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Draft Selections
Olumuyiwa Fashanu Head Shot
PICK: 7 RND: 1 (TEN)
Olumuyiwa Fashanu
OT Penn State
Ladd McConkey Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (TEN)
Ladd McConkey
WR Georgia
Mohamed Kamara Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (TEN)
Mohamed Kamara
DL-EDGE Colorado State
Jaylin Simpson Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (TEN)
Jaylin Simpson
CB Auburn
Kitan Oladapo Head Shot
PICK: 184 RND: 6 (TEN)
Kitan Oladapo
S Oregon State
Nathaniel Watson Head Shot
PICK: 228 RND: 7 (TEN)
Nathaniel Watson
LB Mississippi State
Draft Grade — Titans
Overall B
ValueB- NeedA- TradesB- FutureB-
Grand theft in No. 184: the Titans steal Oladapo and grade out a B.

There is a lot to like until you notice running back is still a hole. The Titans never got to the one that mattered most.

The Oladapo steal is the beam this whole class leans on. Every board in the league had Watson lower, and that gap is the story. They went 4 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

The trenches got the money picks, top to bottom.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick7 Rnd1 Olumuyiwa Fashanu
By-the-book stuff, Olumuyiwa Fashanu at pick No. 7 squarely in line with his ranking. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick38 Rnd2 Ladd McConkey
Nothing to complain about; Ladd McConkey went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick106 Rnd4 Mohamed Kamara
They liked Mohamed Kamara enough to skip the value, taking him in pick 106. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick144 Rnd5 Jaylin Simpson
No edge and no loss on Jaylin Simpson in Round 5, Pick 8; it is a wash and a sensible one. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick184 Rnd6 Kitan Oladapo
A safety of that caliber at slot 184 is the definition of value, full stop. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick228 Rnd7 Nathaniel Watson
Nathaniel Watson in the 228th overall pick is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. It patches a soft spot without any drama.