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MDub'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON JAN 18, 2026

2026

  • MDub DRAFTING FOR THE
    Titans
Draft Selections
John Mateer Head Shot
PICK: 26 RND: 1 (TEN)
John Mateer
QB Oklahoma
Jake Slaughter Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (TEN)
Jake Slaughter
C Florida
Michael Taaffe Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (TEN)
Michael Taaffe
S Texas
Ja'Kobi Lane Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (TEN)
Ja'Kobi Lane
WR USC
Mike Washington Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 101 RND: 4 (TEN)
Mike Washington Jr.
RB Arkansas
Max Iheanachor Head Shot
PICK: 141 RND: 5 (TEN)
Max Iheanachor
OT Arizona State
Kage Casey Head Shot
PICK: 143 RND: 5 (TEN)
Kage Casey
OT Boise State
Xavian Sorey Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (TEN)
Xavian Sorey Jr.
LB Arkansas
TJ Ferguson Head Shot
PICK: 228 RND: 7 (TEN)
TJ Ferguson
OG Syracuse
Kamran James Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (TEN)
Kamran James
DE-EDGE Florida
Draft Picks Received
John Mateer Head Shot
PICK: 26 RND: 1 (BUF)
John Mateer
QB Oklahoma
Michael Taaffe Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (BUF)
Michael Taaffe
S Texas
Xavian Sorey Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (BUF)
Xavian Sorey Jr.
LB Arkansas
TJ Ferguson Head Shot
PICK: 228 RND: 7 (BUF)
TJ Ferguson
OG Syracuse
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (BUF)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (BUF)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (BUF)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Caleb Downs Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (BUF)
Caleb Downs
S Ohio State
Aaron Anderson Head Shot
PICK: 183 RND: 6 (BUF)
Aaron Anderson
WR LSU
Players Gained
Head Shot
Kris Abrams-Draine
CB
Head Shot
Taron Johnson
CB
Draft Grade — Titans
Overall B+
ValueD+ NeedB+ TradesA+ FutureA+
The Titans found their guy under center in Mateer: B+.

Call it belief, call it a gut call, but TJ Ferguson at pick No. 228 is 72 spots clear of consensus, and that is the headline.

The whole projection now runs through John Mateer; hit there and everything else looks smarter. Every deal seemed to tilt their way, which is not luck. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through interior defensive lineman.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the interior defensive lineman spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick26 Rnd1 John Mateer
Value said wait; John Mateer in pick 26 says they were not listening. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick35 Rnd2 Jake Slaughter
Jake Slaughter in No. 35 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick60 Rnd2 Michael Taaffe
A clean, defensible pick in the 60th pick with a little surplus value in Michael Taaffe. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick66 Rnd3 Ja'Kobi Lane
A market-rate wide receiver, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Ja'Kobi Lane. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick101 Rnd4 Mike Washington Jr.
Mike Washington Jr. at slot 101 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick141 Rnd5 Max Iheanachor
They paid sticker price for Max Iheanachor in the Round 5 slot, and that is fine. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick143 Rnd5 Kage Casey
They took Kage Casey at par in the 143rd overall pick, which is nothing to complain about. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick220 Rnd7 Xavian Sorey Jr.
Xavian Sorey Jr. in slot 220 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick228 Rnd7 TJ Ferguson
They talked themselves into TJ Ferguson at the Round 7 slot, and the board did not agree. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick238 Rnd7 Kamran James
They left a pile of value on the table to take Kamran James this early at No. 238. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.