Titans OT Admits He Needs to Improve

The Tennessee Titans are currently scouting for their next head honcho. And as the season winds down, a certain Titans center has been getting candid about his struggles. 

When the Titans used a first-round pick on J.C. Latham in the 2024 NFL Draft, the plan was plug-and-play impact up front. Instead, Tennessee hit the remix button — sliding him from his natural right tackle spot over to the blindside — and the growing pains showed fast. 

The experiment didn’t stick. In 2025, the Titans kicked Latham back to right tackle, hoping for a clean reset, but the results still didn’t move the needle. The tools are there, but so far, the consistency hasn’t matched the draft-day hype. 

Latham Owns His Struggles Betting on a Bounce-Back

Latham’s tape hasn’t exactly been clean. He’s been below the league average in pass pro, given up too many sacks, and racked up 14 penalties. The kind of drive-killers that make offensive line coaches lose sleep. Still, Latham isn’t ducking the smoke. He knows the bar is higher, and he’s betting on himself.

"I know I can do anything," Latham said (h/t Titans Wire). "You are not going to win every rep – this is the NFL. There's a lot of great talent, so you might lose a rep or two against some of the top players in the league. But one million percent I know I can do it. And I know (the team) has a lot of faith, trust, and confidence in me.

He showed up to training camp in 2025 with a noticeably leaner frame after dropping more than 30 pounds, aiming to improve his quickness and durability. That plan took an early hit when a hip injury sidelined him in Week 1, costing him four games. Latham admitted he rushed back before he was fully healthy, a lesson learned the hard way.

“That’s part of maturity, too,” he said. “I can learn from it and be better because of it.”