The Tennessee Titans have apparently spoken to Texas A&M defensive tackle Justin Madubuike on more than one occasion.
Draft Wire’s Justin Melo recently reported that the Titans held a top 30 visit with Madubuike, but now he lists the Titans as one of the teams that have “spoken the most” with him.
Melo also reports that the Titans met with Boise State defensive lineman David Moa, who could get drafted on Day 3.
This would seem to indicate that the Titans are seriously interested in adding a defensive lineman at some point during the draft — and if it’s Madubuike, it would be somewhat early on.
Madubuike projects to be a Day 2 pick and could certainly be an option for the Titans late in the second round.
Here’s a quick summary on the 6-foot-3, 293-pound tackle from NFL.com’s Lance Zierlein.
“Undersized early-entry defensive tackle who lacks NFL mass but gets wins with leverage, strength and quickness. Madubuike played in front of blockers in college but is more likely to be schemed as a moving target whose quickness and athletic ability can benefit him. He’s not overly explosive off the snap, so getting on top of blockers with quickness could be the difference between surviving and thriving. Madubuike projects as a rotational one-gapping tackle with upward mobility, but the floor is a little lower, due to size and scheme limitations.”
Tennessee traded Jurrell Casey to the Denver Broncos this offseason, and with DaQuan Jones set to be a free agent in 2021, the team would be wise to start exploring options for the future.
As of right now, the only move the Titans have made to add a defensive lineman in free agency was the signing of Jack Crawford, who has spent the vast majority of his career as a backup but could push to be a starter.
General manager Jon Robinson used the No. 19 overall pick in the 2019 NFL Draft on defensive lineman Jeffery Simmons and looks intent on continuing to build the defensive front through the draft.
