The Tennessee Titans will have a difficult schedule to navigate during the 2022 season, and along with it, a tough slate of running backs.
Tennessee’s schedule will feature seven games against teams who made the playoffs in 2021, including the Buffalo Bills, Las Vegas Raiders, Kansas City Chiefs, Green Bay Packers, Cincinnati Bengals, Philadelphia Eagles and Dallas Cowboys.
In addition to those teams, some of the Titans’ other opponents, like the Denver Broncos and Los Angeles Chargers, for example, figure to be improved from last season.
As we already mentioned, with a tough slate of games comes a tough slate of running backs. The good news for Tennessee is that the defense thrived against the run in 2021, finishing as the No. 2 unit in the NFL.
If the Titans want a similar result in 2022, they’ll have to keep a lot of good running backs in check. Here are the backs Tennessee will face this coming season, ranked.
14. Dameon Pierce, Houston Texans
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It isn’t clear who will lead the Texans’ backfield out of the gate, but we fully expect Pierce to assume that role by the time the Texans and Titans meet for the first time in Week 8.
13. Travis Etienne, Jacksonville Jaguars
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With James Robinson rehabbing a torn Achilles and uncertain for the start of the season, the job appears to be Etienne’s for now; however, the jury is still out on the second-year pro after he missed all of his rookie season with a Lisfranc injury.
12. Devin Singletary, Buffalo Bills
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After a disappointing 2020 season, Singletary was mostly the same in 2021, although he did show flashes near the end of the season. In 2022, Singletary could lose third-down snaps to rookie James Cook, which would limit his production.
11. Clyde Edwards-Helaire, Kansas City Chiefs
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Edwards-Helaire has been an effective rusher and pass-catcher when on the field, but injuries have been an issue, with the LSU product missing 10 contests over his first two seasons.
10. Josh Jacobs, Las Vegas Raiders
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Jacobs has seen his numbers decline in each of the past two years since his impressive rookie campaign, and that’s even with him playing in more games than he did in 2019. In a contract…
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