Dane Brugler of The Athletic has put out a new two-round 2026 NFL mock draft this morning. He is buying the Jeremiyah Love to the Tennessee Titans hype and has them taking him with the fourth overall pick. The Love Train is picking up steam. Hop aboard!
In the second round, Brugler has the Titans taking Cashius Howell, EDGE, Texas A&M. Howell had 11.5 sacks for the Aggies last season. This draft is deep at EDGE. The Titans were able to take advantage of that in this mock to add a playmaker in the first round and a really solid EDGE prospect in the second round.
I’d be pretty happy if this is how the first two rounds of the draft play out for the Titans.
Here are Brugler’s comments on the Love pick:
Should the Titans, at this point in their roster construction, invest a premium pick at running back? Debatable. But with money to spend in free agency, Tennessee should be in a much more stable place before we get to April.
An AFC scout for a team that already has an established running back called Love “the best player in the draft.” Instead of getting hung up on positional value, the Titans should focus on “impact value” and what a talent like Love could do not only for the run game, but the passing game and offense overall. Head coach Robert Saleh spent the last year watching Christian McCaffrey’s impact on the San Francisco 49ers and could see similar potential in Love.
