Carnell Tate, left and Keldric Faulk enter the room as the Titans present their first two NFL Draft selections at their practice facility in Nashville, Tenn., Friday, April 24, 2026.
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Tennessee Titans first round draft pick wide receiver Carnell Tate, 4th overall pick, stands for a portrait at Vanderbilt Health Football Center Friday, April 24, 2026.
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Tennessee Titans first round draft pick edge Keldric Faulk, 31st pick overall, stands for portraits at Vanderbilt Health Football Center Friday, April 24, 2026.
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Tennessee Titans first round draft picks wide receiver Carnell Tate, second left, and edge Keldric Faulk field questions with the media with Mike Borgonzi, general manager, left, and Coach Robert Saleh at Vanderbilt Health Football Center Friday, April 24, 2026.
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Tennessee Titans first round draft picks wide receiver Carnell Tate, second left, and edge Keldric Faulk stand for pictures with Mike Borgonzi, general manager, left, and Coach Robert Saleh at Vanderbilt Health Football Center Friday, April 24, 2026.
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Tennessee Titans first round draft pick Carnell Tate, second left, fields questions from the media at Vanderbilt Health Football Center Friday, April 24, 2026. Also pictured are, from left, Mike Borgonzi, general manager, fellow first-rounder Keldric Faulk and Coach Robert Saleh.
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Tennessee Titans first round draft picks wide receiver Carnell Tate, second left, and edge Keldric Faulk field questions with the media with Mike Borgonzi, general manager, left, and Coach Robert Saleh at Vanderbilt Health Football Center Friday, April 24, 2026.
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Tennessee Titans first round draft pick Carnell Tate, center fields questions from the media with Mike Borgonzi, general manager, right, and fellow first-rounder Keldric Faulk at Vanderbilt Health Football Center Friday, April 24, 2026.
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Tennessee Titans first round draft picks wide receiver Carnell Tate, left, and edge Keldric Faulk stand for pictures at Vanderbilt Health Football Center Friday, April 24, 2026.
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Tennessee Titans Coach Robert Saleh, right, takes a question from the media with their first round draft picks and Mike Borgonzi, general manager, at Vanderbilt Health Football Center Friday, April 24, 2026. Titans first round draft picks are wide receiver Carnell Tate, second left, and edge Keldric Faulk.
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Tennessee Titans first round draft picks wide receiver Carnell Tate, left, and edge Keldric Faulk field questions from the media at Vanderbilt Health Football Center Friday, April 24, 2026.
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Tennessee Titans first round draft pick edge Keldric Faulk, 31st pick overall, addresses the media at Vanderbilt Health Football Center Friday, April 24, 2026.
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Tennessee Titans first round draft pick Carnell Tate, right, fields questions from the media with Mike Borgonzi, general manager, at Vanderbilt Health Football Center Friday, April 24, 2026.
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Tennessee Titans Coach Robert Saleh fields questions from the media at Vanderbilt Health Football Center Friday, April 24, 2026.
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Tennessee Titans first round draft pick Carnell Tate, center fields questions from the media with Mike Borgonzi, general manager, right, and fellow first-rounder Keldric Faulk at Vanderbilt Health Football Center Friday, April 24, 2026.
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Tennessee Titans first round draft pick wide receiver Carnell Tate, 4th overall pick, stands for a portrait with his family at Vanderbilt Health Football Center Friday, April 24, 2026.
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Tennessee Titans first round draft pick edge Keldric Faulk, 31st pick overall, stands for a portrait with his family at Vanderbilt Health Football Center Friday, April 24, 2026.
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From left, general manager Mike Borgonzi, wide receiver Carnell Tate, edge defender Keldric Faulk and coach Robert Saleh take questions as The Titans present their first two NFL Draft selections at their practice facility in Nashville, Tenn., Friday, April 24, 2026.
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Coach Robert Saleh takes questions as the Titans present their first two NFL Draft selections wide receiver Carnell Tate and edge defender Keldric Faulk at their practice facility in Nashville, Tenn., Friday, April 24, 2026.
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Wide receiver Carnell Tate takes questions at the Titans' practice facility in Nashville, Tenn., Friday, April 24, 2026. He was the Titans first draft pick for 2026.
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From left, general manager Mike Borgonzi, wide receiver Carnell Tate, edge defender Keldric Faulk and coach Robert Saleh take questions as The Titans present their first two NFL Draft selections at their practice facility in Nashville, Tenn., Friday, April 24, 2026.
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Wide receiver Carnell Tate takes questions at the Titans' practice facility in Nashville, Tenn., Friday, April 24, 2026. He was the Titans first draft pick for 2026.
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Meet the Titans newest draft picks Carnell Tate and Keldric Faulk
Carnell Tate, left and Keldric Faulk enter the room as the Titans present their first two NFL Draft selections at their practice facility in Nashville, Tenn., Friday, April 24, 2026.
