Locked On Titans - Daily Podcast On The Tennessee Titans - Tennessee Titans MOST UNDERRATED NFL Draft NEED is Linebacker & Best Fits for Robert Saleh Specialty

Episode Date: April 9, 2026

The Tennessee Titans have big needs at a number of places, but one that isn't discussed often is linebacker. Part of that is the resources already given to the defense and Cedric Gray's emergence, but... the Titans still have a hole at the other starting spot and need a long-term solution. That means linebacker may be an option on Day 2 of the NFL Draft. If that is the case, Titans fans need to get familiar with names like Jake Golday, Anthony Hill, Jacob Rodriguez and Kyle Louis. If the Titans do wait until Day 3 for a linebacker addition, odds are it'll be a development player that will not start right away, which is fine too and the preferred outcome.    LOCKED ON TITANS EVERYDAY CLUB: https://lockedontitans.supercast.com/   Subscribe to the TicTacTitans Film Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@TicTacTitans   TicTacTitans Merchandise: https://dixons-dream.square.site/shop/tictactitans-gear/C3AAPNWXSXA6SBYG3USV2I7R?page=1&limit=30&sort_by=category_order&sort_order=asc   Follow Tyler on Twitter @TicTacTitans   Follow the show on Facebook @LockedOnTitansPod   Subscribe to the Locked On Titans YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/LockedOnTitans/videos   Everydayer ClubIf you never miss an episode, it’s time to make it official. Join the Locked On Everydayer Club and get ad-free audio, access to our members-only Discord, and more — all built for our most loyal fans. Click here to learn more and join your team’s community: https://lockedonpodcasts.com/everydayerclub Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! TurboTax This year you’re getting a major upgrade — Intuit TurboTax now has in-person locations nationwide. Visit http://TurboTax.com/local to book your appointment today. FanDuel Today's episode is brought to you by FanDuel. Right now new customers can bet just five dollars and get two-hundred and fifty dollars in bonus bets if your first bet wins.Visit https://FANDUEL.COM to get started — Play Your Game. Indeed Listeners of this show get a $75 Sponsored Job Credit to help give your job the premium placement it deserves at http://Indeed.com/podcast. Betterhelp This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Sign up and get 10% off at http://BetterHelp.com/LOCKEDON. FANDUEL DISCLAIMER: 21+ in select states. First online real money wager only. Bonus issued as nonwithdrawable free bets that expires in 14 days. Restrictions apply. See terms at sportsbook.fanduel.com. Gambling Problem? Call 1-800-GAMBLER or visit FanDuel.com/RG (CO, IA, MD, MI, NJ, PA, IL, VA, WV), 1-800-NEXT-STEP or text NEXTSTEP to 53342 (AZ), 1-888-789-7777 or visit ccpg.org/chat (CT), 1-800-9-WITH-IT (IN), 1-800-522-4700 (WY, KS) or visit ksgamblinghelp.com (KS), 1-877-770-STOP (LA), 1-877-8-HOPENY or text HOPENY (467369) (NY), TN REDLINE 1-800-889-9789 (TN) Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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Starting point is 00:00:00 The Tennessee Titans' most underrated need going into the NFL draft might be at linebacker, and you can bet Robert Sala is going to draft himself one. Who might it be? We'll discuss the options on today's edition of Locked on Titans. You are Locked on Titans, your daily Tennessee Titans podcast, part of the Locked on Podcast network, your team every day. Welcome to the Locked on Titans podcast. I am your host, Tyler Rowland Titans fans on today's show.
Starting point is 00:00:38 We got to talk about the linebacker position in the NFL draft. Again, we are continuing the 2026 Locked-on Titans NFL draft preview series. We've gone position by position through the offense. We did edge rushers. We get into linebackers tomorrow. We look at the secondary and you'll be ready to go with a little less than two weeks before the NFL draft kicks off. Next week on the show, we are going to do. do mock drafts all week long.
Starting point is 00:01:06 We're going to be looking at combinations of players that you could put together with the Titans first three picks. I'm going to have it interactive where you guys tell me which draft you think is the winner and then we'll narrow it down to different players at the start, the best combinations and which ultimately is the best trio start for the Titans. Can't wait to do all that. Again, Monday through Friday, Tennessee Titans content all year round, always for free. Make sure that you get subscribed, stay subscribed.
