My Titans Draft Board at #4: Love, Tate, Bailey, Downs — and why I think the pick is Love

[rns90]

4 minutes ago, AvgJoe said:

If the Titans don’t like Bain and Bailey is gone, give me Love or Tate. I just do not like Reese as a projection

I honestly have no idea how they (Titans ) see Reese.

 

They could love the tools /upside or see him as a off ball linebacker who can be a part time pass rusher that they can deploy at times.

[titanruss]

2 hours ago, Pragidealist said:

Nobody is comping Bailey to Bosa, Garrett, Hutchinson, or Parsons. Nobody. Those are the guys who go top 5 at edge. The comps the scouting community is giving Bailey are all mid-to-late first round archetypes — players drafted in the 15-25 range.

 

 

A ton of people have compared Bailey to Parsons.

[Callidus]

1 hour ago, rns90 said:

This is Bailey’s sack seer write up:

 

SackSEER projection: 26.6 sacks through Year 5

Scouts Inc. ranking: 7

Similar historical prospects: Khalil Mack, DeMarcus Ware

 

Bailey led the FBS with 14.5 sacks last season, and he's clearly the SackSEER favorite for 2026. He's the only prospect in this year's draft who combines excellent collegiate sack production with outstanding workouts, with a 4.50-second 40-yard dash, a 35-inch vertical and a 10-foot-9 broad jump.

Forgive me if I am reading this wrong or that sackseer projection means something else. Is that thing saying they only expect him to average 5.3sacks a year? I am not nearly as high on him as most and even I think that is crazy low if that is indead what it means. 40 seems more in line with reality.

[Pragidealist]

5 minutes ago, titanruss said:

 

A ton of people have compared Bailey to Parsons.

Who? I think you're getting him mixed up with Reese. Both linebackers who could rush- comparison is a archetime to Reese- not bailey

Edited April 8 by Pragidealist

[socaljake]

I don't see the Bailey to Parsons comparison at all.

[Callidus]

9 minutes ago, socaljake said:

I don't see the Bailey to Parsons comparison at all.

Hes a much more linear athlete than parsons. I dont see it either. 

Edited April 8 by Callidus

[socaljake]

2 minutes ago, Callidus said:

Hes a much more linear athlete than paraons. I dont see it either. 

He's not going to be a movable chess piece the way Parsons is either

[titanruss]

18 minutes ago, Pragidealist said:

Who? I think you're getting him mixed up with Reese. Both linebackers who could rush- comparison is a archetime to Reese- not bailey

 

https://walterfootball.com/scoutingreports2026dbailey.php

 

[titanruss]

20 minutes ago, socaljake said:

He's not going to be a movable chess piece the way Parsons is either

 

 

Bailey played off ball LB at Stanford for 2 years. 

[Pragidealist]

15 minutes ago, titanruss said:

 

https://walterfootball.com/scoutingreports2026dbailey.php

 

Fair

 

"Micah Parsons. In terms of style of play, Bailey reminds me of Parsons as an explosive edge rusher who has some size limitations as a run defender."

 

Now read the rest of that same report:

• "Will have issues holding up as a three-down base end"
• "Has some natural limitations as a run defender for the NFL"
• "Could have problems with repeated downhill runs straight at him"
• "Bailey will need to be rotated as a run defender"

Parsons won the Butkus Award. 109 tackles. Elite in coverage. Sideline-to-sideline range. Three-down player from Week 1 who never needed to be rotated out. 65 career sacks while playing every snap.

The comp is really just "both are explosive off the edge" — and that's true. But what made Parsons special was everything else he brought to the table, and Campbell's own report is telling you Bailey doesn't have those things.

It's also worth noting that Parsons, with all of those additional skills, still went 12th overall — not top 5. So a less complete version of that archetype going higher feels like a reach driven by a weak class more than by the actual player profile.

I respect the comp as an athletic comparison. I just think it undersells how different these two players actually are once you get past the speed.

