swampthing'S MOCK DRAFT

TITANS

  • swampthing DRAFTING FOR THE
    Titans
Draft Selections
Olumuyiwa Fashanu Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (TEN)
Olumuyiwa Fashanu
OT Penn State
Edgerrin Cooper Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (TEN)
Edgerrin Cooper
LB Texas A&M
Tory Horton Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (TEN)
Tory Horton
WR Colorado State
Antwaun Powell-Ryland Head Shot
PICK: 143 RND: 5 (TEN)
Antwaun Powell-Ryland
DL-EDGE Virginia Tech
Kamal Hadden Head Shot
PICK: 184 RND: 6 (TEN)
Kamal Hadden
CB Tennessee
Joshua Gray Head Shot
PICK: 227 RND: 7 (TEN)
Joshua Gray
OT Oregon State
Draft Grade — Titans
Overall B
ValueB- NeedA- TradesB- FutureB-
Nothing loud, just a tidy B for the Titans.

For all the boxes ticked, the Titans skipped the loudest one: running back is exactly as bare as it was. Good, not great, and the B says as much.

They banked enough surplus on Hadden to cover a lot of smaller sins. Reaching for Powell-Ryland left real value on the table behind him.

On the needs board they went 4 of 8, with offensive lineman the one that mattered most. The trenches got the money picks, top to bottom.

In sum, a sensible class that nudges the roster the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick6 Rnd1 Olumuyiwa Fashanu
In the 6th overall pick they get a long-term starter on the line at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick38 Rnd2 Edgerrin Cooper
Edgerrin Cooper at pick 38 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick106 Rnd4 Tory Horton
Tory Horton at pick No. 106 is money in the bank, a wide receiver taken below his worth. The roster fit checks out.
Pick143 Rnd5 Antwaun Powell-Ryland
The board had cheaper options than Antwaun Powell-Ryland at No. 143, and it noticed. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick184 Rnd6 Kamal Hadden
Value with a capital V on Kamal Hadden in Round 6, Pick 9, a genuine coup. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick227 Rnd7 Joshua Gray
They let Joshua Gray come to them and pounced at the Round 7 slot. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.