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Starting point is 00:01:46 with the number one Tennessee Titans podcast in the world locked on Titans. But with all that being said, again, the linebacker position. I talked about Sunny Stiles on the bonus episode earlier today. I don't think that it would be insane, not because I agree with it, but because I think it's more likely than people want to
Starting point is 00:02:06 admit that Sunny Stiles could be the pick for the Tennessee Titans at number four. Part of that discussion, part of the reason that I think that Sunny Stiles is an option for the Tennessee Titans is because we are underrating how badly the Tennessee Titans want to upgrade linebacker. We are underrating how big of a need the linebacker position is. Again, this is a bigger conversation about the layout of the linebacker. linebacker spot. You have Cedric Gray as you're starting Will linebacker run and chase. Downhill physical linebacker needs to get better in coverage but showed an incredible, incredible leap in play from his rookie season where he was banged up a little bit to last
Starting point is 00:02:49 year. Cedric Gray, excellent player, but a Will linebacker who again is a chase and run type guy, get downhill, blitz, be physical, not the best guy in coverage right now. You look at the Sam linebacker spot, which is going to be incorporated into Robert Salah's defense. You're going to have a guy like Muhammad Diabani, who the Titans just signed as a free agent. Sam linebacker is kind of an edge stack linebacker hybrid role. You could be on the line of scrimmage next to a defensive end. You could be off the line of scrimmage in a traditional linebacker alignment. You could be a little bit overhang if there's a slot wide receiver and you're in base personnel. That's the Sam linebacker spot. So you kind of need a linebacker.
Starting point is 00:03:31 edge hybrid who can do all of that. I don't see Cedric Gray in that role. Maybe James Williams could potentially do that role, but that's not what Cody Barton's going to do either. Cody Barton right now is you're starting Mike linebacker. You're a traditional middle linebacker. That's what Cody Barton did last year. That's what he's been throughout his career.
Starting point is 00:03:49 That's what he has slated to be right now. And if you think that Robert Sala wants to go into the season with Cody Barton in the poll, position, I'm the starting middle linebacker for this team, then you're crazy, in my opinion. And that's really what I've come to terms with over the last couple of weeks, over the last couple of days as I've really sat down and looked at the roster, the depth in the draft, and, you know, make my final reports on every player. I have a hard time believing that they're just going to have Cody Barton,
Starting point is 00:04:24 and then they're going to bring in a sixth round pick to compete with him. Like, the Titans, very likely will take a linebacker higher than I'm. want them to take one. That's really what it comes down to because I'll be honest with you. We're going to get into these names. I'm not as high on this linebacker class as everybody else seems to be. All the linebackers that you guys tell me in the comments when you take a linebacker on day two, this and that,
Starting point is 00:04:52 I'm never happy with it. I don't like any of these linebackers as much as other people seem to like. And that includes the guys at the top. I mean, Sonny Stiles is by far and away the best linebacker prospect and one of the best linebacker prospects that we've seen in the last 10 years. The Titans could take him at 4, but I don't think that's the smart move. Take Jeremiah Love, take Carnell Tate, take somebody who helps Cam Ward if the edge rushers that you want are off the board.
Starting point is 00:05:19 I don't want Sonny Stiles at number 4, even though I admit he is an excellent linebacker prospect, elite linebacker prospect, even you could say. But after that, the next two linebackers that everybody loves, I would not take them at 35. It's Jacob Rodriguez and C.J. Allen. Rodriguez out of Texas Tech. Man, they had a loaded defense. Think of all the different players they have
Starting point is 00:05:43 that are going to get drafted off their defense. Loaded, man. 6 foot 1, 231, 31 and a quarter inch arms. He's 23.6 years old. He could play Mike linebacker. He could play Will linebacker if he needed to. He is an instinctive athletic playmaker, but he's got limited size
Starting point is 00:06:02 and his length shows up on tape. He's not as good at shed in blocks. Now he is a playmaker. Interceptions, force and fumbles, getting to the ball. He is a playmaker. And that instinctive athletic playmaking ability will probably lead to a good career.
Starting point is 00:06:21 But what it comes down to is it's like the running back conversation. When I talked about running back, I said, take Jeremiah Love at number, 4 if you want to take Jeremiah Love at number 4. But if you don't take Jeremiah Love at number 4, don't take a running back until day 3. Don't take a running back on day 2 in the second or third round. Listen, I like Mike Washington, Emmett Johnson, Judarian Price, Jonah Coleman, Dem and Claiborne, I like these guys. They're good running backs. But they're not good enough to use a day 2
Starting point is 00:06:57 pick on when you have Tony Pollard and Tadge Spears. Running back isn't a massive need. And part of that is the need and part of that is the other needs that you have and part of that is the talent at the position. I don't like the talent at the linebacker position that much. The Titans have way bigger other needs. Like edge, like cornerback, like wide receiver, like interior offensive line. So what the Titans think, what I think, again, are opposed. I think that the Titans think that they need a linebacker. I explained that already.