[titanruss]

35 minutes ago, Pragidealist said:

Fair

 

"Micah Parsons. In terms of style of play, Bailey reminds me of Parsons as an explosive edge rusher who has some size limitations as a run defender."

 

Now read the rest of that same report:

• "Will have issues holding up as a three-down base end"
• "Has some natural limitations as a run defender for the NFL"
• "Could have problems with repeated downhill runs straight at him"
• "Bailey will need to be rotated as a run defender"

Parsons won the Butkus Award. 109 tackles. Elite in coverage. Sideline-to-sideline range. Three-down player from Week 1 who never needed to be rotated out. 65 career sacks while playing every snap.

The comp is really just "both are explosive off the edge" — and that's true. But what made Parsons special was everything else he brought to the table, and Campbell's own report is telling you Bailey doesn't have those things.

It's also worth noting that Parsons, with all of those additional skills, still went 12th overall — not top 5. So a less complete version of that archetype going higher feels like a reach driven by a weak class more than by the actual player profile.

I respect the comp as an athletic comparison. I just think it undersells how different these two players actually are once you get past the speed.

 

Parsons was seen as a poor run defender just like Bailey but Bailey is seen as the better pass rusher coming out. Their workout numbers and ht/wt are nearly exactly the same except Bailey is a little bigger with longer arms.

 

Arvell Reece is compared because of the position /use in college and they are athletes but they look nothing alike on the field. Reece as a down rusher looks nothing like Parsons. Bailey kinda does. 

 

I know Parsons went 12th...you're the one saying he went 5 and I was assuming it was to be a gotcha if someone tried to argue it.  But the fact of the player going 12th has little to do with the player they have become and where he'd go in a redraft. It was also a completely different draft with different talent. 

Edited April 8 by titanruss

[Face]

3 hours ago, titanruss said:

 

Parsons was seen as a poor run defender just like Bailey but Bailey is seen as the better pass rusher coming out. Their workout numbers and ht/wt are nearly exactly the same except Bailey is a little bigger with longer arms.

 

Arvell Reece is compared because of the position /use in college and they are athletes but they look nothing alike on the field. Reece as a down rusher looks nothing like Parsons. Bailey kinda does. 

 

I know Parsons went 12th...you're the one saying he went 5 and I was assuming it was to be a gotcha if someone tried to argue it.  But the fact of the player going 12th has little to do with the player they have become and where he'd go in a redraft. It was also a completely different draft with different talent. 

Yeah the 2021 draft was absolutely stacked beyond belief. Trevor Lawrence was considered the best QB since Luck & even though they all totally busted you had Zach Wilson, Trey Lance & Justin Fields. Then you had Kyle Pitts, Jamar Chase, Penei Sewell, Jaylen Waddle, DeVonta Smith, Surtain Jr. Plus Parsons was considered a pure off ball LBer, nobody had him rated as an edge.

[TerryBoats]

Barring injury, there's no scenario in which we aren't thankful every single week that Love is on this team.  

 

Love measures at t 6'0, 212 lbs with 32 inch arms and a 4.36 forty.  That's the same length as Garrett Wilson, albeit at 30 lbs heavier and faster.  He's got a ton of untapped potential as a receiver and creates a serious matchup problem for defenses.

[AussieTitanFan08]

37 minutes ago, TerryBoats said:

Barring injury, there's no scenario in which we aren't thankful every single week that Love is on this team.  

 

Love measures at t 6'0, 212 lbs with 32 inch arms and a 4.36 forty.  That's the same length as Garrett Wilson, albeit at 30 lbs heavier and faster.  He's got a ton of untapped potential as a receiver and creates a serious matchup problem for defenses.

 

If Borgonzi doesn't do something about the C and RG situations Love on the Titans in 2026 might get 2025 Jeantied where he can't overcome the situation around him.

[OILERMAN]

14 minutes ago, AussieTitanFan08 said:

 

If Borgonzi doesn't do something about the C and RG situations Love on the Titans in 2026 might get 2025 Jeantied where he can't overcome the situation around him.

 

I can't believe the Titans are where they are with this OL. We're going on 6-7 years with an unsettled starting OL