Recently Tennessee has been building an up and coming offense, combining young guns with veterans while trying to find the perfect combo. One of the guys that might be slipping under the radar in your league is Tajae Sharpe. The rookie out of UMass showed strong route running skills and athleticism in college and it was enough to entice the Titans into drafting him with the first pick of the fifth round. Sharpe was expected to be buried on the depth chart and that feeling increased when future Hall of Famer Andre Johnson was signed to strengthen the wide receiver corps. However when mini camps opened Sharpe played with the first strings alongside receiver Rishard Matthews. He impressed coaches with his consistency and strong hands, providing a reliable target for sophomore Marcus Mariota. Sharpe looks like he could put up numbers in a growing offense this year and build a connection with Mariota that could last a long time.

Dorial Green-Beckham, the much hyped wide receiver prospect drafted in the second round of last year’s draft is some of the biggest competition for Tajae and there are high expectations for Dorial to take a step forward this season. Green-Beckham is an athletic freak who would have been a first-round pick last season were it not for off-field issues. Green-Beckham finished his rookie season with 549 yards and 4 touchdowns, showing flashes of all-star potential. However, reports are coming out of Titan’s camp that Green-Beckham has not made much progress with the playbook and he has been inconsistent with his drops. This has been a direct contrast to Sharpe’s play, as he has impressed with his ability to get open and hold onto the ball.

#Titans rookie Tajae Sharpe keeps impressing, grabs another Mariota pass. Need to see it in pads, games. But may have been steal in 5th rd. — Jason Wolf (@JasonWolf) July 31, 2016

If Sharpe can continue to play with the first stringers he will line up across from Rishard Matthews, with Kendall Wright playing in the slot. However to do that he will need to hold off Andre Johnson, Justin Hunter, Harry Douglas, and Dorial Green-Beckham. Sharpe has been the most impressive in camp so far but if he does not win the starting spot out of camp he will still be a steal at his current ADP. Right now his ADP in ESPN leagues is 170th, which is the same as undrafted. Sharpe is worth a late round flyer in most leagues and in dynasty leagues he is one of the top rookie wide receivers, sliding into the bottom of the second tier of wide receivers with players such as Sterling Shepard, Michael Thomas, and Will Fuller.