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dagray08'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON MAR 5, 2026

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  • dagray08 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Titans
Draft Selections
Arvell Reese Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (TEN)
Arvell Reese
LB Ohio State
Kenyon Sadiq Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (TEN)
Kenyon Sadiq
TE Oregon
Dillon Thieneman Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (TEN)
Dillon Thieneman
S Oregon
Brandon Cisse Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (TEN)
Brandon Cisse
CB South Carolina
Christen Miller Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (TEN)
Christen Miller
DL Georgia
D'Angelo Ponds Head Shot
PICK: 101 RND: 4 (TEN)
D'Angelo Ponds
CB Indiana
Ar'maj Reed-Adams Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 5 (TEN)
Ar'maj Reed-Adams
OG Texas A&M
CJ Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 142 RND: 5 (TEN)
CJ Daniels
WR Miami
Demond Claiborne Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (TEN)
Demond Claiborne
RB Wake Forest
Reggie Virgil Head Shot
PICK: 182 RND: 6 (TEN)
Reggie Virgil
WR Texas Tech
Taylen Green Head Shot
PICK: 194 RND: 6 (TEN)
Taylen Green
QB Arkansas
Jalon Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (TEN)
Jalon Daniels
QB Kansas
Draft Picks Received
Arvell Reese Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (MIN)
Arvell Reese
LB Ohio State
Dillon Thieneman Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (MIN)
Dillon Thieneman
S Oregon
Christen Miller Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (GB)
Christen Miller
DL Georgia
Demond Claiborne Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (MIN)
Demond Claiborne
RB Wake Forest
Taylen Green Head Shot
PICK: 194 RND: 6 (MIN)
Taylen Green
QB Arkansas
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (MIN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (GB)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (MIN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (MIN)
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Draft Picks Traded
Francis Mauigoa Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (MIN)
Francis Mauigoa
OT Miami
Players traded away
Head Shot
Calvin Ridley
WR
Draft Grade — Titans
Overall C-
ValueA- NeedB- TradesF FutureB
Grand theft in Round 4, Pick 1: the Titans steal Ponds and grade out a C-.

Somebody in slot 101 was going to get robbed, and it turned out to be the rest of the league. The Titans sat still while D'Angelo Ponds, the No. 48 name on the board, slid all the way to them, then sprinted to the podium.

They lost the exchange badly enough to drag the whole class down. It is not that Ponds is a bad player; it is that the Titans had louder needs to answer first.

Leaving edge rusher unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.

So much rides on Arvell Reese that the real verdict is a season or two away.

Pick Analysis
Pick18 Rnd1 Arvell Reese
In the 18th overall pick they get a coverage-and-run second-level piece, outstanding value to boot.
Pick35 Rnd2 Kenyon Sadiq
Kenyon Sadiq at Round 2, Pick 3 is money in the bank, a tight end taken below his worth. It fills a real need, too.
Pick49 Rnd2 Dillon Thieneman
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Dillon Thieneman in the Round 2 slot. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick66 Rnd3 Brandon Cisse
Brandon Cisse at pick 66 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick84 Rnd3 Christen Miller
They will replay Christen Miller at the 84th pick for years; that is how good the value is. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick101 Rnd4 D'Angelo Ponds
A curious use of No. 101. Edge rusher needed the pick; a cornerback in D'Angelo Ponds did not.
Pick140 Rnd5 Ar'maj Reed-Adams
A tidy little value on Ar'maj Reed-Adams in pick No. 140, a step better than break-even. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick142 Rnd5 CJ Daniels
They let CJ Daniels come to them and pounced at slot 142. The roster fit checks out.
Pick161 Rnd5 Demond Claiborne
They read the board right and Demond Claiborne was the payoff at the 161st pick. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick182 Rnd6 Reggie Virgil
Steal is underselling it; Reggie Virgil at pick 182 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick194 Rnd6 Taylen Green
Taylen Green at the Round 6 slot is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick238 Rnd7 Jalon Daniels
Jalon Daniels at No. 238 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. A need, and now a little less of one.