This blog was written four years ago. But I include it in this thread for a refresher, because it remains true every year.
Draft Picks Visits/Interviews are a big deal for teams interested in a prospect. Even so much to the point where tendencies can be spotted if you actually put pen to paper. And by process of elimination, you can kind of iron down who we're slated to take to about 2 players or so (this explains exactly why I had a real bad feeling we were going to take Treylon Burks before the drafted even started in '22.)
The only exception to the rule was 2018 where Rashaan Evans was taken in 1st as opposed to Harold Landry. But there could have been a number of reasons for #2 position evaluated leaping the 1st --- as we traded up in both scenarios - but let all that be discussed in the comments. (also as "Safety in 2018" is omitted as it was a 4th round pick & not a 3rd.)
When broken down, all 3 of our first 3 draft picks the past 3 years, have made some kind of visit/interview made public to the media. Even moreover, all 3 (2019, 2018, 2017) also were the most scouted/evaluated positions.
2019 - QB 2 RB 3 WR *6* TE 3 OL *8* DL/E *19* LB 3 CB 5 S 5
(19) DL/E - Jeffery Simmons, (6) WR - AJ Brown, (8) OL - Nate Davis
2018 - QB 6 RB 3 WR 8 TE 2 OL 3 DL/E *10* LB *7* CB 4 S 6
(7) LB - Rashaan Evans, , (10) DL/E - Harold Landry (6) S - Dane Cruikshank
2017 - QB 1 RB 2 WR *11* TE 4 OL 4 DL/E *9* LB 5 CB *10* S 2
(11) WR - Corey Davis (10) CB - Adoree Jackson (11) WR - Taywan Taylor
This year, per WF, PFF, and other spaced out single sources - the position groups that have made visits/workouts/interviews/facetimes that are available to the media are as follows:
(covid-19 also having an affect on most OFFICIAL 30 visits.)
QB 2 RB 2 WR 4 TE 0 OL *4* DL/E *7* LB 0 CB *6* S 1
All of this information can be found at WalterFootball – NFL Football. The draft, picks and fantasy.now for last year's official visits according to WF.
- Deonte Banks, Cornerback, Maryland (PRI)
- Tyler Beach, Offensive Tackle, Wisconsin (WOR)
- Anthony Bradford, Offensive Guard, LSU (PRI)
- Julius Brents^, Cornerback, Kansas State (COM, PRI)
- Nick Broeker, Offensive Guard, Ole Miss (VIR)
- Henry Byrd, Offensive Tackle, Princeton (WOR)
- Keondre Coburn, Nose Tackle, Texas (PRO)
- Jacob Copeland, Wide Receiver, Maryland (PRO)
- McClendon Curtis, Offensive Guard, Chattanooga (VIR)
- Braeden Daniels, Offensive Guard, Utah (COM)
- Trey Dean, Safety, Florida (PRO)
- Nathaniel Dell, Wide Receiver, Houston (PRI)
- Gervon Dexter, 3-4 Defensive End, Florida (PRI)
- Mohamoud Diabate, Inside Linebacker, Utah (PRI)
- Josh Downs, Wide Receiver, North Carolina (PRO)
- Jaelyn Duncan, Offensive Tackle, Maryland (PRI)
- Payne Durham, Tight End, Purdue (PRI)
- Viliami Fehoko, 3-4 Outside Linebacker, San Jose State (PRI)
- Joey Fisher, Offensive Tackle, Shepherd (PRI)
- Zay Flowers, Wide Receiver, Boston College (PRI)
- Hendon Hooker, Quarterback, Tennessee (LOC)
- Quentin Johnston^, Wide Receiver, TCU (COM, PRI)
- Broderick Jones, Offensive Tackle, Georgia (PRI)
- Tucker Kraft, Tight End, South Dakota State (PRI)
- Sam LaPorta, Tight End, Iowa (PRO)
- Will Levis^, Quarterback, Kentucky (PRO, PRI)
- Jeremy Lucien, Cornerback, Vanderbilt (LOC)
- Marte Mapu, Linebacker, Sacramento State (PRI)
- Jartavius 'Quan' Martin, Cornerback, Illinois (PRI)
- Quan Martin, Cornerback, Illinois (PRI)
- Devonnsha Maxwell, Defensive Tackle, Chattanooga (LOC)
- TK McLendon, Defensive Tackle, Eastern Kentucky (VIR)
- Darel Middleton, Defensive Tackle, Texas (VIR)
- Ventrell Miller, Inside Linebacker, Florida (PRO)
- Ivan Pace Jr., Linebacker, Cincinnati (VIR)
- Trevor Reid, Offensive Tackle, Louisville (PRO)
- Anthony Richardson, Quarterback, Florida (PRI)
- Kelee Ringo, Cornerback, Georgia (COM)
- Jaquelin Roy, Defensive Tackle, LSU (PRO)
- John Michael Schmitz, Center, Minnesota (VIR)
- Tyler Scott, Wide Receiver, Cincinnati (PRO)
- Cam Smith, Cornerback, South Carolina (PRI)
- Tyjae Spears^, Running Back, Tulane (PRO, PRI)
- O'Cyrus Torrence^, Offensive Guard, Florida (COM, PRO)
- Keion White, 3-4 Outside Linebacker, Georgia Tech (PRI)
- Brayden Willis, Tight End, Oklahoma (PRO)
- Daniel Wright, Offensive Tackle, Tennessee (COM)
- Darnell Wright^, Offensive Tackle, Tennessee (COM, LOC)
- Byron Young, Defensive Tackle, Alabama (COM)
So if you notice, Will Levis, Tyjae Spears, Jaylen Duncan were all reported for a visit by WF. And Peter Skoronski was reported by NFL trade rumors.
With those facts in mind, let's start off the 2024 list of Titan visits.
- Joe Alt, Offensive Tackle, Notre Dame (COM)
- Brock Bowers, Tight End, Georgia (COM)
- Olumuyiwa Fashanu, Offensive Tackle, Penn State (COM)
- Cedric Johnson, Defensive End, Ole Miss (COM)
- Jordan Morgan, Offensive Tackle, Arizona (COM)
- Malik Nabers, Wide Receiver, LSU (COM)
- Bo Nix, Quarterback, Oregon (COM)
- Rome Odunze, Wide Receiver, Washington (COM)
- Patrick Paul, Offensive Tackle, Houston (COM)