{"id":853387,"date":"2026-04-04T15:04:23","date_gmt":"2026-04-04T15:04:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/853387\/"},"modified":"2026-04-04T15:04:23","modified_gmt":"2026-04-04T15:04:23","slug":"titans-have-good-reason-to-add-most-athletic-wildcard-draft-prospect-in-recent-history-for-robert-saleh-to-try-to-develop-into-a-home-run","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/853387\/","title":{"rendered":"Titans have good reason to add most athletic wildcard draft prospect in recent history for Robert Saleh to try to develop into a home run"},"content":{"rendered":"

You probably haven\u2019t heard of him, and he\u2019s barely played football in his life so far. But this prospect lit the NFL world on fire when he tested better than we\u2019ve ever seen this week.<\/p>\n

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Something fascinating came across my desk this week. There is a player in the 2026 NFL Draft class who is truly a one of one. Let me introduce you to Uar Bernard<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Titans should draft most athletic prospect in recent memory<\/p>\n

A staple of every draft season is The Athletic\u2019s Bruce Feldman<\/a> putting out his \u201cFreaks List\u201d. This is a collection of the most outrageous athletes in the country. And a new king of the list has emerged.<\/p>\n

Native Nigerian Uar Bernard measured at this week\u2019s NFL HBCU showcase. The numbers are astonishing. He\u2019s 6-4 1\/2, 306lbs, and has nearly 36 inch arms.<\/p>\n

This is the biggest freak athlete in this year\u2019s NFL draft. I\u2019d never heard of him till two days ago. He\u2019s from a small village in Nigeria. He is 6-4 1\/2, 306 lbs and jumps 10-10. Some folks in the NFL think he\u2019ll go on Day 3 of the draft. Free story: https:\/\/t.co\/tgiQdpjikh<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/aFgq5FUjNV<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Bruce Feldman (@BruceFeldmanCFB) April 3, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n

He ran a blazing 4.63s 40-yard dash (at 306lbs!) and jumped a 10\u201910 broad. That\u2019s a full 14 inches further than the next best defensive tackle jump this year. Jordan Luallen is who has been training Bernard the past 10 weeks, and he still can\u2019t believe it. \u201cHands down, he is the most explosive athlete I\u2019ve ever seen in my life,\u201d he told Feldman for his The Athletic piece.<\/a><\/p>\n

Next Gen Stats plugged Bernard\u2019s testing numbers into their database and he blows the rest of this year\u2019s DT class out of the water. He has a perfect 10.0 raw ATH score and a 96 athleticism score.<\/p>\n

We ran Nigerian IPP prospect Uar Bernard\u2019s numbers through the NGS athleticism models (predictive & raw) trained against DTs since 2003. Here\u2019s how he scored relative to the 2026 draft class:<\/p>\n

Athleticism Score: 96 (1st)
Raw ATH Score: 10.0 (1st)<\/p>\n

See the full rankings:\u2026 https:\/\/t.co\/BWBkPoD8Qq<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Next Gen Stats (@NextGenStats) April 3, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n

Take one look at him and it\u2019s not hard to understand how he\u2019s so athletic. This guy was built in a lab.<\/p>\n

Plenty of draft analysts would tell you the very back end of this class will struggle to actually make rosters this fall. A player like Bernard is a total lottery ticket. The odds are very low he becomes something great. But I am openly lobbying for Robert Saleh to spend him summer attempting to mold this plain ball of raw athletic clay into a useful football player. Bring him to Nashville with your 7th round pick and see what happens.<\/p>\n

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Tennessee Titans News<\/p>\n

Here is my Titans Mock Draft 6.0: A meat and potatoes draft class for Mike Borgonzi from a meat and potatoes kind of draft, finding sneaky impact players at a variety of positions.<\/p>\n

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Tennessee Titans News<\/p>\n

The Titans have plenty of positions to fill in the 2026 NFL draft, but there\u2019s one I\u2019m convinced nobody is giving enough attention. Here\u2019s why Robert Saleh\u2019s latest comments prove it, and how to draft the best fit for the job.<\/p>\n

2026 NFL Draft<\/a> Robert Saleh<\/a>