Of all the teams that are currently slated to draft in the top 10 on Thursday, the Tennessee Titans might be the biggest enigma of them all.

Spend some time scouring the internet for mock drafts and you’ll find that the majority of them have the Titans taking a defensive lineman with the eighth overall pick. There are a handful of draft observers that have the Titans taking Auburn’s Nick Fairley, who remind some of former Tennessee defensive tackle Albert Haynesworth.

But when you consider the Titans’ list of needs, defensive tackle isn’t among them. Guard is a potential need, as is inside linebacker and cornerback. Outside linebacker is also a bigger need than defensive tackle, and one could make the argument that safety is as well.

Oh, and the Titans may want to think about doing something at quarterback, which is easily the team’s biggest hole heading into Thursday night.

Vince Young’s name may still be on the Titans’ roster, but at this point it’s just a formality. Young’s days in Tennessee are numbered, as confirmed by new head coach Mike Munchak over the weekend. Seeing as how Kerry Collins is set to become a free agent once the labor issue is resolved, there’s a ton of uncertainty for the Titans surrounding the most important position on the field.

That’s why it’s been a little surprising to see that most mocks don’t have the Titans taking a QB in the first round. Granted, just because they don’t have an immediate need at defensive tackle doesn’t mean that GM Mike Reinfeldt won’t take the best player available at No. 8. But the question still remains: What are the Titans going to do at quarterback?

There’s a reasonable chance that either Blaine Gabbert or Cam Newton won’t make it to Tennessee at No. 8. But if one of them does, how can the Titans pass on taking their signal caller of the future? Granted, they may not be sold on Gabbert or Newton and could wait to address the QB position in the middle rounds. But I have to believe that if someone like Gabbert falls to No. 8, Reinfeldt will pull the trigger – especially given how many quarterback-needy teams are heading into this draft.

We’ll obviously have to wait until Thursday to find out what the Titans will do, but it’s surprising to see so many mock drafts have them bypassing a quarterback at No. 8 – even with Gabbert still on the board. Seeing as how my latest mock has Gabbert falling to Washington at No. 10, I’m guilty of this infraction (for lack of a better word), too. But I’m starting to re-think my thought process on this subject the closer we get to Thursday night…