The Tennessee Titans have fewer holes to address going into April than they usually do at this time of year.
But there is still some fixing to do if the team wants to remain a consistent playoff contender and reach beyond an AFC Championship Game appearance in 2020.
One area the Titans could address in the first round of the 2020 NFL Draft is offensive tackle.
That’s exactly what NFL.com analyst Charles Davis has the team doing with the No. 29 overall pick.
Davis projects the Titans will select Houston offensive tackle Joshua Jones, seeing him as a quick fix if the team loses an ever-improving Jack Conklin ahead of the season.
“If starting RT Jack Conklin departs in free agency, the Titans could plug this riser in his spot right away,” Davis wrote. “He has length and moves well in the run and pass game.”
The 6-foot-5, 311-pound Jones started 36 games for the Cougars between 2016 and 2018 after redshirting in 2015.
Davis is far from the only one to pin the Titans to Jones. NFL.com’s Daniel Jeremiah did it also.
“It looks as if the Titans will likely lose right tackle Jack Conklin in free agency,” he wrote. “Jones would slide right into that spot.”
And so did Chad Reuter.
“The Titans will want a tough-minded right tackle to replace free agent Jack Conklin if he changes addresses,” he wrote. “Jones plays nasty and could easily swing to that side of the line.”
The 2020 NFL Draft will take place from April 23 to April 25.
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