rickydico'S MOCK DRAFT
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rickydico'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON APR 21, 2025

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  • rickydico DRAFTING FOR THE
    Titans
Draft Selections
Kelvin Banks Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 1 RND: 1 (TEN)
Kelvin Banks Jr.
OT Texas
Donovan Ezeiruaku Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (TEN)
Donovan Ezeiruaku
DE-EDGE Boston College
Kevin Winston Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (TEN)
Kevin Winston Jr.
S Penn State
Nohl Williams Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (TEN)
Nohl Williams
CB California
Dillon Gabriel Head Shot
PICK: 141 RND: 5 (TEN)
Dillon Gabriel
QB Oregon
Ryan Fitzgerald Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (TEN)
Ryan Fitzgerald
PK Florida State
Damien Martinez Head Shot
PICK: 178 RND: 6 (TEN)
Damien Martinez
RB Miami
Jalen McLeod Head Shot
PICK: 188 RND: 6 (TEN)
Jalen McLeod
LB-EDGE Auburn
Draft Grade — Titans
Overall B
ValueC+ NeedA- TradesB- FutureB-
A solid, sensible weekend for the Titans: B.

The Titans did not so much draft Jalen McLeod as overpay for him, 27 picks clear of his grade. It sets an uneasy tone for the weekend. More right than wrong, and a B to match.

Leaving interior defensive lineman unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Martinez.

The roster is better shaped than it was, with offensive lineman chief among the fixes. The trenches got the money picks, top to bottom.

Good work on the whole, with interior defensive lineman the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick1 Rnd1 Kelvin Banks Jr.
In the Round 1 slot they get a plug-and-play piece up front. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick35 Rnd2 Donovan Ezeiruaku
They jumped the gun on Donovan Ezeiruaku, taking him earlier than his grade liked. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick103 Rnd4 Kevin Winston Jr.
A clean, defensible pick in pick 103 with a little surplus value in Kevin Winston Jr.. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick120 Rnd4 Nohl Williams
Fair-plus on Nohl Williams, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick141 Rnd5 Dillon Gabriel
They let Dillon Gabriel come to them and pounced at slot 141. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick167 Rnd5 Ryan Fitzgerald
No edge and no loss on Ryan Fitzgerald in No. 167; it is a wash and a sensible one. A want more than a need, though you can never have too many.
Pick178 Rnd6 Damien Martinez
Damien Martinez in No. 178 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick188 Rnd6 Jalen McLeod
Jalen McLeod in the 188th overall pick is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.