NASHVILLE — The Tennessee Titans hope they finally have fixed at least one offensive tackle spot by taking JC Latham of Alabama with the seventh pick of the NFL draft on Thursday night in Detroit.
Latham will start out at left tackle alongside left guard Peter Skoronski, Tennessee’s top pick a year ago.
First-year Titans head coach Brian Callahan said not many people walk this earth who are as big as Latham at 6-foot-6 and 342 pounds while also being able to move well.
He called Latham a really unique player and can’t wait to see the former Crimson Tide standout alongside Skoronski and center Lloyd Cushenberry III, who was signed in free agency.
“He makes us a physically imposing really left side of our offensive line when you put him with Peter and Cush and those guys,” Callahan said of Latham. “And we’ve kind of taken some nice steps in really improving that unit.”