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Ernest Givins was one of the best returners in the history of Louisville and was also a star Wide Receiver. The Houston Oilers used their Second Round Pick to obtain him, and he would become one of the best Wide Receivers in history.
Givins had 1,062 Receiving Yards as a rookie, which was his career-high. That isn't to say that he considerably regressed, as, over the next five seasons, he had at least 900 Yards in four of them. A crowd favorite for his electric slide touchdown dance, Givins went to the Pro Bowl in both 1990 and 1992, where he had nine and ten Touchdowns. He played with the Titans until 1994 and had one final year with Jacksonville.
As a Titan, Givins had 7,935 Yards with 46 Touchdowns.
A star at Syracuse, Keith Bulluck was a late First Round Pick in 2000, where he was chosen by the Titans, who had big plans for the young Linebacker.
Bulluck played primarily off of the bench in his first two years and would win the starting job at Right Linebacker in 2002. He would regularly be among the league's top tacklers, amassing at least 127 Combined Tackles five years in a row from 2002 to 2006, and was the NFL leader in 2004 with 152. Bulluck, who was a First Team All-Pro and Pro Bowler in 2003, would come close to joining the 20-20 club with 19 Interceptions and 18 Sacks as a Titan.
He left Tennessee in 2009, playing one final campaign in the NFL with the New York Giants.
A product of Oklahoma State, Tony Banfield signed with the Houston Oilers of the American Football League, an easy decision as he was not drafted by any team in the NFL. Banfield would win the starting job at Left Cornerback as a rookie, and he helped the Oilers win the inaugural AFL Championship.
Following that success, Banfield went on a three-year tear as one of the top Defensive Backs in the AFL. The Oilers successfully defended their title in 1961, and Banfield was a First Team All-Pro and AFL All-Star that year and the two after.
He would, unfortunately, have knee problems that forced him out of the entire 1964 Season, and he was mediocre when he was back in 1965. Banfield retired afterward but still had 27 Interceptions over his brief career and was one of the franchise's first defensive stars.
Jurrell Casey was a First Team All-Pac 10 Selection at USC, and the Tennessee Titans chose the Defensive Lineman in the Third Round of the 2011 Draft.
Casey became the starting Right Defensive Tackle as a rookie and moved to Defensive End in his fourth season. The former Trojan was close to Pro Bowl worthy early in his career and likely should have been named to one in 2013, where he had a career-high 10.5 Sacks. Casey did make the Pro Bowl in 2015 and did so again in the four years after, making him one of the top DEs in football.
Casey’s tenure in Tennessee ended after the 2019 season when he was traded to Denver. With the Titans, Casey accumulated 51 Sacks and 493 Combined Tackles.