5 potential Tennessee Titans draft targets who stood out at Senior Bowl practices Tuesday
MOBILE, Ala. — After one day of practices at the 2024 Senior Bowl, some of the better-kept secrets heading into the 2024 NFL Draft are quickly losing their under-the-radar status.
Practices for Saturday's Senior Bowl kicked off Tuesday in Mobile, with college football stars from across the country showcasing their skills for hundreds of NFL scouts, coaches and general managers. Quarterbacks like Washington's Michael Penix Jr., Oregon's Bo Nix, Tennessee's Joe Milton III and South Carolina's Spencer Rattler were the biggest names on the field, almost all of them having inconsistent days as they develop timing with their new teammates.
But several of the non-quarterbacks stood out Tuesday. Here are five Senior Bowl prospects who impressed on the first day of practices, all of whom could make sense as Tennessee Titans draft targets.
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Toledo DB Quinyon Mitchell
Mitchell showed off his blanket-like cover skills, making life tough on National Team quarterbacks Penix, Nix and Notre Dame's Sam Hartman. He made a beautiful lunging pass breakup in individual drills toward the end of his session, cementing him as one of the day's standouts.
The Titans would need a little bit of luck to break their way for Mitchell to fall to their second-round pick at No. 38. Mitchell is rising up draft boards, but if the Toledo product slips a little, he could be a prime candidate for a team desperately in need of corners.
BYU OT Kingsley Suamataia
Suamataia showed off his versatility by practicing at left tackle and right tackle. He is big, played multiple positions in college and has NFL bloodlines, with his cousins Penei (Detroit Lions) and Noah (Chicago Bears) Sewell. He appeared to win or stalemate nearly every one of his reps in individual drills, though he did seem to struggle on one rep against projected first-round pick Laiatu Latu.
The Titans' need for offensive linemen is obvious. Suamataia is a second-round option if they don't look that way in the first round, or if they want to double up.
Oregon IOL Jackson Powers-Johnson
It would hardly be a surprise if Powers-Johnson works his way into being the first interior offensive lineman drafted. Powers-Johnson impressed at both center and guard, controlling his area in team drills and appearing to win most if not all of his pass block matchups in individual drills.
He profiles as a player the Titans could target at No. 38 as a center or guard depending on their moves in free agency, with center Aaron Brewer's contract expiring.
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Auburn DB Jaylin Simpson
Simpson was all over the field for the American squad, breaking up passes and jumping in front of routes. A five-year contributor at Auburn, Simpson is the kind of player who always seems to find his way around the ball, and his size and talent profile could land him as an inside cornerback or safety at the next level, the exact kind of player the Titans could look at in the fifth or sixth round.
Georgia RB Daijun Edwards
It doesn't seem possible that someone could quietly rush for 20 touchdowns in two seasons at Georgia, but Edwards pulled off the feat. He parlayed that success into an impressive Senior Bowl debut, showing off his spin moves in open space, power at the point of attack and pass-catching ability.
The 2024 running back draft class isn't particularly renowned. Edwards could fall into the seventh round, or he could rise with a good combine and the right pre-draft meetings. Either way, the Titans need running back depth and Edwards could be an alluring Day 3 target.
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Nick Suss is the Titans beat writer for The Tennessean. Contact Nick at nsuss@gannett.com. Follow Nick on X, the platform formerly called Twitter, @nicksuss.
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