{"id":878525,"date":"2026-04-30T08:21:18","date_gmt":"2026-04-30T08:21:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/878525\/"},"modified":"2026-04-30T08:21:18","modified_gmt":"2026-04-30T08:21:18","slug":"titans-land-multiple-top-picks-in-espn-nfl-draft-rankings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/878525\/","title":{"rendered":"Titans land multiple top picks in ESPN NFL draft rankings"},"content":{"rendered":"

The 2026 NFL Draft continues to dominate the headlines (mostly), and the Tennessee Titans<\/a> remain prevalent in those talks after making eight selections. Their strategy involved being aggressive in selecting players who can solve huge needs throughout their roster.<\/p>\n

ESPN’s NFL draft analyst, Matt Miller, seemed to agree with their draft output, as he ranked several of their picks throughout the seven rounds in his top-100 ranking<\/a> of the best picks. Here are the selections that made the list, their rankings, and his explanation for why they made it.<\/p>\n

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21. WR Carnell Tate (Round 1, Pick 4)<\/p>\n

Final overall ranking<\/a>: No. 9<\/p>\n

This was the first real surprise, with the Titans<\/a> selecting Tate with Reese and Styles on the board, but that doesn’t mean it was a bad pick. Tate checks off a huge need for a team that lacks a true future WR1. Calvin Ridley<\/a> is 31 years old, and although he has two years left on his contract, the Titans needed to start planning long-term, even after adding Wan’Dale Robinson in free agency. Tate was my WR2 in the class, but his route-running skills and sure-handed nature are exactly what second-year quarterback Cam Ward<\/a> needs. Creating a young QB-WR combo who can grow together is great team-building.<\/p>\n

24. LB Anthony Hill Jr. (Round 2, Pick 60)<\/p>\n

Final overall ranking: No. 31<\/p>\n

Hill would have been a great selection for the Titans with their late first-round pick based on predraft intel and new coach Robert Saleh’s defensive background. Waiting until the end of Round 2 to grab the linebacker, who has great versatility, athletic tools and experience, is amazing value. A three-year starter at Texas, Hill was often used as a blitzing linebacker and even showed upside as an edge rusher as a sophomore. He finished with 17 career sacks while showing the burst and agility to be an asset in coverage (three interceptions). He should immediately compete with Cody Barton<\/a> and Cedric Gray<\/a> to start.<\/p>\n

56. DL Keldric Faulk (Round 1, Pick 31)<\/p>\n

Final overall ranking: No. 29<\/p>\n

Scheme fit and coach preference play a huge role in determining how much we like a pick. When he was San Francisco<\/a>‘s defensive coordinator, Saleh had mammoth defensive linemen in DeForest Buckner<\/a> and Arik Armstead<\/a>. He just got his next one in Faulk. The 6-5, 276-pound lineman will likely kick inside for Saleh after playing all over the line at Auburn, but the versatile Faulk can be moved around the chess board to attack offenses in a variety of ways.<\/p>\n

Final overall ranking: No. 157<\/p>\n

The Titans close out this list with their fourth top-100 player, and Singleton has a shot to make a huge impact right away. Let’s remember, this was seen as a no-brainer spot for Love at No. 4 overall given the Titans<\/a>‘ unproven backfield. Singleton will be walking into that backfield situation and will be given every shot to steal carries from Tony Pollard<\/a> and Tyjae Spears<\/a>.<\/p>\n

All of these players are expected to make contributions to the Titans’ roster this season. With their rookie minicamp<\/a> beginning Friday, expect a lot of buzz to follow in Nashville.<\/p>\n

This article originally appeared on Titans Wire: Tennessee Titans land multiple pop picks in ESPN NFL draft rankings<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The 2026 NFL Draft continues to dominate the headlines (mostly), and the Tennessee Titans remain prevalent in those…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":878526,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[4],"tags":[1749,4048,127,2240,9198,1723,12158,118853,7,6,15,6958,6043,1161,394,4045,527,10562,10555],"class_list":{"0":"post-878525","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-nfl-draft","8":"tag-arik-armstead","9":"tag-calvin-ridley","10":"tag-cam-ward","11":"tag-carnell-tate","12":"tag-cedric-gray","13":"tag-cody-barton","14":"tag-deforest-buckner","15":"tag-final-overall-ranking","16":"tag-football","17":"tag-nfl","18":"tag-nfl-draft","19":"tag-nicholas-singleton","20":"tag-robert-saleh","21":"tag-san-francisco","22":"tag-tennessee-titans","23":"tag-the-titans","24":"tag-titans","25":"tag-tony-pollard","26":"tag-tyjae-spears"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/116492689958503877","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/878525","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=878525"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/878525\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/878526"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=878525"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=878525"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=878525"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}