The Tennessee Titans will need all hands on deck at wide receiver in 2022 after the team traded away A.J. Brown to the Philadelphia Eagles, and that includes the team’s draft picks at the position.
Wide receiver and fifth-round pick Kyle Philips was recently mentioned as one of the Day 3 picks who is in the best position to make an immediate impact in Year 1 by Pro Football Focus’ Anthony Treash.
Tennessee’s receiving room is now running dry after they decided to trade away star pass-catcher A.J. Brown.
Veteran Robert Woods — whom the team acquired this offseason — along with rookies Treylon Burks and Kyle Philips will be expected to be key contributors in the receiving room as a result, and it wouldn’t be a surprise to see the fifth-rounder step up to the challenge.
The UCLA product took over the slot in 2019, and he was one of the most consistent players in the country from that point on. He earned PFF grades of 72.9, 73.1 and 77.6 over those three seasons, recording the second-most slot receptions in the Power Five (145) and producing a 96th-percentile separation rate among the nation’s receivers.
The 5-foot-11, 189-pounder then proceeded to earn the highest grade at the position during one-on-ones at the East-West Shrine Bowl. He is a crafty route-runner with sweet short-area quicks and can separate at a high level.
Philips comes to the NFL as a polished route-runner out of the slot with good hands that could make him a reliable target, especially on third downs.
The only problem for the UCLA product is that Tennessee has more than one receiver capable of working out of the slot, so he’ll have to really separate himself from the rest if he wants to see significant work.
That said, the Titans’ wide receiver situation is wide open, so he has as good a chance as any to be a productive player for the offense in 2022.