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Titans trade up, select Treylon Burks in PFN’s 2022 mock draft

With the Tennessee Titans’ uncertain situation at the wide receiver position beyond the 2021 season, it’s quite possible we could see general manager Jon Robinson take one at some point in the 2022 NFL draft.

All in one offseason, the Titans have traded for Julio Jones, signed Josh Reynolds and drafted Dez Fitzpatrick in the fourth round of the 2021 NFL draft to replace departed receivers Corey Davis and Adam Humphries.

But Reynolds is only on a one-year deal, the jury is still out on Fitzpatrick, who has yet to play in a game, and Jones could be a cut candidate in 2022 should things not pan out for whatever reason.

As a result, Pro Football Network has the Titans trading up with the Arizona Cardinals from No. 22 overall to No. 13 overall in the first round of next year’s draft in order to take Arkansas wide receiver, Treylon Burks.

Arizona trades back with Tennessee to gain draft capital in this 2022 NFL Mock Draft. A.J. Brown is an elite receiver, and Julio Jones still has gas left in the tank. However, Jones won’t play to an elite level forever, and outside of those two WRs, the Titans have little depth. Thus, Tennessee spends big to draft Brown’s co-star for years to come in the big-bodied Treylon Burks.

The only way we could see the Titans taking a wide receiver this early would be if Jones and Reynolds are one-and-done in Nashville, and Fitzpatrick doesn’t show he’s capable of being a No. 2 opposite A.J. Brown.

Even then, Robinson has shown he’s willing to wait on taking a wideout. After all, the Titans desperately needed help at the position this year, yet waited until the fourth round to get some.

As far as Burks is concerned, he’s no doubt an intriguing prospect. He has even drawn a comparison to Brown from NFL Network analyst Daniel Jeremiah.

I remember watching Brown torch the SEC from the slot. Brown is a little more explosive than Burks, but both guys play with tremendous physicality and toughness. They aren’t afraid to work in traffic and they become special once the ball is in their hands. Brown has already established himself as a premier player at his position in the NFL. I don’t believe Burks has quite the same upside, but I see him developing into a solid No. 2 target at the next level.

In the past two years at Arkansas, Burks totaled 80 receptions for 1,295 receiving yards and seven scores, while also adding 110 rushing yards on 24 carries. In 2020, Burks totaled career-highs in receptions (51), receiving yards (820) and touchdowns (seven).

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