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Meet the Titans newest draft picks Carnell Tate and Keldric Faulk
Carnell Tate, left and Keldric Faulk enter the room as the Titans present their first two NFL Draft selections at their practice facility in Nashville, Tenn., Friday, April 24, 2026.
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Meet the Titans newest draft picks Carnell Tate and Keldric Faulk
Tennessee Titans first round draft pick wide receiver Carnell Tate, 4th overall pick, stands for a portrait at Vanderbilt Health Football Center Friday, April 24, 2026.
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Meet the Titans newest draft picks Carnell Tate and Keldric Faulk
Tennessee Titans first round draft pick edge Keldric Faulk, 31st pick overall, stands for portraits at Vanderbilt Health Football Center Friday, April 24, 2026.
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Meet the Titans newest draft picks Carnell Tate and Keldric Faulk
Tennessee Titans first round draft picks wide receiver Carnell Tate, second left, and edge Keldric Faulk field questions with the media with Mike Borgonzi, general manager, left, and Coach Robert Saleh at Vanderbilt Health Football Center Friday, April 24, 2026.
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Meet the Titans newest draft picks Carnell Tate and Keldric Faulk
Tennessee Titans first round draft picks wide receiver Carnell Tate, second left, and edge Keldric Faulk stand for pictures with Mike Borgonzi, general manager, left, and Coach Robert Saleh at Vanderbilt Health Football Center Friday, April 24, 2026.
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Meet the Titans newest draft picks Carnell Tate and Keldric Faulk
Tennessee Titans first round draft pick Carnell Tate, second left, fields questions from the media at Vanderbilt Health Football Center Friday, April 24, 2026. Also pictured are, from left, Mike Borgonzi, general manager, fellow first-rounder Keldric Faulk and Coach Robert Saleh.
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Meet the Titans newest draft picks Carnell Tate and Keldric Faulk
Tennessee Titans first round draft picks wide receiver Carnell Tate, second left, and edge Keldric Faulk field questions with the media with Mike Borgonzi, general manager, left, and Coach Robert Saleh at Vanderbilt Health Football Center Friday, April 24, 2026.
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Meet the Titans newest draft picks Carnell Tate and Keldric Faulk
Tennessee Titans first round draft pick Carnell Tate, center fields questions from the media with Mike Borgonzi, general manager, right, and fellow first-rounder Keldric Faulk at Vanderbilt Health Football Center Friday, April 24, 2026.
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Meet the Titans newest draft picks Carnell Tate and Keldric Faulk
Tennessee Titans first round draft picks wide receiver Carnell Tate, left, and edge Keldric Faulk stand for pictures at Vanderbilt Health Football Center Friday, April 24, 2026.
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Meet the Titans newest draft picks Carnell Tate and Keldric Faulk
Tennessee Titans Coach Robert Saleh, right, takes a question from the media with their first round draft picks and Mike Borgonzi, general manager, at Vanderbilt Health Football Center Friday, April 24, 2026. Titans first round draft picks are wide receiver Carnell Tate, second left, and edge Keldric Faulk.
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Meet the Titans newest draft picks Carnell Tate and Keldric Faulk
Tennessee Titans first round draft picks wide receiver Carnell Tate, left, and edge Keldric Faulk field questions from the media at Vanderbilt Health Football Center Friday, April 24, 2026.
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Meet the Titans newest draft picks Carnell Tate and Keldric Faulk
Tennessee Titans first round draft pick edge Keldric Faulk, 31st pick overall, addresses the media at Vanderbilt Health Football Center Friday, April 24, 2026.
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Meet the Titans newest draft picks Carnell Tate and Keldric Faulk
Tennessee Titans first round draft pick Carnell Tate, right, fields questions from the media with Mike Borgonzi, general manager, at Vanderbilt Health Football Center Friday, April 24, 2026.
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Meet the Titans newest draft picks Carnell Tate and Keldric Faulk
Tennessee Titans Coach Robert Saleh fields questions from the media at Vanderbilt Health Football Center Friday, April 24, 2026.
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Meet the Titans newest draft picks Carnell Tate and Keldric Faulk
Tennessee Titans first round draft pick Carnell Tate, center fields questions from the media with Mike Borgonzi, general manager, right, and fellow first-rounder Keldric Faulk at Vanderbilt Health Football Center Friday, April 24, 2026.
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Meet the Titans newest draft picks Carnell Tate and Keldric Faulk
Tennessee Titans first round draft pick wide receiver Carnell Tate, 4th overall pick, stands for a portrait with his family at Vanderbilt Health Football Center Friday, April 24, 2026.
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Meet the Titans newest draft picks Carnell Tate and Keldric Faulk
Tennessee Titans first round draft pick edge Keldric Faulk, 31st pick overall, stands for a portrait with his family at Vanderbilt Health Football Center Friday, April 24, 2026.
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Meet the Titans newest draft picks Carnell Tate and Keldric Faulk
From left, general manager Mike Borgonzi, wide receiver Carnell Tate, edge defender Keldric Faulk and coach Robert Saleh take questions as The Titans present their first two NFL Draft selections at their practice facility in Nashville, Tenn., Friday, April 24, 2026.
