The Tennessee Titans have been busying signing undrafted free agents, but one in particular has caught the eye of an analyst from our friends over at Draft Wire.
According to our undrafted free agent tracker, which covers every Titans UDFA signing that has been reported, the team has inked around 15 undrafted free agents since the culmination of the 2023 NFL draft.
Among those players reportedly signed is edge rusher Caleb Murphy out of Ferris State, who was listed as the one to watch from that group by Draft Wire’s Jeff Risdon. Here are his thoughts on Murphy:
Murphy set the NCAA record with 25.5 sacks in one season, dominating the edge for the D-II national champs. He’s got some athletic stiffness, but his length and finishing ability give Murphy a chance to make it as a pass rush specialist who can play both standing up or with a hand in the dirt.
What’s notable in that write-up aside from gaudy sack numbers is Murphy’s ability to play standing up and with his hand in the dirt. As we know, head coach Mike Vrabel loves guys he can move around, something we’ve seen upfront on defense especially.
The Titans lost a pair of pass-rushers this offseason in defensive lineman DeMarcus Walker and outside linebacker Bud Dupree, but they did add Arden Key and are getting Harold Landry back from a torn ACL.
However, Key and Rashad Weaver, who figures to fill in as the No. 3 on the depth chart behind Landry and Key, have never been full-time players, and Landry may not be himself in his first year back.
As a result, the Titans need to make sure they give themselves options behind those three, which opens the door for a rookie edge rusher like Murphy.
Assuming they last through the rest of the offseason program, which is no given, Murphy will be competing for a roster spot in training camp with guys like Zach McCloud and Sam Okuayinonu, among others.
