d'S MOCK DRAFT

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  • d DRAFTING FOR THE
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Draft Selections
Abdul Carter Head Shot
PICK: 1 RND: 1 (TEN)
Abdul Carter
DE-EDGE Penn State
Tyler Booker Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (TEN)
Tyler Booker
OG Alabama
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (TEN)
Donovan Jackson
OT Ohio State
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 119 RND: 4 (TEN)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
Tommi Hill Head Shot
PICK: 142 RND: 5 (TEN)
Tommi Hill
CB Nebraska
Jay Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 168 RND: 5 (TEN)
Jay Higgins
LB Iowa
Mitchell Evans Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 6 (TEN)
Mitchell Evans
TE Notre Dame
Trevor Etienne Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (TEN)
Trevor Etienne
RB Georgia
Draft Grade — Titans
Overall B
ValueB NeedA- TradesB- FutureB-
The Titans robbed the room for Evans. Final grade: B.

Somewhere a general manager is explaining how Mitchell Evans got past him. The Titans do not have to explain a thing at the 180th pick. It nets out to a B, which feels about right.

They will regret leaving interior defensive lineman for another day if the season turns on it. Job largely done: offensive lineman settled and 5 of 8 of the wish list covered. 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 quarterback's worst nightmare. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick35 Rnd2 Tyler Booker
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Tyler Booker. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick102 Rnd4 Donovan Jackson
A quiet steal in slot 102: Donovan Jackson for less than the market said. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick119 Rnd4 Cam Skattebo
The board had Cam Skattebo higher than the Round 4 slot, and the running back fell to them anyway. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick142 Rnd5 Tommi Hill
Fair-plus on Tommi Hill, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick168 Rnd5 Jay Higgins
They barely believed it either: Jay Higgins still on the board at Round 5, Pick 29. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick180 Rnd6 Mitchell Evans
Mitchell Evans at pick No. 180 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick241 Rnd7 Trevor Etienne
Trevor Etienne in the 241st overall pick should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.