Fernando Carmona Jr. is a big man with a mean streak on the football field. And, as of Saturday, he’s a Tennessee Titan. The Titans selected the Arkansas guard in the fifth round of Saturday’s NFL Draft. Carmona, selected with the 142nd overall pick, is a versatile player who plays with an edge.
“You have to be nasty,” Carmona said. “I am about to go up against some of the biggest freaks in the world, and I have to be able to go out there and compete and get after it, and it starts by being nasty. … I like being in that phone booth (on the interior line) and just hitting people in the mouth.”
Carmona (6-5, 316) was a second-team All-SEC performer in 2025 after starting all 12 games at left guard for the Razorbacks, when he allowed just one sack while playing 469 snaps. Carmona started 13 games at left tackle in 2024.
Carmona started 25 consecutive games at Arkansas over the past two seasons after playing his first three seasons at San Jose State, where he played in 25 games at left tackle. In his college career, Carmona played in 50 games, with 49 starts. Carmona played tight end in high school, and transitioned to the offensive line.
“Coming into college, I really hadn’t played any offensive lineman, and I really had to learn how to get that nasty mentality,” Carmona said. “I remember my first two years I had to learn how to flip that switch.”
Penn State running back Nick Singleton had draft caps ready for all 32 teams. On Saturday, after being selected in the fifth round by the Tennessee Titans, he slid on his new lid with a smile.
“To end up with the Titans, I’m just blessed, man,” said Singleton, who was selected with the 165th overall pick. “I am so grateful, so blessed to be a part of this organization. I just can’t wait to leave my mark here.”
Singleton was an extremely productive player for the Nittany Lions. In four college seasons, Singleton set a Penn State record with 5,586 all-purpose yards.
The 6-foot, 219-pound Singleton ran for 3,451 yards in four college seasons, with 45 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 102 passes in his college career, for 987 yards and nine touchdowns. Singleton was also used to return kicks at Penn State, where he tallied 1,138 yards.
“I feel like I am a really physical back, a speed back, too,” Singleton said. “I feel like I am a complete back, too, can run the ball, catch the ball out of the backfield and be able to go block, stick my nose down and go block. That’s kind of my game.”
Singleton scored a career-high 13 rushing touchdowns in 2025 despite the lowest rushing total of his college career (549 yards). Singleton ran for 1,061 yards as a freshman, 752 yards as a sophomore and 1,099 yards as a junior.
Singleton was a five-star recruit coming out of high school at Governor Mifflin in Pennsylvania, where he was named the 2021 Gatorade National Player of the Year. Now he’s made it to the NFL, with the Titans.
“I know they produce a lot of good running backs, and I can’t wait to put my name on that list, too,” Singleton said. “I am super-blessed to be a part of the organization and I can’t wait to get to work.”
The Titans selected Baylor defensive tackle Jackie Marshall in the sixth round of Saturday’s NFL Draft. Marshall, selected with the 184th overall pick, is ready to play for coach Robert Saleh and the Titans.
“Just come in and do as much as I can to impact the team,” Marshall said. “I am ready to work in his scheme.”
Marshall (6-2, 293) played in 37 career games at Baylor, making 24 starts. Marshall tallied 94 career tackles with five sacks and 13 tackles for a loss in those contests.
In 2025, Marshall played in 12 games, with 10 starts, and he recorded 30 tackles, two sacks and 4.5 tackles for a loss. He was named Honorable Mention All-Big 12 Conference in 2025. Marshall posted a career-high 42 tackles, 6.5 tackles for loss in 13 starts in 2024. In college, Marshall showed his versatility and he’s ready to do the same with the Titans.
“I’ll play anywhere,” he said. “I can play anywhere up and down the line of scrimmage, anywhere they want me at.”
Marshall wants to earn his spot in Tennessee, just like he earned his single digit at Baylor, where he wore No.0.
“With single digits at Baylor, you have to earn them all,” Marshall said. “We do a vote right before fall camp, so spring and summer is your time, if you want to earn a number, you have to put in work throughout that time. Right before fall camp came, they announced I had No.0. It’s a blessing, man.”
The Titans selected Indiana center Pat Coogan in the sixth round of Saturday’s NFL Draft. In college, at both Notre Dame and with the Hoosiers, Coogan had to earn everything, and he was rewarded for it. In Tennessee, his mission will be the same as he embarks on his NFL journey.
