NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - The Tennessee Titans have added another Heisman Trophy winner to their roster, selecting Alabama running back Derrick Henry with the 45th pick overall.
The Titans used their first two of three selections in the second round Friday night on defense, taking Clemson linebacker Kevin Dodd at No. 33 and Penn State defensive tackle Austin Johnson at No. 43. That gave coordinator Dick LeBeau some pieces to add to his improving defense.
Then the Titans capped their second round by selecting Henry, joining 2014 Heisman winner quarterback Marcus Mariota in the Titans' backfield.
And it will be a crowded backfield.
The Titans traded for DeMarco Murray in March, bringing the NFL's 2014 rushing leader to town to boost a run game that ranked 25th last season averaging just 92.8 yards per game. Henry ran for an Alabama and Southeastern Conference record 2,219 yards last season as a junior.
Tennessee improved as a defense last season with LeBeau working with then-coordinator Ray Horton. The Titans ranked 12th in yards allowed but just 27th in points given up. Horton left for Cleveland, and LeBeau now is running the defense.
The 6-foot-4, 314-pound Johnson had 15 tackles for loss and 6 sacks last season, and he also returned a fumble 71 yards for his first career touchdown.
He joins the 6-5, 277-pound Dodd played defensive end at Clemson, and he said he played on the outside in both a 4-3 and 3-4 fronts for the Tigers. The Titans see him as outside linebacker in LeBeau's 3-4 scheme.
Dodd is coming off his best season with 12 sacks and ranked second to teammate Shaq Lawson with 23 tackles for loss in 2015 for the Tigers. Dodd expected to be selected in the first round, so he was in Chicago for the opening night of the NFL draft. When he went undrafted, Dodd returned home to Taylors, South Carolina, where the Titans called to add him to their roster.
The Titans selected Michigan State offensive lineman Jack Conklin in the first round on Thursday.