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The Tennessee Titans were linked for so long to Jeremiyah Love.

The Notre Dame running back didn't make it to the No. 4 overall pick, though. The Arizona Cardinals took Love with the third pick.

They instead went with Carnell Tate, the wide receiver out of Ohio State.

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Tate is going to immediately become the No. 1 target for Cam Ward.

Ward was the first overall pick in 2025 to be the franchise QB for the Titans. They also got two mid-round wideouts in Elic Ayomanor and Chimere Dike.

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But they didn't have an obvious WR1. Tate becomes that guy.

He's a great receiver who will be consistent for years to come, catch every pass thrown his way and do a good job blocking.

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The Titans could've gone defense here, or they could've traded down, but they clearly liked Tate.

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