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  • csloudin DRAFTING FOR THE
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Draft Selections
Olumuyiwa Fashanu Head Shot
PICK: 7 RND: 1 (TEN)
Olumuyiwa Fashanu
OT Penn State
Darius Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (TEN)
Darius Robinson
DL-EDGE Missouri
Cedric Gray Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (TEN)
Cedric Gray
LB North Carolina
Jacob Cowing Head Shot
PICK: 146 RND: 5 (TEN)
Jacob Cowing
WR Arizona
Kamal Hadden Head Shot
PICK: 182 RND: 6 (TEN)
Kamal Hadden
CB Tennessee
Dominique Hampton Head Shot
PICK: 221 RND: 7 (TEN)
Dominique Hampton
S Washington
Gabe Hall Head Shot
PICK: 227 RND: 7 (TEN)
Gabe Hall
DL Baylor
Nathan Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 242 RND: 7 (TEN)
Nathan Thomas
OT Louisiana
Draft Grade — Titans
Overall B
ValueB- NeedA- TradesB- FutureB-
The Titans did the meat-and-potatoes work well: B.

For all the boxes ticked, the Titans skipped the loudest one: running back is exactly as bare as it was.

They banked enough surplus on Thomas to cover a lot of smaller sins. The Hampton reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but running back.

Pick Analysis
Pick7 Rnd1 Olumuyiwa Fashanu
No edge and no loss on Olumuyiwa Fashanu in slot 7; it is a wash and a sensible one. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick38 Rnd2 Darius Robinson
A market-rate edge rusher, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Darius Robinson. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick106 Rnd4 Cedric Gray
The board had cheaper options than Cedric Gray at Round 4, Pick 6, and it noticed. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick146 Rnd5 Jacob Cowing
Jacob Cowing in the 146th overall pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick182 Rnd6 Kamal Hadden
Kamal Hadden at No. 182 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick221 Rnd7 Dominique Hampton
They paid a round early for Dominique Hampton in pick No. 221, more than the board wanted. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick227 Rnd7 Gabe Hall
A reasonable price with a little left over, Gabe Hall in the 227th pick. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick242 Rnd7 Nathan Thomas
A quiet steal in pick 242: Nathan Thomas for less than the market said. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.