Starting point is 00:07:44 They can't go into the season with Cody Barton starting. I think that's what they think. I don't agree with that. And it's not because I like Cody Barton, but there are just so many other needs that I would want to hit before linebacker. I can't take Jacob Rodriguez at pick number 35. C.J. Allen, 6 foot, 2.30. 31 and a half inch arms, 21 years old.
Starting point is 00:08:08 He is a standard Mike linebacker. Strong, reliable, downhill, physical linebacker. Great character as well. But he's not good in coverage. He's smaller. You know, 230's good size, but 6 foot. 31.5 inch arms, not the greatest length. That, to me, slightly undersized,
Starting point is 00:08:33 strong downhill linebacker with good character. That's Cedric Gray. I want a coverage guy with length next to Cedric Gray which is why again I think Sunny Stuyos could be the picket for but why I would not take a linebacker at 35 and any of the other linebackers
Starting point is 00:08:51 there's no way I'm taking them at 35 not a chance the next group the next group I would be I would be more okay with taking linebacker at 66 than I would 35 if they took a linebacker at 66
Starting point is 00:09:06 I would be like, okay, I guess I understand. But it better be from this group of guys that I'm about to go over with you in a second. Like, you can't take any of these guys. I would not take Jacob Rodriguez or C.J. Allen at 35. They're not going to be there at 66. But the rest of these guys, they may be there at 66. And I still wouldn't want to take linebacker there,
Starting point is 00:09:32 but I would at least understand. And that's the group that we probably really need to pay the most attention to when it comes to the draft and linebackers. Do want to let you know that today's episode is brought to you by TurboTax. It's tax time, but for a lot of us, the old way of doing taxes is a lot trying to book an appointment. That's not the most convenient sitting in a waiting room with a stack of papers, emailing back and forth and wondering if they really get your situation. But this year, you're getting a major upgrade into it. TurboTax now has in-person locations nationwide.
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Starting point is 00:10:36 a store near you and book your appointment today. Let's continue today's edition of the Locked-on Titans podcast. Again, we're looking at the linebackers in the NFL draft. Breaking down the draft class, we talked about the top three. Sunny Stiles could be an option at number four. I would not take Jacob Rodriguez or C.J. Allen in the first two rounds. Now we get into guys who I think could be an option for the Titans in round three. Again, maybe the Titans would take one of these guys at 35 if I have.
Starting point is 00:11:22 totally, totally underestimated their want for a linebacker. But I think 66 could be a sweet spot if they actually do want to take one. Again, we hit Stiles, Rodriguez, and Allen. But the next guy on my list is Jake Golday from Cincinnati. He is 6 foot 4, 240 pounds, 31.8 inch arms. Obviously, he's long, good size. 4.6 240 yard dash, that's cooking. Had a 39 inch vertical.
Starting point is 00:11:57 So an explosive athlete as well, 22.9 years old, almost 23. Now, he is more of a Sam or a Mike linebacker. You could make him a Mike linebacker if you wanted, but I think Sam responsibilities are probably the best for Jake Gold Day going forward. Again, he's lean and he's long, and he has pass rush upside. So he used to be a defensive end, and then he transferred to Cincinnati from a lower level of college football,
Starting point is 00:12:20 and they made him into a Mike linebacker. And then from a Mike linebacker, he kind of settled into a versatile role, which is probably what he should do going forward. He can be an issue in coverage. He's more of a linear athlete, dropping back into coverage, good swivel hips, all of that, not really his game.
Starting point is 00:12:41 Not the strongest guy either. Again, he's a lean 6 foot 4 240. Long, stretched out. I'm not as high on Jake Gold Day as a lot of you guys. because I don't know that I see a great fit. Sam linebacker, how important is that going to be within the scheme compared to a defensive end or just a regular stand-up linebacker? Golda's not, in my opinion, a pure middle linebacker
Starting point is 00:13:07 who can be that Cody Barton replacement and drop back into coverage and all of that. Like, that's not who he is. He is a downhill going forward, long athlete who can set the edge and have a little bit of pass rush pop. I just don't know what he is. And I don't know if he's good enough in coverage or good enough in pass rush to be able to do both.
