Tennessee Titans

Draft analyst: Titans unlikely to receive huge haul for No. 2 pick

Published Apr. 27, 2015 12:42 a.m. ET

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In 2012, the St. Louis Rams traded the No. 2 overall pick to the Washington Redskins for three first-round picks and a second-rounder.

Can the Tennessee Titans expect a similar haul if they deal the second pick in the 2015 NFL Draft? According to the Nashville Post, NFL Network draft analyst Mike Mayock says probably not.

“If you go back to Andrew Luck and RG3, the perception was these were two special players, not just really good potential franchise quarterbacks, but special, once every five to 10 years kind of players,” Mayock said. “And I don't think we get the same vibe off Winston and Mariota, and I don't have Mariota up there like that. I only have Winston up there like that.”

Mayock said the Titans' choice centers around the team's belief in second-year quarterback Zach Mettenberger.

“I think if I'm in their building, I'm hoping that I'm a Zach Mettenberger fan, because I'd much rather continue to develop around him as opposed to drafting a rookie quarterback, unless I felt like the rookie quarterback was significantly better, at which point you've got to take him,” Mayock said. “A lot of this obviously depends on what the feeling in the building is and if you believe Mettenberger can become a starting/franchise type quarterback given enough help, then it opens up other options either taking a dynamic playmaker at two or a potential trade down."

(h/t Nashville Post)
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