The Titans were on a bye in week 11 so I thought it would be interesting to look at how the 2012 draft class performed. Overall, I would say quite well and kudos to Ruston Webster and Lake Dawson on the good job they are doing in that department. Let's take a look individually:
1st Round (#20) WR Kendall Wright, Baylor
Has started from week 1 and
currently leads all rookie wide receivers in targets. Has played 391 of 635
snaps and has 43 receptions for 390 yards with 4 touchdowns. He averages
9.6 yards per reception.
2nd Round (#52) OLB Zach Brown, North Carolina
Has played in every game his rookie
season, 365 snaps out of 709, and assumed the starting role, primarily at WLB, by
week 8. He currently has 55 tackles (6th amongst Titans), 1 sack, 1
QB hit, 3 QB hurries, 1 forced fumble, 1 interception and 2 passes defended.
3rd Round (#82) DT Mike Martin, Michigan
Has been in the rotation at
defensive tackle from week 1 and has played 309 snaps out of 709. He currently has
28 tackles, 2 sacks, 6 QB hits, 10 QB hurries, and 3 tackles for losses.
4th Round (#115) CB Coty Sensabaugh, Clemson
Has played since week 1 but not in
every game. Has played 93 of 709 snaps and 26 tackles and 3 passes defended.
He just recently took over the nickelback position. I wrote about him in my blog
on the Miami game if you want a closer look.
5th Round (#145) TE Taylor Thompson, SMU
Has played every game since week 1
and his snap counts keep getting higher. I wrote about Thompson in great detail
in my blog on Jared Cook and the Miami game. A terrific blocker he has played
134 snaps of 635. He only has 3 receptions for 19 yards but he has been instrumental
in blocking.
6th Round (#190) FS Markelle Martin, Oklahoma State
Suffered a knee injury participating
in drills following the senior bowl and has yet to play. Is currently on the PUP.
7th Round (#211) DE Scott Solomon, Rice
Has played every game except week 5
against Minnesota and has played 130 out of 709 snaps. He has 3 tackles.
After some pretty fantastic misses in the draft toward the end of the Fisher era in Tennessee, it is refreshing to see the Titans start to become better evaluators and the drafts become much more productive. Time will tell how well the Titans are able to hang onto "homegrown talent" as that has been a similar issue.
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