The Titans chosen Treylon Burks, a large receiver from Arkansas, with the No. 18 total choose, a transfer enabled by a blockbuster commerce of the Professional Bowl receiver A.J. Brown to the Philadelphia Eagles. The Titans additionally obtained a third-round choose.
Brown missed 4 video games final season due to accidents, however was the staff’s main receiver, posting 869 yards and 5 touchdowns earlier than the Titans misplaced within the divisional spherical of the A.F.C. playoffs. In 2020, he was chosen to the Professional Bowl after recording 1,075 receiving yards and 11 touchdowns.
Because the receiver market boomed this low season, and stars like Davante Adams and Tyreek Hill obtained large new contracts with new groups, Brown didn’t report back to voluntary exercises. Titans Coach Mike Vrabel mentioned earlier that the staff wouldn’t commerce Brown, however the take care of Philadelphia apparently modified their minds. Brown will pair with the Eagles’ second-year receiver DeVonta Smith and grow to be a essential weapon for quarterback Jalen Hurts.
Burks posted 1,104 yards and 11 touchdowns final season, and might be a focus in a Titans offense that leans closely on operating again Derrick Henry.
