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 Legette Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (TEN)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
Khyree Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (TEN)
Khyree Jackson
CB Oregon
Drake Nugent Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (TEN)
Drake Nugent
C Michigan
Kitan Oladapo Head Shot
PICK: 184 RND: 6 (TEN)
Kitan Oladapo
S Oregon State
Nathaniel Watson Head Shot
PICK: 228 RND: 7 (TEN)
Nathaniel Watson
LB Mississippi State
Draft Grade — Titans
Overall B
ValueB- NeedA- TradesB- FutureB-
The Titans won the night they stopped Oladapo from sliding. Grade: B.

The one they had to fix is still broken. The Titans left edge rusher untouched, and that omission hangs over an otherwise reasonable haul. Good, not great, and the B says as much.

That Oladapo pick is the receipt they will wave around later. The cost of the Watson reach is exactly the players who went right after him. The roster is better shaped than it was, with offensive lineman chief among the fixes.

Good work on the whole, with edge rusher the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick7 Rnd1 Olumuyiwa Fashanu
In the 7th overall pick they get a plug-and-play piece up front at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick38 Rnd2 Xavier Legette
They paid sticker price for Xavier Legette in the Round 2 slot, and that is fine. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick106 Rnd4 Khyree Jackson
By-the-book stuff, Khyree Jackson at pick 106 squarely in line with his ranking. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick144 Rnd5 Drake Nugent
Drake Nugent at pick No. 144 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick184 Rnd6 Kitan Oladapo
Kitan Oladapo in the 184th pick is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick228 Rnd7 Nathaniel Watson
Nathaniel Watson at No. 228 jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. It patches a soft spot without any drama.