csloudin'S MOCK DRAFT

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  • csloudin DRAFTING FOR THE
    Titans
Draft Selections
Olumuyiwa Fashanu Head Shot
PICK: 7 RND: 1 (TEN)
Olumuyiwa Fashanu
OT Penn State
Xavier Worthy Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (TEN)
Xavier Worthy
WR Texas
Mohamed Kamara Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (TEN)
Mohamed Kamara
DL-EDGE Colorado State
Sincere Haynesworth Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (TEN)
Sincere Haynesworth
C Tulane
Myles Jones Head Shot
PICK: 184 RND: 6 (TEN)
Myles Jones
CB Duke
Demani Richardson Head Shot
PICK: 228 RND: 7 (TEN)
Demani Richardson
S Texas A&M
Draft Grade — Titans
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedA- TradesB- FutureB-
The Titans did the meat-and-potatoes work well: B-.

For all the boxes ticked, the Titans skipped the loudest one: running back is exactly as bare as it was. Solid and sensible more than spectacular: a B-.

Reaching for Jones left real value on the table behind him. Offensive lineman is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it.

Building through the lines is a philosophy, and they stuck to it.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the running back spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick7 Rnd1 Olumuyiwa Fashanu
In Round 1, Pick 7 they get a plug-and-play piece up front. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick38 Rnd2 Xavier Worthy
Xavier Worthy in the 38th overall pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick106 Rnd4 Mohamed Kamara
Mohamed Kamara at the 106th pick jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick144 Rnd5 Sincere Haynesworth
They paid up for Sincere Haynesworth at the Round 5 slot when waiting would have done the job. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick184 Rnd6 Myles Jones
Myles Jones at pick No. 184 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick228 Rnd7 Demani Richardson
Demani Richardson in slot 228 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. A minor itch, scratched.