Zach Brown appears to have the inside track to a starting spot at inside linebacker position over veteran Wesley Woodyard, the Tennessean reports.

Brown appears to have the inside track to a starting spot at inside linebacker position over veteran Wesley Woodyard, the Tennessean reports.

Analysis:

Brown's excellent speed and athleticism are a strong complement to the tackling skills of fellow inside linebacker Avery Williamson, and he brings more upside than the steady but unspectacular Woodyard. The 25-year-old missed basically all of 2014 with a torn pectoral muscle, but he was a rising commodity in IDP leagues prior to the injury, having averaged 92 tackles, 4.5 sacks and two interception in his first two NFL seasons.