Favorite Offseason Additions: AFC South

Offseason workouts are winding down across the NFL. The “long” wait for the start of training camp is about to begin. That makes this a fine time to take a look at some of my favorite offseason additions for each of the league’s 32 teams. Next up is the AFC South.

Favorite Offseason Additions: AFC South

Houston Texans

Kamari Lassiter, CB, second-round pick

Maybe Kamari Lassiter got lost among the load of defensive talent coming out of Georgia the last few years. Maybe I just paid too much attention to the Bulldog’s terrific defensive front and not enough attention to their secondary. Whatever. It sure seems like Lassiter did more to enhance his NFL potential when he wasn’t playing football than when he was. At the start of the draft evaluation process, he seemed to be a mid-round pick. By the time of the draft, he was on the edge of the first round. The Texans selected Lassiter with the second-round pick they received from their pre-draft trade with the Vikings. Kamari Lassiter and Derrick Stingley Jr. will form one of the better corner combos in the league. 

Indianapolis Colts

Laiatu Latu, Edge, first-round pick

From Shaq Leonard to Michael Pittman Jr. to Kwity Paye to Josh Downs, it feels like the Colts often select my favorite players. Dallas Turner and Laiatu Latu were my favorite edge rushers in this draft. At least the Vikings were able to grab Turner. I really like a Colts defensive line of Paye and Latu on the edge and DeForest Buckner and Grover Stewart on the inside. 

Jacksonville Jaguars

Maason Smith, DL, second-round pick

As with Mike Hall Jr., Maason Smith is a defensive tackle that I foolishly hoped would fall to the fourth round. Like Hall, Smith was selected in the second round. If Smith had managed to avoid the injuries that hacked up his college play, he probably wouldn’t have been available for the Jaguars in the second round. 

Tennessee Titans

T’Vondre Sweat, DT, second-round pick

T’Vondre Sweat is another defensive tackle that I really liked that didn’t make it out of the second round. After his DUI incident leading up to the draft, there was some thought that he might fall a bit. Fourth round? Nope. At 6’5” and about 360lbs, he’s a huge man that moves more like a slightly smaller man. Sweat was, by far, the best nose tackle, run-stuffer, hole-plugger in the draft.