ve seen in a long time. The Titans could go with a player like Nate Stanley of Iowa or Kellen Mond of Texas A&M, but we think they’ll look long and hard at Virginia’s Bryce Perkins.

We’ve seen Perkins do some great things at Virginia, but some problems with his style of play led to him not even getting invited to the NFL Scouting Combine. That’s going to come back as a mistake, and Perkins should use that as motivation.

Perkins did his best to try and carry the Cavaliers to a win against the Florida Gators in the Orange Bowl. He threw for 323 yards, and was also his team’s leading rusher. That sounds like the type of player the NFL offenses are gearing towards. Perkins is a weapon the Titans could mold into a future star.