Tennessee Titans: Final 53-man roster

Although the Titans are planning to unleash an explosive, run-and-shoot offense this season, coach Mike Munchak still places value on winning in the trenches. The Titans went heavy on both lines when their final roster was released Friday.

By Matt Rybaltowski

Aug 31, 2012 at 10:50 pm ET • 2 min read

A year after opening the regular season with 10 players on the offensive and defensive lines, the Tennessee Titans went heavy up front again after making their final cuts on Friday and unveiling their 53-man roster.

The Titans have 19 linemen on their roster -- nine on offensive and 10 on defense. The most surprising inclusion might be DT DaJohn Harris, an undrafted rookie free agent from Southern California.

WR Kenny Britt is suspended for the regular-season opener vs. the New England Patriots. Britt remains on the reserve/suspended list.

QB (3) -- Jake Locker (2nd year, Washington), Matt Hasselbeck (14th year, Boston College), Rusty Smith (3rd year, Florida Atlantic).

RB (4) -- Chris Johnson (5th year, East Carolina), Javon Ringer (4th year, Michigan State), Jamie Harper (2nd year, Clemson), Darius Reynaud (4th year, West Virginia).

FB (1) -- Quinn Johnson (4th year, Louisiana State).

WR (7) -- Nate Washington (8th year, Tiffin), Kendall Wright (1st year, Baylor), Damian Williams (3rd year, Southern California), Lavelle Hawkins (5th year, California). TE – Jared Cook (4th year, South Carolina), Craig Stevens (5th year, California), Taylor Thompson (1st year, Southern Methodist).

OL (8) -- Michael Roos (8th year, Eastern Washington), Steve Hutchinson (12th year, Michigan), Fernando Velasco (3rd year, Georgia), Leroy Harris (6th year, N.C. State), David Stewart (8th year, Mississippi State), Troy Kropog (3rd year, Tulane), Kevin Matthews (2nd year, Texas A&M), Mike Otto (5th year, Purdue), Byron Stingily (2nd year, Louisville).

DL (8) -- Kamerion Wimbley (7th year, Florida State), Derrick Morgan (3rd year, Georgia Tech), Jurrell Casey (2nd year, Southern California), Sen’Derrick Marks (4th year, Auburn), Karl Klug (2nd year, Iowa), Mike Martin (1st year, Michigan), Pannel Egboh (1st year, Stanford), DE Keyunta Dawson (5th year, Texas Tech), Scott Solomon (1st year, Rice), DT DaJohn Harris (1st year, Southern California).

LB (7) -- Colin McCarthy (2nd year, Miami (Fla.), Akeem Ayers (2nd year, UCLA), Will Witherspoon (11th year, Georgia), Zach Brown (1st year, North Carolina), Tim Shaw (5th year, Penn State), Patrick Bailey (5th year, Duke), Zac Diles (6th year, Kansas State).

DB (9) -- Jason McCourty (4th year, Rutgers), Alterraun Verner (3rd year, UCLA), Michael Griffin (6th year, Texas), Jordan Babineaux (9th year, Southern Arkansas), Tommie Campbell (2nd year, California (Pa.), Robert Johnson (2nd year, Utah), Ryan Mouton (4th year, Hawaii), Coty Sensabaugh (1st year, Clemson), Al Afalava (3rd year, Oregon State).