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What Titans GM Mike Borgonzi Said About the Team's Five Draft Picks From Saturday

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NASHVILLE – The 2026 NFL Draft is officially in the books.

General Manager Mike Borgonzi on Saturday gave a CliffsNotes version on the five players selected on Saturday.

Here's a look at snippets from Borgonzi on each of the picks:

Round 5, Pick 142: Guard Fernando Carmona Jr., Arkansas

What Borgonzi said: "Fernando played left tackle at San Jose State, played some tackle in '24 at Arkansas and then played guard and he also has the capability of playing center, too, just really hasn't done it much in a game, he's done it in practice before. … The intangibles part with (Fernando and sixth-round pick Pat Coogan), they are gritty. We have these alpha tags for leadership with these offensive linemen and both him and Pat have that."

Round 5, Pick 165: RB Nick Singleton, Penn State

What Borgonzi said: "Nick was a highly productive running back at Penn State. Played a lot of snaps there, too. He basically started there four years. It's funny, I remember turning on the film — I forget who I was watching at Penn State, a couple of years ago. It might have been two, three years ago, and I see this No. 10. He runs really angry, and he's fast, and he can catch the ball. There was a guy we had in Kansas City, (Isiah) Pacheco, he kind of reminded me of him a little bit. So, I feel like I've been watching him a long time. … He's a bigger back. He's probably a little — you know, he's a little bigger than Tony (Pollard). The speed, he actually catches the ball really well out of the back field too. As far as the injury, yeah, he should be — I don't want to put a timetable, but when he comes in here, we'll take a look. He'll be participating here in the spring."

Round 6, Pick 184: DT Jackie Marshall, Baylor

What Borgonzi said: "Jackie, the first time you saw him, I kind of watched a little bit of him last year. He's played five-technique. He's played three-technique, so I think he's versatile. He's explosive on contact. He's twitchy. We see him here, he can probably play a little big end, but probably inside as a DT for us. Coach Aaron Whitecotton actually had him at the East-West and coached him in that game, and our scouts got to visit with him there. Then Aaron actually was at his pro day and worked him out too. We've had a lot of different touchpoints with him."

Round 6, Pick: 194: C Pat Coogan, Indiana

What Borgonzi said: "Pat obviously played center at Indiana this past year. I've never seen a guy get an MVP as an offensive lineman in the Rose Bowl. It just speaks to the type of player he was there for them, the leadership, and Pat has also played some guard at Notre Dame as well. … (Carmona and Coogan) have played a lot of football, both of them. They really do fit the definition of how we say, like, the tough, smart, dependable. They epitomize it, those two guys. Like I said, they've had a snaps here in college football. Physically where they're at right now, the size, I think they can come right in here and compete."

Round 7, Pick 225: TE Jaren Kanak, Oklahoma

What Borgonzi said: "Jaren, he was really interesting because you talk about an athlete. I mean, the guy was a linebacker for three years and hadn't even played tight end and picked it up. He's played H-back, he's moved around, has played full back a little bit. Really athletic, really good special teams player. So, he's going to I think contribute there right away on teams."

The Titans and teams across the League wore shirts and lapel pins during the NFL Draft in honor of the late Dave "Coach Mac" McGinnis, who passed away earlier this month.

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