PITTSBURGH – The Titans hit the daily double in the NFL Draft on Thursday, getting two players in the first round.
After taking Ohio State receiver Carnell Tate with the fourth overall pick, the Titans traded back into the first round and snagged Auburn edge Keldric Faulk at 31st overall.
"Real excited about the two guys we added here tonight," Titans GM Mike Borgonzi told reporters back in Nashville. "Carnell Tate, we thought he was the best receiver in the draft. And then coming back up and getting Keldric Faulk, who really fits this defense. I mean, long, can play outside, inside. Looking back to some of (Robert) Saleh's defenses, too, it reminded me a little bit of (Arik) Armstead when he had him there in San Francisco. So, really excited about adding these two guys here tonight. Great character guys, too."
Borgonzi had this to say about Tate:
"Well, he's a bigger, vertical guy. The route running, very efficient, his route running. I thought he had exceptional ball skills to be able to track the footballs, catch radius downfield. I think he's going to be a great fit in this offense. And you know, he's 20 years old last year playing at Ohio State. He's a young kid. So is Keldric (Faulk). They are both 21 now. Two young kids. But Tate has the ability to play big downfield. That's the one thing, all these contested catches downfield, his ability to go up and catch the football, contort his body in certain ways. I think it's going to be great for Cam (Ward)."
As for Faulk, Borgonzi said the team addressed a need with talent.
"Just looking at some of the needs and stuff, and where we had him on the board, he was our highest-rated guy at the time, and we thought this guy really fit the defense well," Borgonzi said of Faulk. "So, we just went up. When you see a player that you like, you just go up and get him."