Starting point is 00:13:31 So I'm out on Jake Gold Day. I'm not, he might be a good player, but he's not a fit for the Titans. You know what I mean? I don't see that as a clean fit. Now, I'll tell you this. I don't have rationale for what I'm about to say to you. I love Anthony Hill out of Texas.
Starting point is 00:13:49 I love him. At 66, give me him. I'll take it. I don't even want linebacker at 66, but if they got Anthony Hill, I'm in. He just, to me, he oozes superstar potential and Robert Sala can get the best out of him. 6'2, 240 pounds, 32.3-inch arms,
Starting point is 00:14:10 rent a 4-5-40, so the longest arms of anybody but Sonny Stiles, the best 40 time of anybody so far, except Sonny Stiles. 21.2 years old. Now, right now, I think he's more of a will linebacker. And Cedric Gray is a will linebacker,
Starting point is 00:14:27 so how would that mesh together? But I think over time, he could become a Mike linebacker. He is long, he is fast, he is physical, he's a great blitzer. He can be over-aggressive. He can be out of control. He can overrun the play. He can get too far upfield.
Starting point is 00:14:43 He lacks a little bit of polish at the linebacker position. But that size, that length, that explosion, that physicality. Let's teach this guy technique. Let's improve the IQ and the ID ability. Robert Sala can do that. Again, he is a linebacker savant. He was a linebacker coach.
Starting point is 00:15:04 If we were playing Madden and you were creating Robert Sala and the coach had a specialty, it would be linebacker developed. That is what he does. So give him a moldable chess piece like Anthony Hill and watch it work. I like Anthony Hill a lot. I know that, again,
Starting point is 00:15:28 he clashes with Cedric Gray, he's not the tallest guy, not the best in coverage, but man, I can't, I can't turn all that down. That is superstar potential in the third round. And Anthony Hill could go in the second round because I think people are going to be attracted to that.
Starting point is 00:15:46 Another guy is Missouri's Josiah Trotter, 6 foot 1, 237 pounds, 32 and a quarter inch arms. He's 21 years old. He is your traditional Mike linebacker. So I think Josiah Trotter could be a fit for what the Titans want. Violent downhill linebacker. Not good in coverage. That's how simple it is. He's just a violent, physical, downhill linebacker, incredible in the run game. Some people just love Trotter because he's so reliable in the run game.
Starting point is 00:16:16 maybe that's enough, but again, I look at coverage ability with Cedric Gray being more of a downhill physical linebacker, who's going to be our coverage linebacker for dime and nickel purposes. I don't know that Trotter can fill that role. But if he gets to 101, all bets are off after that.
Starting point is 00:16:36 I'm not as concerned about that. Let's just take a good linebacker. And when we talk about coverage, the next guy, Kyle Lewis, there's your coverage linebacker. He reminds me of, well, not quite. I don't know if that's quite fair. I think that might be disrespectful to Kyle Lewis.
Starting point is 00:16:53 But he's a Jayon Brown type. And I only mean that in role. Not in play style per se. Jayon Brown much more of a linebacker than Kyle Lewis, where Kyle Lewis is more of a slot cornerback, in my opinion. But 5'11, 220 pounds, by far the smallest guy that we've talked about. 32-inch arms, though, so decent length for a guy that small ran a 4-5, 40-yard. Again, Anthony Hill is 20 pounds heavier, 3 inches taller, with longer arms, and ran a faster 40 time. And he's a year younger than Kyle Lewis. Like, I'm sorry, all that adds up to something I would take a chance on if I'm a linebacker, Savant. You know what I mean? That's young Hercules.
Starting point is 00:17:43 but Kyle Lewis is undersized. He's rangy, he's feisty, really good in coverage. He had an excellent, excellent senior bowl in the one-on-one coverage drills. It was just incredible. But he's just so small, man. He's just so small. I don't think that he's a real linebacker at the NFL level. I think he's a slot cornerback.
