 With the 86th pick in the 2022 NFL draft, the Tennessee Titans select Liberty quarterback Malik Willis. Welcome to Titans Nation. So thrilled to have you with us. Thanks for joining us from Las Vegas tonight. I'm just glad to be here. I appreciate you. All right, so take us through the moment when you got the phone call. What was the main emotion that you felt at that moment when you heard from the Titans? I mean, my heart dropped. I seen Nashville and I just was like, the Titans and I just was so excited. I ran back to my family where they were at and I just answered the phone call, but I didn't say anything. So I got off and they go, I got off the phone and they were like, who was it? Who was it? Who was it? I'm like, it was the Titans and everybody just burst into tears. Everybody started crying and was just super excited, man. I'm just very appreciative that they took a shot on me, man. I'm in a blessed position. When you went through the entire process and golly, I'm sure you talked to everybody. Did you think the Titans could be one of the teams that would be at the top of the list to select you? No, honestly, I was just kind of put my best foot forward out there wherever I went. And just like I said, glad that I got an opportunity and they took a shot on me. You play with joy. You have a lot of attributes in your game, but everything you do comes with joy. Why do you enjoy playing this game so much to the point that it's just obvious from the look on your face? I mean, I'm blessed to do it, man. I mean, God's put me in a position where I can use my platform, but if I have to just bring people closer to him and just give joy to other people. So I enjoy playing the game because I'm blessed with the ability. So I get to go use what God, you know, bless me with and impact other people and just make them happy and me even just speaking to them and it'll just turn a day around. You know, you never know what people are going through and just being able to have that, you know, impact on other people. I just feel like I should be happy, you know. They're used to wear the wristband. God's planned, right? Yes, sir. So as you go through this and you've been through some other things too. I'm in the time at Auburn and having to sit out and you get to Liberty and you finally get your chance and everything works out for you. I mean, this is not the first difficulty. How much has faith helped you through everything you've been through to get here and handle these moments? Oh, man, it's been super. I mean, as long as you, you know, have that faith, then you're not worried. Now I'm not really tripping. I'm just waiting on the opportunity, waiting on whoever God sends my way. And I'm just excited to go to work. I mean, that's all I can be. What do you think is the best thing you do as a quarterback? Probably the will to win and bringing my teammates along, having people follow me. Where do you think you can improve the most quickly as you become an NFL signal caller with the Titans? Footwork and anticipation. Just understanding the footwork is different and it's changing and I need to be able to, you know, adapt to that. That's tough. And when your feet are on line, then anticipation comes with it. You know what your receivers are doing every time and now it's a business and everybody's doing the right thing. So I just have to, you know, go and help everybody get better as well as myself. Malik, one of the things I find most interesting is guys say during this process, the pre-draft process, they learn something or they learn things. They figure things out. Something that jumps out to you that you've learned over the last, say, four months in this process? Just how much the anticipation and feet are tied together. The cleaner your footwork is, the more able you are to be on time with the football and that's what I've been practicing and learning. What do you want Tennessee Titans fans to know about Malik Willis tonight as you become part of Titans Nation? Appreciate it. You know, you're embracing me and I'm just glad to be here and I'm not trying to do whatever I can. You know, just make use of this opportunity. I'm appreciative and I'm going to spread the glory of God. So y'all are going to hear a lot of this. All right. Well, it sounds like you need to get back to bowling there with everybody and enjoy the rest of your party. Congratulations Malik Willis. Thrilled to have you as a Titan. Tighten up. Yes sir. Thank you.