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hostlecj'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON APR 29, 2025

2025 god squad

  • hostlecj DRAFTING FOR THE
    Titans
Draft Selections
Cam Ward Head Shot
PICK: 1 RND: 1 (TEN)
Cam Ward
QB Miami
Abdul Carter Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (TEN)
Abdul Carter
DE-EDGE Penn State
Travis Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (TEN)
Travis Hunter
CB Colorado
Will Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (TEN)
Will Campbell
OT LSU
Ashton Jeanty Head Shot
PICK: 5 RND: 1 (TEN)
Ashton Jeanty
RB Boise State
Mason Graham Head Shot
PICK: 10 RND: 1 (TEN)
Mason Graham
DT Michigan
Grey Zabel Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (TEN)
Grey Zabel
OT North Dakota State
Matthew Golden Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (TEN)
Matthew Golden
WR Texas
Jahdae Barron Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (TEN)
Jahdae Barron
CB Texas
Tyler Warren Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (TEN)
Tyler Warren
TE Penn State
Malaki Starks Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (TEN)
Malaki Starks
S Georgia
Andrew Mukuba Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (TEN)
Andrew Mukuba
S Texas
Jared Ivey Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (TEN)
Jared Ivey
DE-EDGE Ole Miss
Isaiah Bond Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (TEN)
Isaiah Bond
WR Texas
Jihaad Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (TEN)
Jihaad Campbell
LB Alabama
Cobee Bryant Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (TEN)
Cobee Bryant
CB Kansas
Kevin Winston Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (TEN)
Kevin Winston Jr.
S Penn State
CJ West Head Shot
PICK: 65 RND: 3 (TEN)
CJ West
DT Indiana
Charles Grant Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (TEN)
Charles Grant
OT William & Mary
Clay Webb Head Shot
PICK: 72 RND: 3 (TEN)
Clay Webb
OG Jacksonville State
Jake Majors Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (TEN)
Jake Majors
C Texas
Tez Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 99 RND: 3 (TEN)
Tez Johnson
WR Oregon
Draft Picks Received
Abdul Carter Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (CLE)
Abdul Carter
DE-EDGE Penn State
Travis Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (NYG)
Travis Hunter
CB Colorado
Will Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (NE)
Will Campbell
OT LSU
Ashton Jeanty Head Shot
PICK: 5 RND: 1 (JAX)
Ashton Jeanty
RB Boise State
Mason Graham Head Shot
PICK: 10 RND: 1 (CHI)
Mason Graham
DT Michigan
Grey Zabel Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (DAL)
Grey Zabel
OT North Dakota State
Matthew Golden Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (IND)
Matthew Golden
WR Texas
Jahdae Barron Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (CLE)
Jahdae Barron
CB Texas
Tyler Warren Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NYG)
Tyler Warren
TE Penn State
Andrew Mukuba Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (JAX)
Andrew Mukuba
S Texas
Jared Ivey Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (NE)
Jared Ivey
DE-EDGE Ole Miss
Isaiah Bond Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (CHI)
Isaiah Bond
WR Texas
Jihaad Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (CHI)
Jihaad Campbell
LB Alabama
Cobee Bryant Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (DAL)
Cobee Bryant
CB Kansas
Kevin Winston Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (IND)
Kevin Winston Jr.
S Penn State
CJ West Head Shot
PICK: 65 RND: 3 (NYG)
CJ West
DT Indiana
Charles Grant Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (CLE)
Charles Grant
OT William & Mary
Clay Webb Head Shot
PICK: 72 RND: 3 (CHI)
Clay Webb
OG Jacksonville State
Jake Majors Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (DAL)
Jake Majors
C Texas
Tez Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 99 RND: 3 (NYG)
Tez Johnson
WR Oregon
Draft Picks Traded
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (CHI)
TO PICK
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: 141 RND: 5 (IND)
TO PICK
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (DAL)
TO PICK
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (NYG)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Grade — Titans
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB TradesA+ FutureD
Quarterback settled, Ward in the fold, and a B- for the Titans.

The Titans bet big and early on Clay Webb, 126 picks ahead of the board. Bold does not always mean right. No fireworks, but a solid B-.

Everything downstream of Cam Ward depends on Cam Ward, and the building knows it. Every deal seemed to tilt their way, which is not luck. Barron falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch.

Solid rather than spectacular, and there is nothing wrong with that.

Pick Analysis
Pick1 Rnd1 Cam Ward
In slot 1 they get the face of the franchise. A real need, handled.
Pick2 Rnd1 Abdul Carter
A straight-up fair deal on Abdul Carter at pick No. 2, value and slot in agreement. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick3 Rnd1 Travis Hunter
In the 3rd overall pick they get a sticky cover corner at fair value. Need was not the driver here.
Pick4 Rnd1 Will Campbell
In the 4th pick they get a cornerstone up front. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick5 Rnd1 Ashton Jeanty
In Round 1, Pick 5 they get a featured back. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick10 Rnd1 Mason Graham
In pick 10 they get a disruptive interior force at fair value. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick12 Rnd1 Grey Zabel
In the Round 1 slot they get a plug-and-play piece up front, a steep price for the projection. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick14 Rnd1 Matthew Golden
Matthew Golden in the 14th pick lands just on the right side of the ledger. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick33 Rnd2 Jahdae Barron
The board fumbled Jahdae Barron all the way to slot 33, and they scooped it up. They added to a strength when a need was still open elsewhere.
Pick34 Rnd2 Tyler Warren
Circle this one: Tyler Warren at pick 34 is a fall that decides a draft. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick35 Rnd2 Malaki Starks
They read the board right and Malaki Starks was the payoff at the 35th overall pick. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick36 Rnd2 Andrew Mukuba
They reached into another round for Andrew Mukuba, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. It is more luxury than necessity; they were already set here.
Pick38 Rnd2 Jared Ivey
This one needs a full-page explanation: Jared Ivey in pick No. 38, miles early. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick39 Rnd2 Isaiah Bond
They talked themselves into Isaiah Bond at Round 2, Pick 7, and the board did not agree. It fills a real need, too.
Pick41 Rnd2 Jihaad Campbell
Jihaad Campbell at pick 41 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the linebacker. The roster fit checks out.
Pick44 Rnd2 Cobee Bryant
Value said wait; Cobee Bryant in the 44th pick says they were not listening. A luxury on a unit that was already in good shape.
Pick45 Rnd2 Kevin Winston Jr.
Kevin Winston Jr. at slot 45 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.
Pick65 Rnd3 CJ West
They left a pile of value on the table to take CJ West this early at Round 3, Pick 1. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick67 Rnd3 Charles Grant
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Charles Grant. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick72 Rnd3 Clay Webb
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Clay Webb well ahead of where he belonged. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick76 Rnd3 Jake Majors
A wild overpay on Jake Majors in pick No. 76, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick99 Rnd3 Tez Johnson
A market-rate wide receiver, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Tez Johnson. A need, and now a little less of one.