With the Tennessee Titans owning the No. 11 overall pick in the 2023 NFL draft, we thought it would be fun to go back and look at the history of selections in that specific draft spot.
Tennessee has picked from No. 11 overall before, with the last time being in 2014 when the team chose Taylor Lewan out of Michigan to be its franchise left tackle.
The selection paid dividends, as Lewan helped give the franchise personality and attitude, while also proving to be one of the better left tackles in the NFL before running into some injury issues at the tail end of his tenure.
Now, a look at Lewan and the rest of the No. 11 overall picks in the NFL draft, dating back to 2000.
Note: An asterisk denotes at least one Pro Bowl appearance, a plus sign denotes at least one All-Pro nod, and “HOF” means the player has been inducted into the Hall of Fame.
2000: RB Ron Dayne, New York Giants
2001: LB Dan Morgan, Carolina Panthers*
2002: DE Dwight Freeney, Indianapolis Colts*+
2003: CB Marcus Trufant, Seattle Seahawks*
2004: QB Ben Roethlisberger, Pittsburgh Steelers*
2005: DE DeMarcus Ware, Dallas Cowboys*+ (HOF)
2006: QB Jay Cutler, Denver Broncos*
2007: LB Patrick Willis, San Francisco 49ers*+
2008: DB Leodis McKelvin, Buffalo Bills
2009: DE Aaron Maybin, Buffalo Bills
2010: OT Anthony Davis, San Francisco 49ers
2011: DE J.J. Watt, Houston Texans*+
2012: DT Dontari Poe, Kansas City Chiefs*
2013: OT D.J. Fluker, Los Angeles Chargers
2014: LT Taylor Lewan, Tennessee Titans*
2015: CB Trae Waynes, Minnesota Vikings
2016: CB Vernon Hargreaves, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
2017: CB Marshon Lattimore, New Orleans Saints*
2018: S Minkah Fitzpatrick, Miami Dolphins*+
2019: LT Jonah Williams, Cincinnati Bengals
2020: LT Mekhi Becton, New York Jets
2021: QB Justin Fields, Chicago Bears
2022: WR Chris Olave, New Orleans Saints
