The Tennessee Titans traded away their best receiver on Thursday night, sending A.J. Brown to the Philadelphia Eagles — but they immediately selected his successor in Arkansas wideout, Treylon Burks.
Burks will have a tremendous amount of pressure on him in his rookie season, as whether he likes it or not, everyone will be expecting him to replace Brown, which is an unfair ask of a rookie wide receiver.
The good news is Burks has a very similar skill set to Brown, a player he was often compared to leading up to the draft. The bad news is it can sometimes take wideouts time to really make an impact.
Burks now joins a receiving corps. that also includes Robert Woods, who is coming off a torn ACL, a 2020 undrafted free agent in Nick Westbrook-Ikhine, and 2021 fourth-round pick, Dez Fitzpatrick.
Not exactly an inspiring group, but there is hope yet. Most experts were very high on Burks throughout the pre-draft process. Here’s what they were saying:
