{"id":790318,"date":"2026-03-04T01:28:14","date_gmt":"2026-03-04T01:28:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/790318\/"},"modified":"2026-03-04T01:28:14","modified_gmt":"2026-03-04T01:28:14","slug":"titans-land-defender-who-cause-a-stir-at-combine-in-latest-espn-mock-draft","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/790318\/","title":{"rendered":"Titans land defender who &#8217;cause a stir&#8217; at Combine in latest ESPN mock draft"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>March 3, 2026, 5:01 p.m. ET<\/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> select Miami defensive lineman Rueben Bain Jr. with the No. 4 overall pick in ESPN\u2019s post-combine mock draft.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Tennessee\u2019s pass rush is currently led by first-team All-Pro defensive tackle Jeffery Simmons. The Titans have been widely projected to select an edge rusher with the No. 4 overall pick in the draft.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">ESPN\u2019s Jordan Reid projects the <a href=\"https:\/\/go.skimresources.com\/?id=83224X1595658&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.espn.com%2Fnfl%2Fdraft2026%2Fstory%2F_%2Fid%2F48053564%2F2026-nfl-mock-draft-two-rounds-64-picks-jordan-reid-combine&amp;xcust=SC1-STIT&amp;sref=https%3A%2F%2Ftitanswire.usatoday.com%2Fstory%2Fsports%2Fnfl%2Ftitans%2F2026%2F03%2F03%2Ftennessee-titans-land-rueben-bain-jr-latest-espn-mock-draft%2F88958449007%2F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" data-v-afl=\"\" data-t-l=\":b|z|k|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\">Titans opt for Bain Jr.<\/a> over other highly touted prospects in this year\u2019s class, such as Ohio State linebacker Arvell Reese and Texas Tech linebacker David Bailey.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Bain was the talk of the defensive line group at the combine, as his official arm length of 30\u215e inches\u00a0caused a bit of a stir. And while it&#8217;s a historical outlier, I don&#8217;t believe it will cause him to drop out of the top 10. I actually have him in the top five, as he&#8217;s a perfect match for Titans coach Robert Saleh&#8217;s defense. Bain&#8217;s hand power and versatility could reinforce a front that already has All-Pro defensive tackle\u00a0Jeffery Simmons\u00a0and\u00a0newly acquired edge rusher\u00a0Jermaine Johnson. Adding Bain would give Saleh&#8217;s team an immediate identity.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Bain\u2019s style of play provides a strong rationale for the Titans to select him when they are on the clock for the first time on draft day. The 21-year-old recorded 9.5 sacks and 67 total pressures for the Hurricanes in 2025.<\/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\">The Titans also select Washington wide receiver Denzel Boston with the No. 35 overall pick in Reid\u2019s mock draft.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Boston is regarded as one of the top prospects at wide receiver in this year\u2019s draft class. The 22-year-old recorded 881 receiving yards on 62 receptions in 2025.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"March 3, 2026, 5:01 p.m. ET The Tennessee Titans select Miami defensive lineman Rueben Bain Jr. with the&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":741710,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2061],"tags":[95878,7,6,96009,96010,97116,95882,96683,95895,95906,95883,95889,526,394,2411,527,95881],"class_list":{"0":"post-790318","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-tennessee-titans","8":"tag-accessfree","9":"tag-football","10":"tag-nfl","11":"tag-sstssportsnfltitans","12":"tag-sstsntitans","13":"tag-tag2026-nfl-draft","14":"tag-tagamerican-football","15":"tag-tagnfl-draft","16":"tag-tagnfl-hub","17":"tag-tagoverall-positive","18":"tag-tagsports-news","19":"tag-tagtennessee-titans","20":"tag-tennessee","21":"tag-tennessee-titans","22":"tag-tennesseetitans","23":"tag-titans","24":"tag-typestory"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/116168314568593005","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/790318","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=790318"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/790318\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/741710"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=790318"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=790318"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=790318"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}