“All I am looking to do is come in and get to work,” Coogan said after being picked. “That’s who I am, that’s what I am about – just compete every single day, put my best foot forward, come into the facility every single day and be the same guy no matter what happened the day before. Good day, bad day, it doesn’t matter, I am going to come in and put my best foot forward and go out there and compete. That’s truly who I am and what I am all about.”
Coogan, selected with the 194th overall pick, was a big part of successful teams at both his college stops. Coogan started all 16 games in Indiana’s national championship team in 2025 after spending his first three college seasons at Notre Dame. Coogan was named Offensive MVP of the Rose Bowl, representing the entire offensive line unit.
Per Pro Football Focus, Coogan (6-5, 311) did now allow a sack in 483 pass block snaps while protecting quarterback Fernando Mendoza, the first pick in the 2026 NFL Draft.
Coogan started 29 consecutive games at Notre Dame in 2023 and 2024 combined, starting 13 games at left guard in 2023.
During his conference call with Titans media after being picked, Coogan said he loves the center position and everything it’s about.
“I take a lot of pride in the center position,” he said.
“There’s a lot of responsibility, but I take a lot of pride in it. I take a lot of pride in doing my job, doing my job to the best of my ability. The center position has a lot of roles, obviously. But it’s an exciting spot, it’s an exciting position, one where the leadership of who I am, what I am made of, kind of comes to the forefront. Taking control of the huddle, that was a big thing at Indiana, where we got to huddle up again and taking control of the huddle and breaking the huddle, 11 as one. I’m just really excited. It’s hard to put into words, but I love the position and it’s everything that I am, that I want to be and that I continue to strive for. Everything that encompasses the position.”
Coogan, high school teammates with Titans first-round pick Carnell Tate, is looking forward to his opportunity with the Titans. He wants to earn a spot in front of quarterback Cam Ward. His mindset coming in is to be the same guy he’s always been.
“I think everything that I represent: smart, tough, dependable, reliable, trustworthy, it’s what this organization is about and is going to continue to be about,” Coogan said.
“So really just excited to get to work. That’s what it takes. It takes work, everything is earned. No good thing comes easy. I think everybody knows that now, but especially stepping up to this to this league. It’s going to be hard and that’s good. Hard is what we want, no good things come easy. Everything that I believe I am and I’ve shown to be who I am, like I said: smart, tough, dependable, reliable, every single day. I believe I fit like a glove.”
“I am really just blessed to be a Titan, blessed to be a part of the community and a part of this football team, and I am just overly grateful for the opportunity.”
Jaren Kanak was a high school phenom who had to wait his turn to shine in college. When he did, after switching from linebacker to tight end, he did enough to earn the attention of NFL teams. On Saturday, the Titans selected the Oklahoma tight end in the seventh round of the NFL Draft.
Kanak, selected with the 225th overall pick, made the switch from linebacker to tight end following the 2024 season and he became a third-team All-SEC performer last year.
“I grew up, my entire life, I was an offensive player and just coming out I was recruited at the college level as more of a defensive style player and that’s what I did my first three years,” Kanak explained after being picked.
“I kind of got to a position in my career, in my junior year of college, where I kind of realized that maybe defense wasn’t for me. I basically approached Coach in the offseason and said, ‘Hey, listen I got the offensive background. I’m kind of hitting a wall here in my career on defense and I really think I can offer more to this team if you let me try out offense.’ I was really just trying to find a place where I can add value to the team and be a guy who can lead us toward success. They gave me the opportunity to switch over in the spring. They gave me a spring to try it out, and it ended up working out pretty well for me.”
Kanak (6-2, 234) caught 44 passes for 533 yards in 2025 after playing 39 games on defense and special teams in his first three college seasons at Oklahoma.
Kanak, who ran a 4.52 in the 40 at the NFL Combine, was a four-star recruit coming out of high school and ranked as the 125th overall prospect in the country as an athlete after playing quarterback and linebacker. Kanak ran for 1,615 yards and 23 touchdowns as a high school senior, when he also threw for 910 yards and 12 passing touchdowns.
With the Titans, he’ll look to earn a roster spot, and a role on the team.
“Getting to draft day, there’s a lot of different emotions going through the day and getting here towards the later rounds,” he said. “It’s a crazy thing but I’m glad I ended up where I did and I’m happy to call myself a Titan.
“I plan on walking in day one and making an immediate impact on special teams in particular. Just with my linebacker background and athletic ability and understanding of the game of football and being able to use my athletic abilities to my advantage. I’m looking to be a big contributor on special teams and then carving out a role for myself within offense and being a playmaker in that sense.”