For it only being the end of January, I have seen quite a few 2026 NFL mock drafts already. I haven’t agreed with the decision made for the Tennessee Titans in all of them, but until today, I have seen a scenario where the guy picked in the mock could be the guy picked in April by the Titans. Daniel Jeremiah changed all of that with his first mock draft of the season.
Jeremiah has the Titans taking Francis Mauigoa, OT, Miami, with the fourth pick of the draft. Could the Titans afford to upgrade at tackle this offseason? Sure, but they are paying Dan Moore a lot of money to play left tackle and have a young, improving player at JC Latham at right tackle. There is no shot they spent the fourth pick in the draft on a left tackle.
Another crazy thing here is that the Titans make this pick with both Rueben Bain Jr and David Bailey still on the board. Look, there is a case to be made for always taking the best player available, but with the Titans current roster, they would be crazy to spend the fourth pick in the 2026 NFL Draft on an offensive tackle.
Here are Jeremiah’s comments on the Mauigoa pick for the Titans:
This offseason is about helping Cam Ward take the next step, and that starts with doing a better job of protecting him. Mauigoa has excellent size/strength and still has room to develop.