{"id":773072,"date":"2026-02-24T11:19:10","date_gmt":"2026-02-24T11:19:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/773072\/"},"modified":"2026-02-24T11:19:10","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T11:19:10","slug":"analyst-names-one-mid-round-gem-for-titans-to-watch-at-the-combine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/773072\/","title":{"rendered":"Analyst names one mid-round gem for Titans to watch at the combine"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Feb. 24, 2026, 5:09 a.m. ET<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">The NFL Scouting Combine is finally upon us, and franchises will get an up-close look at some of the top prospects for the 2026 NFL Draft.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/football\/nfl\/teams\/tennessee-titans\/336\" data-autotag=\"f9731e2d-52ac-46db-9b52-ab518dbe13b4\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" data-t-l=\":b|e|k|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\">Tennessee Titans<\/a> enter the week with a lot of needs and will be casting a wide net during their evaluations of multiple positions in search of playmakers and depth. Justin Melo of Sports Illustrated zeroed in on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/nfl\/draft\/onsi\/news\/one-hidden-draft-gem-to-watch-for-all-32-teams-at-the-nfl-combine\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" data-t-l=\":b|z|k|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\">one mid-round prospect who could be worth monitoring<\/a> this week.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Tennessee Titans: Mike Washington Jr., RB, Arkansas<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Tony Pollard may be a salary cap casualty for the Tennessee Titans this offseason. With so many premium draft needs, the Titans can&#8217;t afford to draft a running back until the middle rounds. Arkansas&#8217; Mike Washington Jr. is a well-rounded prospect who should continue improving his pre-draft stock in Indianapolis.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">It&#8217;s hard to tell what the Titans will do in their backfield this offseason, but they could definitely look to add a back to the mix. Washington does bring value as a mid-round option, and may be on their radar with a skillset that fits Brian Daboll\u2019s system.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Expert NFL picks: <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" data-t-l=\":body nav (nfl)|e|auto spike click:5|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_sp_a\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/football\/nfl\/picks\">Exclusive betting insights only at USA TODAY.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">With the team already having multiple deep holes on its roster, would moving on from Pollard and weakening another position be a wise move? Before free agency kicks off, there is no way to know.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Feb. 24, 2026, 5:09 a.m. ET The NFL Scouting Combine is finally upon us, and franchises will get&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":773073,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[95878,7,6,15,96009,96010,97116,95882,96027,95888,96683,95895,96684,95906,95883,95889,98129,95881],"class_list":{"0":"post-773072","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-nfl-draft","8":"tag-accessfree","9":"tag-football","10":"tag-nfl","11":"tag-nfl-draft","12":"tag-sstssportsnfltitans","13":"tag-sstsntitans","14":"tag-tag2026-nfl-draft","15":"tag-tagamerican-football","16":"tag-tagcollege-sports","17":"tag-tagnfl","18":"tag-tagnfl-draft","19":"tag-tagnfl-hub","20":"tag-tagnfl-scouting-combine","21":"tag-tagoverall-positive","22":"tag-tagsports-news","23":"tag-tagtennessee-titans","24":"tag-tagtony-pollard","25":"tag-typestory"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/116125339854483297","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/773072","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=773072"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/773072\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/773073"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=773072"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=773072"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=773072"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}