INDIANAPOLIS — More than anything else, Joe Alt has passion for the game.

Well, the games.

"I’ve been playing a lot of Uno recently," Alt said from the NFL Scouting Combine on Saturday. "I’m a big fan of Uno. It’s a fun game. See, I watch a lot of YouTube videos when I’m playing Uno. I guess some of my rules are not real. Like the stacking plus-twos. They just came out and said that’s not real. So I guess I’ve been cheating, but it wasn’t intentional. I made sure the rules were said out loud before I started playing."

Speaking to media from behind his podium Saturday, Alt came off mild-mannered and gentle. But he says he's the type of person who turns his mean streak on when he's in the heat of battle. That applies to Uno, to backyard games of cornhole and spikeball, to board games with his family and, yes, to football.

With all respect to his Uno skills, football is where Alt is going to make his money. Alt is ranked as the consensus No. 9 prospect and is the top-rated offensive lineman in the 2024 NFL Draft class. A two-time All America honoree, including a unanimous selection in 2023, Alt is an ideal fit for tackle-needy teams picking early in April's draft, including the Tennessee Titans who have pick No. 7.

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Alt says he had a good meeting with the Titans this week. He says he learned more about the organization and had a "great time" in the room. Alt doesn't look at mock drafts or let public perception factor into his preparation, but if he did, he'd see a lot of prognosticators connecting him to Nashville. ESPN's Matt Miller and Mel Kiper Jr., both have the Titans taking Alt, as do CBS Sports' Ryan Wilson, Chris Trapasso and Josh Edwards and USA TODAY's Michael Middlehurst-Schwartz and Nate Davis.

There aren't many questions about Alt's college production; he only allowed one sack and four quarterback hits in the last two years and graded out as Pro Football Focus' best or second-best run blocking tackle in each of those seasons. And his athletic pedigree isn't up for much debate either. Alt's father, John, played 13 seasons with the Kansas City Chiefs, making two Pro Bowls and an All Pro team. The 6-foot-8 Alt played tight end in high school before growing into a tackle's body, just as his dad did, and carries that lean versatility into his frame as a lineman.

He majored in mechanical engineering at Notre Dame. He looks up to Joe Thomas and Lane Johnson as inspirations, Thomas because of his variability as a pass blocker and Johnson because of his approach to snap counts and the first seconds of snaps. He loves film study and footwork and punching patterns. He has a brother who played in the NHL.

His biography rattles off the page like a how-to manual on building an ideal, moldable offensive line prospect.

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And that's how he's marketing himself.

"I think it’s my love of the game," Alt said as to what he tells teams about himself. "I’ve been raised in a football family, obviously. I love the game. I sell them on my competitive nature. I take a lot of pride in it. The refusal to lose mindset. Whatever it takes to get the job done, that’s what I’m going to do. That’s what I’m trying to sell."

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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