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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
Ennis Rakestraw Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (TEN)
Ennis Rakestraw Jr.
CB Missouri
Ainias Smith Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (TEN)
Ainias Smith
WR Texas A&M
Javion Cohen Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (TEN)
Javion Cohen
OG Miami (FL)
Grayson Murphy Head Shot
PICK: 184 RND: 6 (TEN)
Grayson Murphy
DL-EDGE UCLA
Nathaniel Watson Head Shot
PICK: 228 RND: 7 (TEN)
Nathaniel Watson
LB Mississippi State
Draft Grade — Titans
Overall B
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
No fireworks, just a tidy B for the Titans.

You can draft well and still miss the point. The Titans did plenty of tidy work and somehow never got around to running back, which was the need that mattered most. They moved the roster forward and banked a B for it.

The Murphy pick is the one they will point to when this weekend is judged. They are betting Watson proves the room right and everyone else wrong.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick7 Rnd1 Olumuyiwa Fashanu
In the Round 1 slot they get an anchor for the offensive line at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick38 Rnd2 Ennis Rakestraw Jr.
They took Ennis Rakestraw Jr. at par in pick 38, which is nothing to complain about. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick106 Rnd4 Ainias Smith
Ainias Smith in pick No. 106 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick144 Rnd5 Javion Cohen
They paid sticker price for Javion Cohen in the 144th pick, and that is fine. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick184 Rnd6 Grayson Murphy
The board had Grayson Murphy higher than Round 6, Pick 9, and the edge rusher fell to them anyway. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick228 Rnd7 Nathaniel Watson
They paid up for Nathaniel Watson at slot 228 when waiting would have done the job. A need, and now a little less of one.