Titans' 2018 Draft: Missed Opportunities

0:00On April 7, back in the 2018 NFL draft, the Tennessee Titans sat at the 22nd overall pick with a ton of talent on the board. They rolled with inside linebacker Rashan Evans out of Alabama, who locked down a starting spot by his second year and stuck around for four seasons. Evans chipped in three sacks and two picks during his Titans run, then bounced to the Falcons in 2022, Dallas the next year, and back to Atlanta this season. Solid player, but looking back, Tennessee had some real gyms they could have grabbed instead. Take Shaquille Leonard, who went 36 to the Colts. He was the defensive rookie of the year that same season. Snagged four all pro nods and led the league with eight force fumbles in 2021 before retiring. Meanwhile, White House like DJ Moore picked 24th by Carolina, exploded with 4,000 yard seasons in a career best 1364. Yards in 2023 with Chicago. Courtland Sutton, a 40th overall steel for Denver, hit a thousand yards three times, including 1017 last year.

1:05Hindsight's brutal and drafts like this, but it shows how one pick and shift a franchise's path. Titans fans still feel that one. Stay locked in with NFL news today, AI, powered updates.