The Tennessee Titans have a ton of work to do this offseason. The process started with firing Ran Carthon and bringing in Mike Borgonzi, adding some veteran coaches to the special teams unit, and sending a delegation of staff to the Shrine Bowl this week. They’ll have another contingent at the Reese’s Senior Bowl in Alabama next week as well.
The Titans’ biggest focus is fixing the offense. They will look at the quarterback position, and with that comes bolstering the offensive line. One way they can boost the line’s success is if they move J.C. Latham to his natural right tackle position. If they do that, Pro Football Focus thinks Latham could be Tennessee’s breakout star in 2025:
TENNESSEE TITANS: T J.C. LATHAM
“Tennessee’s entire offense floundered for most of 2024, including its offensive line. Latham, though, flashed his skill set with a 67.8 PFF pass-blocking grade, including six games above a 75.0 mark. The former No. 5 pick will need to improve his run-blocking consistency, but potentially sliding back to right tackle in 2025 could make him more comfortable.”
As much trouble as Tennessee had with the right tackle position in 2024, it would have been a far worse problem if Latham had lined up in his natural position and left the blind side to the likes of Nicholas Petit-Frere.
The Titans allowed 52 sacks in 2024, tied with the New England Patriots for the fourth-most sacks allowed. It’s definitely an area of opportunity that will be a focus of the Titans’ offseason efforts, but having Latham as a cornerstone will be pivotal moving forward.
