The Tennessee Titans added one other piece to the large receiver room on Tuesday, which can not precisely be nice information for 2022 first-round choose Treylon Burks.
The Titans signed former Cincinnati Bengals WR Tyler Boyd to a one-year deal price as much as $4.5M, per ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler, reuniting Boyd with former offensive coordinator and now Titans head coach Brian Callahan.
Positive, most of Boyd’s snaps within the NFL have come from the slot (81.6% to be precise, per Pro Football Focus) whereas Burks has been primarily a wideout (73.6% of his snaps have come outdoors, per PFF), however the reality the Titans added one other participant to their WR corps speaks volumes about Burks’ standing with the group.
“Now we have to have somebody emerge for us on the slot receiver place, once we’re in 11 personnel,” Callahan told reporters previous to the draft. “You want depth at each place. Guys which might be quick, explosive and bodily, you possibly can’t have sufficient of them.”
Boyd will probably be Tennessee’s featured slot receiver, and with DeAndre Hopkins and prized free-agent signing Calvin Ridley out large, Burks’ taking part in time is presumably going to take successful.
With the highest three spots on the depth chart spoken for, Burks will probably be battling Nick Westbrook-Ikhine, Kyle Philips, rookie sixth-round choose Jha’Quan Jackson and 2023 seventh-round choose Colton Dowell for 2, presumably three roster spots.
“He is a first-round choose, clearly you possibly can see all the expertise,” Titans first-year offensive coordinator Nick Holz told reporters about Burks’ position. “However he’ll get what he earns.”