Starting point is 00:18:11 I think he's a nickel. So if the Titans take Kyle Lewis, In my opinion, it would be to be their nickelback on early downs and then be like a passing down linebacker next to Cedric Grey. Or it could be Kyle Lewis and Kevin Winston, or it could be Kyle Lewis and Amani Hooker. You know what I mean? Like I think those are the type of moves that the Titans would be considering
Starting point is 00:18:33 if they take a Kyle Lewis. I just do not believe that Kyle Lewis is a traditional every down linebacker. As a Will linebacker, I don't buy it. I don't buy it. He is a passing down only. early down nickel, passing down linebacker. That is my opinion on Kyle Lewis. So I don't know if that makes sense for the Titans as early
Starting point is 00:18:53 as some people are acting like Kyle Lewis is going to get taken. But I think he's going to go day three, in my opinion. Cashaun Elliott, a guy who I think is a really good fit for the Titans. Arizona State linebacker, 6-1-2-31-32-inch arms or in a 45-3-40, 22-year-old. Oh, sorry, read the wrong line. 6-1, 2-30, 32-inch-arms, 458, 22 years old. He is a Mike linebacker.
Starting point is 00:19:18 He's a run-game demon. He's got elite character. He needs to improve in coverage. He's not the most athletic guy, but we're talking about pick 101 at this point. And I think with his character and how it fits in the Titans culture, the ability to be just amazing against the run, we'll see if Robert Sala can improve the coverage a little bit.
Starting point is 00:19:41 but again, we're getting to a point where these are linebackers that, yeah, I want a coverage linebacker for the Titans. That's what I want. But at this point, this late in the draft, we just want good players. Just give me a good player. That's what really matters.
Starting point is 00:19:56 And I think Kishon Elliott is a very good player. A lot of you guys like Caleb Elam's Orr out of TCU, he's 6-2-230, 31-3 quarter-inch arms. We're in a 4-47 40-yard dash. That is blazing. 22.7 years old. Look, he's well built. Good frame on him.
Starting point is 00:20:17 Good straight line speed. As you can see with the 4.4740 yard dash. That's obvious. Great character as well. Elite character guy, hard worker. But doesn't have the length. Doesn't have great play recognition. Like his IQ isn't there for an older player.
Starting point is 00:20:37 Needs to get better at recognizing runs, recognizing route concepts, drop it to the right spot over the middle. I would not take him in the first two days. That would not be an option for me. Keo is, again, good straight line, well-built, all of that, but a guy who doesn't have recognition skills, not long enough to keep guys off his body,
Starting point is 00:21:05 I got to wait until day three before I take something like that. Now, here's what I'll tell you. There are still some guys at the linebacker spot. I have like 10 more names on day three that I think would be great options for the Titans just to get a good linebacker that I think could be a good player.
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Starting point is 00:22:50 We talked about the top linebackers in the draft. Now I want to look at the day three options I think makes sense for the Tennessee Titans. Before we dive in again, do want to thank you for making Locked on Titans your first listen each and every day. Speaking of every day, make sure that you guys check out the Locked on Titans every day or club. You're going to get ad-free versions of the podcast in your podcast app. You're going to get added to the Locked on Titans every day or group chat. You're going to get access to a locked on store with Locked on Titans merch.
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Starting point is 00:23:44 He is an older prospect at 24 years old, but he is explosive, he's physical, he's a downhill linebacker, bit undersized, bit overreactive, gets out of position, Not great at recognition right now, recognizing runs. He's not great at dropping back into coverage. But he's got good character. He's downhill. He's an explosive athlete.
Starting point is 00:24:03 And the Titans can get him as good going backwards as he is going forwards. He could be a really, really solid player. So I think that's a good day three fit. Bryce Botcher from Oregon, 6.1, 233, 30.6-inch arms. That's really short. 4.69. That's not a great time in the 40. 23.8.
Starting point is 00:24:23 That's old. you can see where I'm going here. He's undersized. He's older. He doesn't have great length. But he's tough. He's fast. He's physical.
Starting point is 00:24:33 Limited athlete and everything like that. But I don't think he's as good of a fit as a guy as Justin Jefferson, in my opinion. Torrine York is another guy out of Texas A&M. I don't think is a great fit for the Titans. He's 5'10, 226 pounds. So basically smaller than Kyle Lewis. He's got 30-inch arms, 459 in the 40. You've got to be a lot.
Starting point is 00:24:54 faster than that if you're going to be that small. He's only 20.8 years old though, so a younger guy who could be in the NFL for quite some time. For such a small guy, he is an incredibly physical player. He has very high IQ. That helps him defeat some of his measurable deficiencies. But at the end of the day, he's too small. He's a limited athlete.
