csloudin'S MOCK DRAFT

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  • csloudin DRAFTING FOR THE
    Titans
Draft Selections
Dallas Turner Head Shot
PICK: 10 RND: 1 (TEN)
Dallas Turner
LB-EDGE Alabama
Kingsley Suamataia Head Shot
PICK: 47 RND: 2 (TEN)
Kingsley Suamataia
OT BYU
Malachi Corley Head Shot
PICK: 72 RND: 3 (TEN)
Malachi Corley
WR Western Kentucky
Cedric Gray Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (TEN)
Cedric Gray
LB North Carolina
Jaden Hicks Head Shot
PICK: 107 RND: 4 (TEN)
Jaden Hicks
S Washington State
DeWayne Carter Head Shot
PICK: 111 RND: 4 (TEN)
DeWayne Carter
DT Duke
Nelson Ceaser Head Shot
PICK: 146 RND: 5 (TEN)
Nelson Ceaser
DL-EDGE Houston
Ro Torrence Head Shot
PICK: 182 RND: 6 (TEN)
Ro Torrence
CB Arizona State
Khalid Duke Head Shot
PICK: 221 RND: 7 (TEN)
Khalid Duke
DE-EDGE Kansas State
Jared Wiley Head Shot
PICK: 227 RND: 7 (TEN)
Jared Wiley
TE TCU
Trevin Wallace Head Shot
PICK: 242 RND: 7 (TEN)
Trevin Wallace
LB Kentucky
Draft Picks Received
Dallas Turner Head Shot
PICK: 10 RND: 1 (NYJ)
Dallas Turner
LB-EDGE Alabama
Kingsley Suamataia Head Shot
PICK: 47 RND: 2 (NYG)
Kingsley Suamataia
OT BYU
Malachi Corley Head Shot
PICK: 72 RND: 3 (NYJ)
Malachi Corley
WR Western Kentucky
Jaden Hicks Head Shot
PICK: 107 RND: 4 (NYG)
Jaden Hicks
S Washington State
DeWayne Carter Head Shot
PICK: 111 RND: 4 (NYJ)
DeWayne Carter
DT Duke
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (NYJ)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (NYJ)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Olumuyiwa Fashanu Head Shot
PICK: 7 RND: 1 (NYJ)
Olumuyiwa Fashanu
OT Penn State
Ennis Rakestraw Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (NYG)
Ennis Rakestraw Jr.
CB Missouri
Players Gained
Head Shot
Wan'Dale Robinson
WR
Draft Grade — Titans
Overall B
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesA FutureB
The Titans did the meat-and-potatoes work well: B.

Call it belief, call it a gut call, but Khalid Duke at the Round 7 slot is 70 spots clear of consensus, and that is the headline.

If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through running back. Hicks at that cost is the sort of edge that compounds over a roster.

The dealing nudged the ledger their way without much fuss. They went 6 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick10 Rnd1 Dallas Turner
No drama and no debate, Dallas Turner went about where he belonged in pick 10. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick47 Rnd2 Kingsley Suamataia
They paid a round early for Kingsley Suamataia in pick No. 47, more than the board wanted. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick72 Rnd3 Malachi Corley
They let Malachi Corley come to them and pounced at the 72nd overall pick. The roster fit checks out.
Pick106 Rnd4 Cedric Gray
They took Cedric Gray at par in slot 106, which is nothing to complain about. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick107 Rnd4 Jaden Hicks
The board fumbled Jaden Hicks all the way to No. 107, and they scooped it up. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick111 Rnd4 DeWayne Carter
DeWayne Carter slipping to the 111th pick is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick146 Rnd5 Nelson Ceaser
Value said wait; Nelson Ceaser in pick No. 146 says they were not listening. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick182 Rnd6 Ro Torrence
Ro Torrence in the 182nd overall pick is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick221 Rnd7 Khalid Duke
Khalid Duke in No. 221 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick227 Rnd7 Jared Wiley
Circle this one: Jared Wiley at slot 227 is a fall that decides a draft. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick242 Rnd7 Trevin Wallace
A tidy bit of business in the Round 7 slot, where Trevin Wallace graded well above the range. It patches a soft spot without any drama.