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Meet the Titans newest draft picks Carnell Tate and Keldric Faulk
Coach Robert Saleh takes questions as the Titans present their first two NFL Draft selections wide receiver Carnell Tate and edge defender Keldric Faulk at their practice facility in Nashville, Tenn., Friday, April 24, 2026.
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Meet the Titans newest draft picks Carnell Tate and Keldric Faulk
Wide receiver Carnell Tate takes questions at the Titans' practice facility in Nashville, Tenn., Friday, April 24, 2026. He was the Titans first draft pick for 2026.
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Meet the Titans newest draft picks Carnell Tate and Keldric Faulk
From left, general manager Mike Borgonzi, wide receiver Carnell Tate, edge defender Keldric Faulk and coach Robert Saleh take questions as The Titans present their first two NFL Draft selections at their practice facility in Nashville, Tenn., Friday, April 24, 2026.
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Meet the Titans newest draft picks Carnell Tate and Keldric Faulk
Wide receiver Carnell Tate takes questions at the Titans' practice facility in Nashville, Tenn., Friday, April 24, 2026. He was the Titans first draft pick for 2026.
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The 6-foot-2, 238-pounder All-SEC second-team selection had 249 tackles, including 31.5 for a loss, and 17 sacks in 40 career games with theLonghorns, which included 32 starts. Hill was a named a Second Team All-American by the Associated Press, AFCA and the Football Writers Association after he had 69 tackles and four sacks in 10 games last season. He missed the last two games of the season with a hand injury.
What Anthony Hill Jr. said about being drafted by the Titans
Hill, who spoke to the Nashville media via Zoom from inside his car in Texas on April 24, expressed his excitement about playing for Titans first-year coach Robert Saleh.
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"He's a fast and physical football coach," Hill said. "So I'm excited to play for a defense and a DC that will be able to play fast and physical."
Hill said he met with new Titans defensive coordinator Gus Bradley before the draft, along with some of the team's other coaches, while on a visit to Nashville.
"I feel like it was a great connection," he said. "I'm excited to play for a guy like (Saleh) because I know his resume. I know what he did with other linebackers."
Emily Duncan of Paducah, Ky., center, reacts to the Arizona Cardinals pick of Jeremiyah Love during the 2026 Titans Draft Party at Nissan Stadium Thursday, April 23, 2026. She was hoping, as many Titans fans were, he would be the Titans fourth pick. Instead, the Titans took wide receiver Carnell Tate.
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during the 2026 Titans Draft Party at Nissan StadiuTennessee Titans fans react to the announcement of wide receiver Carnell Tate as the fourth overall pick in the 2026 NFL Draft during the 2026 Titans Draft Party at Nissan Stadium Thursday, April 23, 2026.
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Tennessee Titans celebrate first-round draft pick at Nissan Stadium
Emily Duncan of Paducah, Ky., center, reacts to the Arizona Cardinals pick of Jeremiyah Love during the 2026 Titans Draft Party at Nissan Stadium Thursday, April 23, 2026. She was hoping, as many Titans fans were, he would be the Titans fourth pick. Instead, the Titans took wide receiver Carnell Tate.
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Tennessee Titans celebrate first-round draft pick at Nissan Stadium
Emily Duncan of Paducah, Ky., center, reacts to the Arizona Cardinals pick of Jeremiyah Love during the 2026 Titans Draft Party at Nissan Stadium Thursday, April 23, 2026. She was hoping, as many Titans fans were, he would be the Titans fourth pick. Instead, the Titans took wide receiver Carnell Tate.
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Tennessee Titans celebrate first-round draft pick at Nissan Stadium
during the 2026 Titans Draft Party at Nissan StadiuTennessee Titans fans react to the announcement of wide receiver Carnell Tate as the fourth overall pick in the 2026 NFL Draft during the 2026 Titans Draft Party at Nissan Stadium Thursday, April 23, 2026.
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What Titans GM Mike Borgonzi said about trading up to draft Anthony Hill Jr.
"He is the prototype linebacker in this defense," Borgonzi said. "Long, fast, violence that we always talk about. We felt some teams ahead of us, there could a chance that he goes, so we made a move to get the guy we wanted."
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What Anthony Hill Jr.'s dad said about his son being drafted
Anthony Hill Sr. was seen briefly during Jr.'s Zoom call through his son's window.
He was jovial and proud of his son.
"A blessing," Hill Sr. said. "We've been working for a long time for this, since (he was) 5 years old."
Who have the Titans picked so far in the 2026 NFL Draft?
The Titans have made four picks so far in the draft through the first two days.
First round:Carnell Tate, WR, Ohio State (fourth overall)
Paul Skrbina is a sports enterprise reporter covering the Predators, Titans, Nashville SC, local colleges and local sports for The Tennessean. Reach him at pskrbina@tennessean.com and on the X platform (formerly known as Twitter)@paulskrbina.
