B'S MOCK DRAFT

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  • B DRAFTING FOR THE
    Titans
Draft Selections
Abdul Carter Head Shot
PICK: 1 RND: 1 (TEN)
Abdul Carter
DE-EDGE Penn State
Emeka Egbuka Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (TEN)
Emeka Egbuka
WR Ohio State
Kaleb Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (TEN)
Kaleb Johnson
RB Iowa
Dylan Fairchild Head Shot
PICK: 119 RND: 4 (TEN)
Dylan Fairchild
OG Georgia
Jared Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 142 RND: 5 (TEN)
Jared Wilson
C Georgia
Barrett Carter Head Shot
PICK: 168 RND: 5 (TEN)
Barrett Carter
LB Clemson
Kevin Jennings Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 6 (TEN)
Kevin Jennings
QB SMU
Clay Webb Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (TEN)
Clay Webb
OG Jacksonville State
Draft Grade — Titans
Overall B
ValueB NeedA- TradesB- FutureB-
Nothing loud, just a tidy B for the Titans.

Call it larceny. Barrett Carter sat on the board until the 168th overall pick, and the Titans did not need to be asked twice. They moved the roster forward and banked a B for it.

They are betting Jennings proves the room right and everyone else wrong. A whole weekend of picks and interior defensive lineman is somehow still a want. Offensive lineman is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it.

Building through the lines is a philosophy, and they stuck to it.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the interior defensive lineman spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick1 Rnd1 Abdul Carter
In pick 1 they get a bendy edge with upside. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick35 Rnd2 Emeka Egbuka
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Emeka Egbuka at slot 35. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick102 Rnd4 Kaleb Johnson
A running back of that caliber at No. 102 is the definition of value, full stop. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick119 Rnd4 Dylan Fairchild
Somehow Dylan Fairchild was still sitting there in the 119th pick, and they pounced on premier offensive lineman value. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick142 Rnd5 Jared Wilson
Jared Wilson at the Round 5 slot is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick168 Rnd5 Barrett Carter
Barrett Carter in pick No. 168 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick180 Rnd6 Kevin Jennings
Kevin Jennings in the 180th overall pick is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick241 Rnd7 Clay Webb
A reach for Clay Webb in pick 241; a little patience would have been rewarded. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.