Titans' Surprise Pick: Mauigoa for Guard

0:00On April 16th, Tennessee Titans sitting pretty with the number 4 pick in the 2026 NFL draft and folks are buzzing about a few names. Like Notre Dame running back Jeremiah Love or some top defensive studs like Linebacker Sonny Stiles and Past Rochers, Arville Reese and David Bailey. But Dave Hellman from the Athletic Football Show dropped a wild curveball on the Music City Audible podcast suggesting they grabbed Miami offensive. Hellman frances Maigoa right there at number 4 to lock down that line for young quarterback Cam Ward. Hellman points out Maigoa is super versatile, crushing it as a right tackle in college but could slide right into guard in the pros. Titans already got JC Latham holding down right tackle for a few more years so this move would target that gaping hole at right guard where free. Agent Kevin Zitler walked in nobody on the roster, scream starter. Fans would lose their minds if this happened. Drafting a guard that high? Last guy who paid off big like that was Quentin Nelson.

1:02It's a bold bet on protecting Ward's blind side even if Maigoa's short arms make left tackle a stretch and the position feels undervalued at a top 4 slot. Right now the Titans are banking on unproven guys like Jackson Slater or Cordell Voulson for the interior but neither feels like a sure week one fix. Hellman's pitching this as the long term stabilizer to build around Ward's growth instead of chasing defense early. Bottom line, while Mox lean defense or a flashy back, snagging Maigoa could flip the script on how Tennessee builds that offense, keeping eyes. Glu'd come Draft Knight.