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Draft Selections
Abdul Carter Head Shot
PICK: 1 RND: 1 (TEN)
Abdul Carter
DE-EDGE Penn State
Matthew Golden Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (TEN)
Matthew Golden
WR Texas
Barrett Carter Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (TEN)
Barrett Carter
LB Clemson
TreVeyon Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 137 RND: 4 (TEN)
TreVeyon Henderson
RB Ohio State
Tyler Cooper Head Shot
PICK: 142 RND: 5 (TEN)
Tyler Cooper
OG Minnesota
Roc Taylor Head Shot
PICK: 168 RND: 5 (TEN)
Roc Taylor
WR Memphis
Addison West Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (TEN)
Addison West
OG Western Michigan
Dayon Hayes Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 6 (TEN)
Dayon Hayes
DE-EDGE Colorado
Brant Kuithe Head Shot
PICK: 236 RND: 7 (TEN)
Brant Kuithe
TE Utah
KJ Jefferson Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (TEN)
KJ Jefferson
QB UCF
Draft Picks Received
TreVeyon Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 137 RND: 4 (SEA)
TreVeyon Henderson
RB Ohio State
Addison West Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (SEA)
Addison West
OG Western Michigan
Brant Kuithe Head Shot
PICK: 236 RND: 7 (SEA)
Brant Kuithe
TE Utah
Draft Picks Traded
Mason Taylor Head Shot
PICK: 119 RND: 4 (SEA)
Mason Taylor
TE LSU
Draft Grade — Titans
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedA- TradesB- FutureB-
The Titans did the meat-and-potatoes work well: B-.

You can fall in love with a player. You are not supposed to marry him in the wrong round. The Titans did exactly that with Dayon Hayes in pick No. 180. It does the job without flash, and the B- reflects it.

That Henderson pick is the receipt they will wave around later. They punted on interior defensive lineman, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. On the needs board they went 7 of 8, with offensive lineman the one that mattered most.

The trenches got the money picks, top to bottom.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick1 Rnd1 Abdul Carter
In slot 1 they get a premier pass rusher. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick35 Rnd2 Matthew Golden
Matthew Golden in the 35th pick is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick102 Rnd4 Barrett Carter
They will replay Barrett Carter at No. 102 for years; that is how good the value is. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick137 Rnd4 TreVeyon Henderson
Taking TreVeyon Henderson in the Round 4 slot is close to grand larceny; a running back that good had no business lasting this long. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick142 Rnd5 Tyler Cooper
A wild overpay on Tyler Cooper in Round 5, Pick 3, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick168 Rnd5 Roc Taylor
A big swing on Roc Taylor at pick No. 168, well ahead of any board in the building. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick173 Rnd5 Addison West
Addison West in No. 173 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick180 Rnd6 Dayon Hayes
Value said wait; Dayon Hayes in slot 180 says they were not listening. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick236 Rnd7 Brant Kuithe
Nothing to complain about; Brant Kuithe went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick241 Rnd7 KJ Jefferson
KJ Jefferson in pick No. 241 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.