Critter'S MOCK DRAFT

Titans

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    Titans
Draft Selections
Abdul Carter Head Shot
PICK: 1 RND: 1 (TEN)
Abdul Carter
DE-EDGE Penn State
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (TEN)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
Andrew Mukuba Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (TEN)
Andrew Mukuba
S Texas
Anthony Belton Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (TEN)
Anthony Belton
OT NC State
Kyle McCord Head Shot
PICK: 141 RND: 5 (TEN)
Kyle McCord
QB Syracuse
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (TEN)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 178 RND: 6 (TEN)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
Jack Nelson Head Shot
PICK: 188 RND: 6 (TEN)
Jack Nelson
OT Wisconsin
Draft Grade — Titans
Overall B
ValueB NeedA- TradesB- FutureB-
Larceny in pick 167 lands the Titans a B, Skattebo and all.

The Titans did not reach, did not trade up, did not blink. They just waited, and Cam Skattebo fell into slot 167. Solid and sensible more than spectacular: a B.

If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through tight end. 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.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but tight end.

Pick Analysis
Pick1 Rnd1 Abdul Carter
In pick No. 1 they get a quarterback's worst nightmare. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick35 Rnd2 Kenneth Grant
A quiet steal in Round 2, Pick 3: Kenneth Grant for less than the market said. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick103 Rnd4 Andrew Mukuba
Andrew Mukuba in pick 103 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick120 Rnd4 Anthony Belton
Anthony Belton at slot 120 is money in the bank, a offensive lineman taken below his worth. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick141 Rnd5 Kyle McCord
A quarterback of that caliber at the Round 5 slot is the definition of value, full stop. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick167 Rnd5 Cam Skattebo
Cam Skattebo in the 167th overall pick should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick178 Rnd6 Dont'e Thornton Jr.
Dont'e Thornton Jr. at the 178th pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick188 Rnd6 Jack Nelson
They read the board right and Jack Nelson was the payoff at No. 188. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.