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
Chop Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (TEN)
Chop Robinson
DE-EDGE Penn State
Jacob Cowing Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (TEN)
Jacob Cowing
WR Arizona
Jaylin Simpson Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (TEN)
Jaylin Simpson
CB Auburn
Aki Ogunbiyi Head Shot
PICK: 184 RND: 6 (TEN)
Aki Ogunbiyi
OG Texas A&M
Nathaniel Watson Head Shot
PICK: 228 RND: 7 (TEN)
Nathaniel Watson
LB Mississippi State
Draft Grade — Titans
Overall B
ValueB- NeedA- TradesB- FutureB-
Good, not great, for the Titans: B.

Every other box got a look, but running back did not. The Titans will head to camp with the same hole they walked in with.

If Watson pans out, nobody remembers the price. If not, this is the pick they hear about. 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.

A tidy weekend of work that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick7 Rnd1 Olumuyiwa Fashanu
In the 7th pick they get protection for the quarterback. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick38 Rnd2 Chop Robinson
Chop Robinson at the 38th overall pick is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick106 Rnd4 Jacob Cowing
A clean, defensible pick in pick 106 with a little surplus value in Jacob Cowing. The roster fit checks out.
Pick144 Rnd5 Jaylin Simpson
Jaylin Simpson at Round 5, Pick 8 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick184 Rnd6 Aki Ogunbiyi
Aki Ogunbiyi at pick No. 184 is a conviction pick that outran the value. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick228 Rnd7 Nathaniel Watson
The board had cheaper options than Nathaniel Watson at the Round 7 slot, and it noticed. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.