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  • csloudin DRAFTING FOR THE
    Titans
Draft Selections
Joe Alt Head Shot
PICK: 7 RND: 1 (TEN)
Joe Alt
OT Notre Dame
Kris Jenkins Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (TEN)
Kris Jenkins
DL-EDGE Michigan
Cedric Gray Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (TEN)
Cedric Gray
LB North Carolina
Ainias Smith Head Shot
PICK: 146 RND: 5 (TEN)
Ainias Smith
WR Texas A&M
Fabien Lovett Head Shot
PICK: 182 RND: 6 (TEN)
Fabien Lovett
DL Florida State
Johnny Dixon Head Shot
PICK: 221 RND: 7 (TEN)
Johnny Dixon
CB Penn State
Dominique Hampton Head Shot
PICK: 242 RND: 7 (TEN)
Dominique Hampton
S Washington
Draft Grade — Titans
Overall B
ValueB NeedA- TradesB- FutureB-
The steal of the weekend belongs to the Titans and Dixon: B.

The board owed the Titans one, and it paid up: Johnny Dixon, the No. 190 name on the board, sitting there at No. 221 like a gift left on the doorstep. Good, not great, and the B says as much.

Leaving running back unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. They will need Jenkins to outplay his draft slot in a hurry to justify it. Offensive lineman was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick7 Rnd1 Joe Alt
In the 7th pick they get a long-term starter on the line at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick38 Rnd2 Kris Jenkins
Kris Jenkins in the Round 2 slot is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick106 Rnd4 Cedric Gray
They went early on Cedric Gray in pick 106, and the value did not follow. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick146 Rnd5 Ainias Smith
A reasonable price with a little left over, Ainias Smith in Round 5, Pick 10. It fills a real need, too.
Pick182 Rnd6 Fabien Lovett
No drama and no debate, Fabien Lovett went about where he belonged in No. 182. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick221 Rnd7 Johnny Dixon
You do not let a cornerback like Johnny Dixon reach pick No. 221 and blink. They did not. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick242 Rnd7 Dominique Hampton
The board had Dominique Hampton higher than the 242nd overall pick, and the safety fell to them anyway. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.