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The Titans are in desperate need of a quarterback, but Chris Johnson is advising his former squad to still take Travis Hunter in the spring’s NFL Draft — telling TMZ Sports Tennessee would be “absolute fools” to pass on the Heisman Trophy winner.
If the season ended today, the 3-13 Titans would have the No. 2 overall pick … and many pundits believe they should be targeting a signal-caller like Shedeur Sanders or Cam Ward there — as their QB play has been dreadful this year.
But, Johnson thinks it’d be a huge mistake to miss on Hunter for one of the young arms … explaining to us he thinks the two-way Colorado star could change everything for his ex-team.
“I think we would be absolute fools if we pass up on Travis,” he said.
A big reason Johnson likes the move is he’s a fan of Will Levis.
CJ2K says even though the former second-round pick is just 5-15 as a starter and has just 20 passing touchdowns to 16 interceptions … he can be an effective leader at some point in the near future.
“I think Will is going to end up being a quarterback,” the ex-tailback said. “Sometimes it takes time. You look at some of these quarterbacks like Jordan Love and some of these other guys — they had time to sit down and learn. Like years to sit down and learn. So I feel like he’s going to come into his own.”
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Of course, the Titans might not even have a chance at Hunter or one of the top QBs — as a win over the Houston Texans later Sunday could drop them down in the order significantly.
Then again, a loss could vault them to the No. 1 pick — where Johnson would love for them to take Travis.