The 2026 NFL season is right around the corner, and the Tennessee Titans are looking to turn the corner and crawl back into contention, with an eye toward the future and building a consistent threat in the AFC South.
One player who will be under the microscope in 2026 is offensive tackle JC Latham, who will be up for his fifth-year option at the end of the season. But if you listen to Zachary Pereles of CBS Sports in his 2024 redraft, Tennessee would have gone in a completely different direction.
No. 7: Tennessee Titans: Malik Nabers, WR, LSU
Drafted: No. 6 overall by GiantsActual pick: JC Latham, OT, Alabama
Will Levis had been OK in a short run as the Titans’ quarterback near the end of 2023, and the Titans had made several moves to hopefully improve his surroundings. Adding Latham was supposed to be another step in that direction. Instead, he hasn’t lived up to his billing, and Levis completely fell apart in 2024. But remember, we don’t know what happens with Levis in 2024; we only know the future for the 2024 rookies. Levis, entering the 2024 draft, probably deserved a chance to be the starter, and giving him a premier wide receiver in Nabers would have certainly helped both him and, eventually, Cam Ward.
Nabers would have been a tremendous addition to the Titans’ offense and could have had more impact than Latham, although at the time the Titans’ receiving corps looked much better than it actually was.
Latham has had an uneven two seasons in Nashville, starting at both left and right tackle for the Titans, but those inconsistencies may be scheme-related. In Latham’s defense, the problems at right tackle that plagued the Titans in 2024 carried over into early 2025 and weren’t really corrected until Brian Callahan was fired. If Latham can carry over his late-season play, it could be a different story.
This article originally appeared on Titans Wire: Titans go wide receiver in CBS Sports 2024 redraft
