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
Kool-Aid McKinstry Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (TEN)
Kool-Aid McKinstry
CB Alabama
Jacob Cowing Head Shot
PICK: 107 RND: 4 (TEN)
Jacob Cowing
WR Arizona
Sincere Haynesworth Head Shot
PICK: 145 RND: 5 (TEN)
Sincere Haynesworth
C Tulane
Eric Watts Head Shot
PICK: 184 RND: 6 (TEN)
Eric Watts
DL-EDGE Connecticut
Omar Speights Head Shot
PICK: 219 RND: 6 (TEN)
Omar Speights
LB LSU
Draft Grade — Titans
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Titans let McKinstry fall into their laps, and walked away with a B.

The best pick of the weekend was also the simplest. The Titans watched Kool-Aid McKinstry slide 19 picks past his grade and did not hesitate. Nothing here to lose sleep over; call it a B.

For all the activity, running back went untouched, which is hard to explain. Every board in the league had Haynesworth lower, and that gap is the story.

Job largely done: offensive lineman settled and 4 of 8 of the wish list covered. Building through the lines is a philosophy, and they stuck to it.

Good work on the whole, with running back the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick7 Rnd1 Olumuyiwa Fashanu
In slot 7 they get a plug-and-play piece up front at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick38 Rnd2 Kool-Aid McKinstry
Steal is underselling it; Kool-Aid McKinstry at Round 2, Pick 6 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick107 Rnd4 Jacob Cowing
Fair-plus on Jacob Cowing, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick145 Rnd5 Sincere Haynesworth
The board had cheaper options than Sincere Haynesworth at No. 145, and it noticed. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick184 Rnd6 Eric Watts
Eric Watts at the 184th pick jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick219 Rnd6 Omar Speights
Omar Speights in the Round 6 slot is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.