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
Khyree Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 107 RND: 4 (TEN)
Khyree Jackson
CB Oregon
Austin Booker Head Shot
PICK: 141 RND: 5 (TEN)
Austin Booker
DE-EDGE Kansas
Aki Ogunbiyi Head Shot
PICK: 184 RND: 6 (TEN)
Aki Ogunbiyi
OG Texas A&M
JD Bertrand Head Shot
PICK: 225 RND: 7 (TEN)
JD Bertrand
LB Notre Dame
Draft Grade — Titans
Overall B
ValueB- NeedA- TradesB- FutureB-
Good, not great, for the Titans: B.

The Titans went off the board in a big way for Austin Booker, 23 picks early. Conviction is one thing; this is another. A dependable weekend that grades out a B.

That is a linebacker worth more than the slot they spent on him, plainly. A whole weekend of picks and running back is somehow still a want.

Solid rather than spectacular, and there is nothing wrong with that.

Pick Analysis
Pick7 Rnd1 Olumuyiwa Fashanu
In No. 7 they get a blindside protector. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick38 Rnd2 Xavier Worthy
No edge and no loss on Xavier Worthy in the Round 2 slot; it is a wash and a sensible one. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick107 Rnd4 Khyree Jackson
Khyree Jackson at the 107th overall pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick141 Rnd5 Austin Booker
Austin Booker at pick 141 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick184 Rnd6 Aki Ogunbiyi
They left a pile of value on the table to take Aki Ogunbiyi this early at slot 184. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick225 Rnd7 JD Bertrand
JD Bertrand in Round 7, Pick 5 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. It patches a soft spot without any drama.