There are high expectations for Tennessee Titans outside linebacker Harold Landry ahead of the 2019 season.
Could the second-year hopeful make his Pro Bowl debut as well?
NFL.com’s Marc Sessler sees this as a very real possibility.
Here is what the analyst had to say about his selection in his list of which player from each of the 16 AFC teams was most likely to be chosen to take part in the event.
“Landry’s part-time role is set to grow with Brian Orakpo (who retired) and Derrick Morgan (who’s still a free agent) out the door,” he wrote.
A second-round pick in 2018, the rookie showed pass-rushing promise down the stretch and triggered a game-turning forced fumble of Carson Wentz in a Week 4 comeback win over the Eagles. Landry should benefit from one-on-one matchups, with Cameron Wake added to the mix. “I think he will break out. … First-step quickness, outstanding closing burst and had a knack for getting it done,” NFL Network’s Bucky Brooks said on the “Move The Sticks” podcast in May. “We saw flashes of it during his rookie season with the Titans. I believe we get a bigger dose [in 2019].”
It’s very possible Landry could achieve the honors, as he showed a lot of ability to become an integral part of Dean Pees’ defensive scheme as just a rookie, racking up 44 tackles, 4.5 sacks, two passes defensed and one forced fumble in 2018.
Other current Titans players who have already been named to the Pro Bowl in the past include punter Brett Kern, cornerback Malcolm Butler, tight end Delanie Walker, left tackle Taylor Lewan, defensive tackle Jurrell Casey, safety Kevin Byard and outside linebacker Cameron Wake.
