The Tennessee Titans sport the youngest tight ends groups in the NFL right now based on their current roster, but their offensive line is on the opposite side of the spectrum.
According to Ben Elsner of The 33rd Team, Tennessee’s tight ends combine for the youngest average age in the NFL, coming in at 24.5 years old, but the offensive line ranks as the fourth-oldest, with an average age of 27.06 years. No other Titans offensive position group ranked in the top five of oldest or youngest.
If there’s one position group where a team wants age and experience, it’s along the offensive line like the Titans have.
Beyond projected top two tight ends Anthony Firkser and Geoff Swaim, the Titans are lacking experience, as their other options at the position, Jared Pinkney, Tommy Hudson, Briley Moore and Miller Forristall, have never taken a regular-season snap (Moore and Forristall are 2021 UDFAs).
The Titans not only have to figure out who is starting between Firkser and Swaim — or if they’ll be part of a rotation — but they also have to decide who will serve as depth on the initial 53-man roster.
Tight end remains one of the biggest areas of concern for Tennessee ahead of the coming season, but because of lack of versatility rather than age. Firkser and Swaim aren’t very well-rounded, which is not what you want out of a starter.
Meanwhile, the Titans have things a bit more figured out upfront with four-fifths of their 2020 starting offensive line returning and a slew of impressive depth options to roll with.
However, there is still a question mark there, as the Titans prepare to have a competition for the starting right tackle job between 2021 second-round pick Dillon Radunz, and veterans Kendall Lamm and Ty Sambrailo.
