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Earl Campbell, the Titans' 1978 first round pick and Pro Football Hall of Fame inductee
The Tennessee Titans are a National Football League (NFL) franchise that began play as the Houston Oilers in 1960, a charter member of the American Football League. The Oilers relocated to Nashville, Tennessee in 1997, playing as the Tennessee Oilers before changing their name to the Tennessee Titans in 1999. The Titans' first draft selection was Billy Cannon, a halfback from Louisiana State University. The team's most recent first round selection was Rashaan Evans, a linebacker from the University of Alabama. The Titans have selected the number one overall pick in the draft twice. They have also selected the second overall pick thrice and the third overall pick six times. The team's five selections from the University of Texas are the most chosen by the Titans from one university.
Every year during April, each NFL franchise seeks to add new players to its roster through a collegiate draft known as "the NFL Annual Player Selection Meeting", which is more commonly known as the NFL Draft. Teams are ranked in inverse order based on the previous season's record, with the worst record picking first, and the second worst picking second and so on. The two exceptions to this order are made for teams that appeared in the previous Super Bowl; the Super Bowl champion always picks 32nd, and the Super Bowl loser always picks 31st. Teams have the option of trading away their picks to other teams for different picks, players, cash, or a combination thereof. Thus, it is not uncommon for a team's actual draft pick to differ from their assigned draft pick, or for a team to have extra or no draft picks in any round due to these trades.
The Titans drafted three consecutive future Pro Football Hall of Fame inductees, Earl Campbell, Mike Munchak and Bruce Matthews in the first rounds of the 1978, 1982 and 1983 NFL Drafts respectively.
Key[]
| ^ | Indicates the player was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. |
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| * | Selected number one overall |
| † | Indicates the player was selected for the Pro Bowl at any time in their career. |
| — | The Titans did not draft a player in the first round that year. |
| Year | Each year links to an article about that particular NFL Draft. |
| Pick | Indicates the number of the pick within the first round |
| Position | Indicates the position of the player in the NFL |
| College | The player's college football team |
Player selections[]
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Bruce Matthews, the Titans' 1983 first round pick and Pro Football Hall of Fame inductee
Vince Young was the Titans' first round pick in 2006
Chris Johnson was the Titans' first round pick in 2008
Marcus Mariota was the Titans' first round pick in 2015
References[]
- "Tennessee Titans Draft History". Pro-Football-Reference. https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/oti/draft.htm. Retrieved 2014-09-18.
- Alder, James. "NFL Draft Basics:Determining Order of Selection". About.com. http://football.about.com/od/miscinformation/a/detdraftorder.htm. Retrieved 2014-09-18.
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