2017 NFL Mock Draft: First-round projections after Week 14
Teez Tabor. 15. player. 35. . CB. Florida
One Florida Gator cornerback taken already, might as well take the other in Jalen Tabor. The Titans have the 25th-best passing defense in the country and that’s just not good enough for a young team that seems to be addressing every other area of weakness.
Last year, the Titans took an offensive tackle, Jack Conklin, in the first round and they followed that up with Derrick Henry at running back. This team desperately needs more wide receivers to help Marcus Mariota out, but the offense has already been addressed the past few years, it’s now time for the defense.
Tabor has good size for a cornerback, standing 6-foot-0, 201 pounds and he looks like a legit pro prospect. He’s athletic in coverage but his weakness has to be missed tackles. He improved on that this year, but it’s still something he needs to perfect.
The numbers he has put up during his junior season haven’t been all that great, but he’s still been quite impressive. He has 28 tackles, a sack, three interceptions, five pass deflections and a touchdown.
Tennessee continues to get younger and this pick would be a smart move for the future of the defense that has not been effective this year.