csloudin'S MOCK DRAFT

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  • csloudin DRAFTING FOR THE
    Titans
Draft Selections
Rome Odunze Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (TEN)
Rome Odunze
WR Washington
Chop Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (TEN)
Chop Robinson
DE-EDGE Penn State
Kingsley Suamataia Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (TEN)
Kingsley Suamataia
OT BYU
Max Melton Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (TEN)
Max Melton
CB Rutgers
Sincere Haynesworth Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (TEN)
Sincere Haynesworth
C Tulane
JD Bertrand Head Shot
PICK: 184 RND: 6 (TEN)
JD Bertrand
LB Notre Dame
Jalen Green Head Shot
PICK: 228 RND: 7 (TEN)
Jalen Green
S Mississippi State
Draft Picks Received
Rome Odunze Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (MIN)
Rome Odunze
WR Washington
Kingsley Suamataia Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (MIN)
Kingsley Suamataia
OT BYU
Draft Picks Traded
Laiatu Latu Head Shot
PICK: 7 RND: 1 (MIN)
Laiatu Latu
DL-EDGE UCLA
Draft Grade — Titans
Overall B
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB+ FutureB-
The Titans kept it disciplined and banked a B.

The weekend has a hole in the middle of it named running back, a need the Titans walked right past. Solid and sensible more than spectacular: a B.

If Haynesworth pans out, nobody remembers the price. If not, this is the pick they hear about. That Green pick is the receipt they will wave around later.

The trade work was a quiet net positive. They went 4 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick11 Rnd1 Rome Odunze
In slot 11 they get a matchup problem out wide at fair value. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick38 Rnd2 Chop Robinson
Good price on Chop Robinson in the 38th pick, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick42 Rnd2 Kingsley Suamataia
A reach on Kingsley Suamataia in the 42nd overall pick; the board had better options right there. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick106 Rnd4 Max Melton
A market-rate cornerback, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Max Melton. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick144 Rnd5 Sincere Haynesworth
They paid a round early for Sincere Haynesworth in the Round 5 slot, more than the board wanted. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick184 Rnd6 JD Bertrand
The board had cheaper options than JD Bertrand at No. 184, and it noticed. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick228 Rnd7 Jalen Green
Jalen Green in pick No. 228 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.