The Tennessee Titans got an early setback on JC Latham before training camp even really gets rolling.
The team confirmed that the 2024 first-round pick has been placed on the Physically Unable to Perform List, along with safety Amani Hooker. Players can be activated off the PUP at any point during camp, but for Latham, it’s hardly the start he wanted after a season that already left plenty to clean up.
Latham’s 2025 season was supposed to be the one where everything clicked. After the Titans shifted him from left tackle to his more natural spot on the right side last offseason, the path looked clear for a real breakout.
Instead, he aggravated a training camp injury in Week 1 and spent much of the year trying to play through it. The result was an uneven season that never looked fully right.
Now he’s dealing with a minor, undisclosed injury before camp has even begun.
This is the first NFL offseason in which Latham hasn’t had to navigate a position change, which should have made things simpler. Instead, he’s starting behind again, and the priority is obvious: get healthy first, then worry about everything else.
The numbers from last season tell the story of the inconsistency. Pro Football Focus charged Latham with eight sacks allowed and 14 penalties, a rough combination for a player the Titans are counting on to become a long-term answer at tackle.
The talent is there. The execution just hasn’t matched it often enough.
There is some help coming on the coaching side. Tennessee brought in Carmen Bricillo to coach the offensive line, and he arrives with a reputation for getting more out of his groups after his work with the Las Vegas Raiders and New York Giants. If there’s a Titan who could use that kind of reset, it’s Latham.
He’ll also have a new face next to him on the right side in 2026. The Titans are set to stage a competition at right guard between sophomore Jackson Slater and free-agent addition Cordell Volson. Whether that changes much for Latham remains to be seen, especially since playing beside Kevin Zeitler in 2025 didn’t suddenly solve his issues.
For Latham, the formula is simple: stay on the field, cut down the mistakes, and get back to the version of himself the Titans expected when they drafted him in the first round. Right now, though, camp has opened with another hurdle.
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