Starting point is 00:25:14 Not good enough in coverage to be a run-first linebacker, in my opinion. I'm not a big fan of Torreene York as an option for the Titans. but Harold Perkins I haven't talked about Harold Perkins in a while because I've been trying to do other things, move past because I drafted him in mock drafts like three in a row to start mock draft season but Harold Perkins out of LSU
Starting point is 00:25:35 would be just an elite day three picks six foot 223 31 and a half inch arms so not the biggest guy by any means but a 445 40 yard dash he's only 21.6 years old he is a freak athlete with great explosion
Starting point is 00:25:52 He's a versatile player who played on the edge, played linebacker. I think he played some defensive back early in his career. He doesn't have a lot of power though. Isn't the strongest guy? Isn't the biggest guy, obviously. His feel is just not there. And I would imagine it's not because he's been moved around a bunch of different positions.
Starting point is 00:26:12 The coaching in LSU was an absolutely elite for his position. There are so much potential with Harold Perkins to be an elite player at the NFL level. To me, he is a... discount or Val Rees. If you want an offball backer with pass rusher upside, I would go with Harold Perkins much later in the draft. That would be the move.
Starting point is 00:26:32 Day 3 option. I think it would be any lead pick for the times I'd be so excited. A guy who I'm lower on than maybe I should be, but it's really just a lack of experience. Is Jimmy Rolder from Michigan? He's probably going to go way higher than the way that I'm talking about him. 6 foot 2, 238 pounds, 30.5 inch arms. that's not great length, 22 years old.
Starting point is 00:26:54 He is a traditional Mike linebacker. I think he could be a really good fit for the Titans, but again, I don't know exactly where he's going to go. Great speed, great awareness. And for a guy who has limited experience to have the awareness that he has, that's a feather in his cap. He's got great upside because he just hasn't had a ton of time playing. He only played for one year at Michigan,
Starting point is 00:27:15 like got opportunities to play for one year at Michigan. And because of that, he could be a little over-aggressive. his communication skills. Like, he's not used to being the Mike linebacker and lining up his teammates and calling out the plays and he hasn't been doing that his whole life. So I think Jimmy Rolder would be a perfect guy to bring in. He could contribute on special teams right away.
Starting point is 00:27:38 You can develop him into the kind of linebacker. You need him to be with the talents that he already has, the speed, the awareness, all of that. And you could have yourself a very good linebacker, which is why he's probably going to go late third round, early fourth round. But if the Titans took him on day three, I would be pretty ecstatic.
Starting point is 00:27:54 He's a great fit. Now, just some other knockoff options here that I think are sixth and seventh round picks that the Titans could throw darts at later. Lander Barton, Cody Barton's little brother, he's long, he's physical. Not great awareness or power, though. Some teams, according to Dane Bruegler,
Starting point is 00:28:10 some teams are looking to move him to tight end. So if teams are talking about moving a linebacker to tight end, might not be a physical enough linebacker, in my opinion. Aden Fisher out of Indiana. Very interesting player. Really good athlete, really good Blitzer, really competitive player. He's just a smaller guy, not the strongest guy,
Starting point is 00:28:30 but I think he's the type of guy you take on day three and it makes your locker room better. Eric Gentry at a USC, interesting player. He's like 6 foot 6. Super long, stretched out, good in coverage, but he's just limited because of how tall he is. It's just going to be hard to play linebacker when you're that thin and that tall.
Starting point is 00:28:47 It's just difficult. Alabama's Deontay Lawson Another super fast, violent, smart linebacker But he's got injury concerns Not the strongest guy He doesn't he's fast but he doesn't have elite speed But downhill striker Physical guy could make a lot of sense for the Titans late
Starting point is 00:29:11 And then the last guy I want to mention is Jaden Dugger And Dugger is a guy who I have starred I have Keishon Elliott Harold Perkins Jimmy Rolder, Jaden Dugger, Josiah Trotter, Anthony Hill, Sunny Stiles. Those are my star players who are the best fits, in my opinion, with what the Titans need. Jaden Dugger is out of Louisiana Monroe.
Starting point is 00:29:31 He's a long, athletic player, major upside, needs development with his IQ, his recognition, needs to put about 10 more pounds of mass on his body, he's about 240 pounds. Needs to be a little bit bigger, but I'm telling you, you might have a literal freak linebacker. If anybody, if anybody on this list
Starting point is 00:29:53 is going to end up being Robert Salas Fred Warner, it's Jaden Dugger in the 6th or 7th round. I'm telling you. I'm telling you. I just believe it. I believe it. But with that being said, who are your favorite linebacker prospects?
Starting point is 00:30:08 Again, looking to get to the secondary on tomorrow's bonus episodes. But that's going to do it for me today, folks. As always, I am your host, Tyler Rowland, And this was Locked on Titans.

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