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Draft Selections
Cam Ward Head Shot
PICK: 1 RND: 1 (TEN)
Cam Ward
QB Miami
Jayden Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (TEN)
Jayden Higgins
WR Iowa State
Elijah Arroyo Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (TEN)
Elijah Arroyo
TE Miami
David Walker Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (TEN)
David Walker
LB-EDGE Central Arkansas
Tory Horton Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (TEN)
Tory Horton
WR Colorado State
Billy Bowman Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 141 RND: 5 (TEN)
Billy Bowman Jr.
S Oklahoma
Quincy Riley Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (TEN)
Quincy Riley
CB Louisville
Fadil Diggs Head Shot
PICK: 178 RND: 6 (TEN)
Fadil Diggs
DL-EDGE Syracuse
Chase Lundt Head Shot
PICK: 188 RND: 6 (TEN)
Chase Lundt
OT UConn
Draft Picks Received
Jayden Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
Jayden Higgins
WR Iowa State
Elijah Arroyo Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (CIN)
Elijah Arroyo
TE Miami
Draft Picks Traded
Derrick Harmon Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (CIN)
Derrick Harmon
DT Oregon
Draft Grade — Titans
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Titans left with their quarterback, and a B- to match.

The Titans spent real capital to be 65 picks early on Fadil Diggs, and the board is going to hold them to it.

Whatever Cam Ward becomes, the front office has tied its fortunes to the answer. The Bowman Jr. pick alone nudges the whole weekend up a notch.

The running back hole is the one line item this class does not answer. The roster is better shaped than it was, with offensive lineman chief among the fixes.

Bottom line, more hits than misses and a roster nudged the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick1 Rnd1 Cam Ward
In Round 1, Pick 1 they get the arm they will build around at fair value.
Pick49 Rnd2 Jayden Higgins
They took Jayden Higgins at par in the 49th pick, which is nothing to complain about. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick81 Rnd3 Elijah Arroyo
Nothing to complain about; Elijah Arroyo went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick103 Rnd4 David Walker
David Walker in No. 103 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick120 Rnd4 Tory Horton
Tory Horton in the 120th overall pick is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick141 Rnd5 Billy Bowman Jr.
Billy Bowman Jr. in slot 141 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick167 Rnd5 Quincy Riley
The board fumbled Quincy Riley all the way to No. 167, and they scooped it up. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick178 Rnd6 Fadil Diggs
Fadil Diggs in the Round 6 slot is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick188 Rnd6 Chase Lundt
Value with a capital V on Chase Lundt in pick No. 188, a genuine coup. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.