3 Titans featured in ‘NFLPA Rookie Premiere Class of 2021’

Three of the Tennessee Titans’ eight draft picks have been featured in the NFLPA’s “Rookie Premiere Class of 2021.”

According to the NFLPA website, “Rookie Premiere is customarily an exclusive trading card content and marketing event for presenting partner Panini America, along with a slate of other NFLPA partners. Players are selected as part of the Rookie Premiere class primarily by Panini America based on position, college performance, draft status as well as projected overall demand and marketability. All these factors impact a rookie’s trading card value, even before they have played a down in a game.”

The three Titans rookies to make the cut are cornerbacks Caleb Farley and Elijah Molden, and wide receiver Dez Fitzpatrick.

Farley, who was considered by many to be a top-10 talent in this year’s class but slid because of injury concerns, was taken in the first round at No. 22 overall of the 2021 NFL draft by the Titans.

Molden was widely considered one of the biggest steals of the draft after going late in the third round, while Fitzpatrick, whom the Titans traded up to grab, was a somewhat unexpected pick by Tennessee.

All three rookies will have a chance to make contributions in 2021, but Molden and Farley have a clearer path to doing so than Fitzpatrick, especially after the Julio Jones trade.