{"id":858782,"date":"2026-04-07T11:32:12","date_gmt":"2026-04-07T11:32:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/858782\/"},"modified":"2026-04-07T11:32:12","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T11:32:12","slug":"kansas-state-c-sam-hecht-ideal-development-prospect","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/858782\/","title":{"rendered":"Kansas State C Sam Hecht ideal development prospect"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>April 7, 2026, 6:05 a.m. ET<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">The NFL draft is a little over two weeks away, and some projected prospect\/team marriages are starting to come into focus. Some of those combinations make a lot of sense.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">In his latest article for the NFL Draft on Sports Illustrated, analyst Justin Melo breaks down the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/nfl\/draft\/onsi\/late-round-expert\/best-nfl-draft-developmental-fits-for-each-team\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" data-t-l=\":b|z|k|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\">best developmental prospects<\/a> for every franchise and targets the interior of the offensive line for the <a href=\"\/\" data-t-l=\":b|e|k|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\">Tennessee Titans<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Titans: Sam Hecht, IOL, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/football\/ncaaf\/teams\/kansas-state-wildcats\/3427\/\" data-autotag=\"61eca6c9-fba4-439c-9885-fdcf3a04aafc\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" data-t-l=\":b|e|k|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\">Kansas State<\/a><\/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> appear slated to enter the NFL Draft with big-time holes at right guard and center. General manager Mike Borgonzi will probably target mid-round options at both positions. Kansas State&#8217;s Sam Hecht is an excellent athlete with sound technique. Hecht wins via smooth movement skills and well-developed hand usage (timing and placement).<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">The Titans clearly have some needs along the interior of the offensive line, and Hecht would be a logical target. While he may lack the prototype physical measurables for the center position, his technical prowess and football acumen help him overcome those limitations.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Currently, he profiles as a mid-round prospect with starter upside. It wouldn\u2019t be too much of a surprise if he ends up in Nashville in 2026.<\/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","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"April 7, 2026, 6:05 a.m. ET The NFL draft is a little over two weeks away, and some&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":858783,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2061],"tags":[95878,7,6,96009,96010,97116,95882,96218,95896,95888,96683,95906,95883,95889,526,394,2411,527,95881],"class_list":{"0":"post-858782","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-tagkansas-state-wildcats-football","16":"tag-tagnational-sports","17":"tag-tagnfl","18":"tag-tagnfl-draft","19":"tag-tagoverall-positive","20":"tag-tagsports-news","21":"tag-tagtennessee-titans","22":"tag-tennessee","23":"tag-tennessee-titans","24":"tag-tennesseetitans","25":"tag-titans","26":"tag-typestory"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/858782","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=858782"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/858782\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/858783"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=858782"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=858782"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=858782"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}