Last year?s top Titans rookie doing all right ? so far

Adam ?Pacman? Jones is eager to see what happens this year.

So are the Tennessee Titans.

The cornerback wrapped up a tempestuous rookie year by getting benched, put there by coach Jeff Fisher after drawing consecutive 15-yard penalties in a season-ending loss at Jacksonville.

The sixth overall pick in the 2005 draft is enjoying the fact that the cameras are now focused on this year?s selection ? Vince Young.

?Last year when I first got in, it was a whole lot of pressure, everybody?s eyes on me,? Jones said. ?I?m a little back in the cut now. Everybody?s eyes are on Vince. I?m just happy to be out here and on time. If I?m here on time, I feel pretty good and hopefully everything will be good enough.?

The 5-foot-10, 185-pound Jones never gave himself a chance at a strong start as a rookie.

He was arrested just before training camp after an incident at a nightclub, charges that led to dueling lawsuits before they were dismissed. He missed all but four days of training camp in a contract holdout.

Jones played 15 games, making 13 starts at right cornerback. He stayed there because of his talent, rather than knowledge of the Titans? defense.

He had 53 tackles, two tackles for loss and defended a team-high 12 passes. He also ranked 10th in the NFL with an average of 9.4 yards per punt return with a touchdown, and was fourth in the league on kickoff returns with a 26.2-yard average.

The Titans also used him for a handful of plays on offense. He had a touchdown on a reverse erased by a penalty.

Defensive coordinator Jim Schwartz said Jones hit a high level for a four- or five-game stretch. Schwartz had opposing offensive coordinators and wide receivers come up to him, praising Jones.

?But being so close to him and being his coordinator, what I would look at is I?d see all the warts. I?d see all the mistakes and sort of wrinkle my nose and be like, `What are you looking at’ Schwartz said.

Once the 4-12 season ended, Schwartz studied Jones on tape and saw what others noticed. He also spotted someone who needed to improve his technique and spend more time studying the Titans? defense.

Jones bought a farm outside Nashville in the offseason, welcomed a daughter and mostly stayed out of the headlines.

Then in April, police announced they had confiscated a 2004 Cadillac XLT with ?PAC-MAN? embroidered in the front seats. The Nashville police chief said at a news conference that Jones was an acquaintance of the main target in a drug investigation.

Days later, police interviewed Jones about shots fired while he was in the parking lot of a gas station.

Jones left town but attended each of the team?s on-field minicamps. He also worked out with Cincinnati receiver Chad Johnson and Atlanta quarterback Michael Vick.

Jones has set very high goals for himself: seven interceptions, 10 touchdowns, 75 tackles. The last Titan with seven interceptions was Samari Rolle in 2000, and he went to the Pro Bowl.

At training camp, Jones has been talking with rookies and pushing himself against receiver David Givens, a new free agent signee. Jones wears his football pants to practices while teammates wear shorts, all part of his efforts to better prepare himself for the season.

?Anything I can help the young guys with that I already know, that?s what I?m going to do. I don?t want them to make the same mistakes that I made,? Jones said.