csloudin'S MOCK DRAFT

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  • csloudin DRAFTING FOR THE
    Titans
Draft Selections
Olumuyiwa Fashanu Head Shot
PICK: 13 RND: 1 (TEN)
Olumuyiwa Fashanu
OT Penn State
Darius Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (TEN)
Darius Robinson
DL-EDGE Missouri
Payton Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (TEN)
Payton Wilson
LB North Carolina State
Javon Baker Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (TEN)
Javon Baker
WR UCF
Mekhi Wingo Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (TEN)
Mekhi Wingo
DT LSU
Tykee Smith Head Shot
PICK: 146 RND: 5 (TEN)
Tykee Smith
S Georgia
Ty'Ron Hopper Head Shot
PICK: 182 RND: 6 (TEN)
Ty'Ron Hopper
LB Missouri
Richard Jibunor Head Shot
PICK: 221 RND: 7 (TEN)
Richard Jibunor
OLB-EDGE Troy
C.J. Hanson Head Shot
PICK: 227 RND: 7 (TEN)
C.J. Hanson
OG Holy Cross
Sheridan Jones Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (TEN)
Sheridan Jones
CB Clemson
Kenny Logan Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 242 RND: 7 (TEN)
Kenny Logan Jr.
S Kansas
Draft Picks Received
Olumuyiwa Fashanu Head Shot
PICK: 13 RND: 1 (LV)
Olumuyiwa Fashanu
OT Penn State
Payton Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (LV)
Payton Wilson
LB North Carolina State
Mekhi Wingo Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (LV)
Mekhi Wingo
DT LSU
Sheridan Jones Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (LV)
Sheridan Jones
CB Clemson
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (LV)
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Malik Nabers Head Shot
PICK: 7 RND: 1 (LV)
Malik Nabers
WR LSU
Draft Grade — Titans
Overall B
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB+ FutureB
Nothing loud, just a tidy B for the Titans.

There is conviction, and then there is this. The Titans took Kenny Logan Jr. a full 54 picks ahead of where the board had him, an overdraft steep enough that it colors the whole weekend. Good, not great, and the B says as much.

That running back hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. Baker at that cost is the sort of edge that compounds over a roster.

A modest surplus at the table, banked quietly. Offensive lineman was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job.

Not a headline-grabber, but a perfectly good weekend's work.

Pick Analysis
Pick13 Rnd1 Olumuyiwa Fashanu
In pick 13 they get a blindside protector. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick38 Rnd2 Darius Robinson
Darius Robinson in pick No. 38 is fair value, right on his grade. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick44 Rnd2 Payton Wilson
A reach for Payton Wilson in the 44th overall pick; a little patience would have been rewarded. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick106 Rnd4 Javon Baker
Javon Baker is a better player than the 106th pick suggests; smart patience, rewarded. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick112 Rnd4 Mekhi Wingo
Good price on Mekhi Wingo in the Round 4 slot, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick146 Rnd5 Tykee Smith
Tykee Smith at Round 5, Pick 10 jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick182 Rnd6 Ty'Ron Hopper
By-the-book stuff, Ty'Ron Hopper at pick 182 squarely in line with his ranking. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick221 Rnd7 Richard Jibunor
Richard Jibunor at pick No. 221 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. The roster logic is harder to follow.
Pick227 Rnd7 C.J. Hanson
A wild overpay on C.J. Hanson in the 227th overall pick, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick229 Rnd7 Sheridan Jones
A tidy bit of business in No. 229, where Sheridan Jones graded well above the range. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick242 Rnd7 Kenny Logan Jr.
Kenny Logan Jr. at the Round 7 slot is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. Stacking talent where they were already deep.