csloudin'S MOCK DRAFT

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  • csloudin DRAFTING FOR THE
    Titans
Draft Selections
Olumuyiwa Fashanu Head Shot
PICK: 7 RND: 1 (TEN)
Olumuyiwa Fashanu
OT Penn State
Chop Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (TEN)
Chop Robinson
DE-EDGE Penn State
Ainias Smith Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (TEN)
Ainias Smith
WR Texas A&M
Javion Cohen Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (TEN)
Javion Cohen
OG Miami (FL)
Sheridan Jones Head Shot
PICK: 184 RND: 6 (TEN)
Sheridan Jones
CB Clemson
Steele Chambers Head Shot
PICK: 228 RND: 7 (TEN)
Steele Chambers
LB Ohio State
Draft Grade — Titans
Overall B
ValueB- NeedA- TradesB- FutureB-
The Titans did the meat-and-potatoes work well: B.

The Titans clearly saw something nobody else did in Sheridan Jones, taking him 28 picks ahead of his grade. The board is not convinced.

A whole weekend of picks and running back is somehow still a want. The roster is better shaped than it was, with offensive lineman chief among the fixes. Building through the lines is a philosophy, and they stuck to it.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the running back spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick7 Rnd1 Olumuyiwa Fashanu
In the 7th pick they get a blindside protector. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick38 Rnd2 Chop Robinson
They paid sticker price for Chop Robinson in the Round 2 slot, and that is fine. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick106 Rnd4 Ainias Smith
Ainias Smith in pick No. 106 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick144 Rnd5 Javion Cohen
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Javion Cohen. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick184 Rnd6 Sheridan Jones
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Sheridan Jones. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick228 Rnd7 Steele Chambers
They did well to land Steele Chambers in slot 228, just ahead of his grade. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.