Titans depth chart: Dillon Radunz fills massive gap on OL

The Tennessee Titans depth chart in 2021 was supposed to include former Georgia star and first-round pick Isaiah Wilson at the right tackle position. A year ago at this time, Wilson was the team’s answer to losing Jack Conklin in free agency to the Cleveland Browns.

Wilson has since busted out of the league, at least for the time being, due to being seemingly disinterested in football completely.

The loss of Conklin compounded with the absence of Wilson — who was expected to be a rookie starter — all led to the Tennessee Titans reevaluating in the 2021 offseason and in the 2021 NFL Draft, specifically.

All of the events that occurred with Conklin and Wilson led to the Titans picking former North Dakota State offensive tackle Dillon Radunz, a dominant player at the FCS level who had an awesome week at the Senior Bowl in January.

Radunz’s big week at the Senior Bowl in Mobile was especially huge considering the fact that the Bison only played an exhibition game in the 2020 season. There was no film to see what strides Radunz had made in his game from his FCS All-American 2019 campaign.

Titans depth chart: Dillon Radunz fills a major gap

Jack Conklin was no slouch for the Tennessee Titans at the right tackle position. His departure left a huge hole on the Titans depth chart in 2020 and the team acted accordingly by probably over-drafting Isaiah Wilson by about a round, but the run on tackles in the first round of the 2020 NFL Draft was such that the pick was probably more of a necessity than anything.

The Titans found themselves in a similar position heading into the 2021 NFL Draft but instead of reaching for a tackle in round one, they took Caleb Farley and waited patiently for the second round.

That ultimately led to the selection and really nice value of Radunz, who checks all of the boxes physically.

Although slightly undersized, Radunz is no stranger to blocking for a run-oriented offense. The Tennessee Titans love to pound the rock, and while Trey Lance was the starter at NDSU, the Bison averaged close to 50 rushing attempts per game.

Radunz has the aggressive mentality to get out in space and punish guys in his path, and the foot quickness to mirror pass rushers. He might be drinking through a fire hose as a rookie in the NFL, but the Titans got a guy who is almost the polar opposite of Isaiah Wilson when it comes to an obvious passion for the game.

Radunz could have done a lot with his time “off” from the end of the 2019 season to the 2021 Senior Bowl, but he showed up in incredible shape and dominated the week of practice.

Now, he’s poised to fill a major gap for the Titans’ offensive line in new offensive coordinator Todd Downing’s system.