Nevada QB Carson Strong: Senior Bowl meeting with Titans went really well

At the very least, the Tennessee Titans are doing their due diligence at the quarterback position ahead of the 2022 NFL draft.

One signal-caller we know the Titans have met with is Nevada quarterback, Carson Strong, who confirmed as much to The Draft Network’s Crissy Froyd.

In fact, Strong says his meeting with Tennessee was among the better ones he had during his time down in Mobile, Alabama, while preparing for the 2022 Senior Bowl.

The 6-foot-4, 215-pound quarterback had his best collegiate season in 2021, finishing with 4,186 passing yards, 36 touchdowns to eight interceptions, and a completion rate of 70.2 percent.

Carson Strong told me yesterday that he’s met with several NFL teams at the Senior Bowl.

Said that he felt meetings with Washington, Saints, Steelers, Eagles and Titans went really well.

— Crissy Froyd (@crissy_froyd) February 3, 2022

Here’s a bit more on Strong, courtesy of  Drae Harris of The Draft Network, who gave the Wolf Pack signal-caller a second-round grade.

“Carson Strong is 4th year junior who aligns at QB mostly from the gun. He is an average athlete with regard to mobility outside of the pocket. In the run game, he isn’t much of a threat to the defense as a runner and clearly would rather to deliver the ball from the pocket. As a result, running many of the zone-read concepts or QB designed runs would be problematic with him. The passing game is where he thrives. He’s more of a traditional pocket passer with very good arm strength and generally throws with a good base. Has a lot of pre-snap responsibilities in terms of protection and appears to handle it well. When throwing from a clean pocket his accuracy is good, but he definitely has some throws where he could have better ball placement. He has the mental processing to make quick decisions. Because he lacks good escapability, if his primary is covered, he will force the ball in—often for an ill-advised throw. As a result, he doesn’t always go through a full progression to hit his check down. 

“Nevada’s Air Raid-based offense provides many opportunities for him to display his downfield accuracy. However, the offense also can be attributed to his moments of lazy footwork and throwing with an inconsistent base. He has a good internal timer and he innately feels pressure on the backside. He keeps his eyes downfield and can throw receivers open on deep balls. He can look the safety off, throw the seams to the TE, and easily gets the ball out of his hands from the gun. One of his best assets is his ability to take care of the football. Nevada’s offense calls for big shots down the field, and he has been judicious in this regard. Some of his turnovers in the exposures I’ve graded were situations where his receivers let him down. Although the league seems to be trending away from this type of QB, this is someone who would thrive with an effective running game, good protection, and a sure-handed tight end.”

While Titans general manager Jon Robinson did back embattled quarterback Ryan Tannehill after his playoff debacle, he also noted that the team would be taking a look at all positions in April’s draft.

Some fans want a more immediate change under center, but that might not be possible because of how difficult it’ll be to unload Tannehill’s contract.

The most we expect to see happen at the position this offseason is the Titans drafting a quarterback for the future in the hopes that he can take the reins from Tannehill sooner rather than later.