Every so often the board makes a mistake, and the Titans were there to profit. Christen Miller, the No. 56 name on the board, should have been long gone before Round 3, Pick 31. No fireworks, but a solid B.
They punted on edge rusher, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. Offensive lineman was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job.
In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the edge rusher spot they never got to.
Pick-by-Pick
R1.31
· Pick 31
· Arvell Reese
· LB
· rank 7
In pick No. 31 they get a coverage-and-run second-level piece at a price that makes it sweeter. A real need, handled.
R2.15
· Pick 47
· Sonny Styles
· LB
· rank 20
Circle this one: Sonny Styles at No. 47 is a fall that decides a draft. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
R2.31
· Pick 63
· Dillon Thieneman
· S
· rank 35
Dillon Thieneman at the 63rd overall pick is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. A minor itch, scratched.
R3.2
· Pick 66
· Chris Bell
· WR
· rank 40
They barely believed it either: Chris Bell still on the board at slot 66. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
R3.13
· Pick 77
· Jake Slaughter
· C
· rank 55
They robbed the room for Jake Slaughter here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
R3.31
· Pick 95
· Christen Miller
· DL
· rank 56
They will replay Christen Miller at the 95th pick for years; that is how good the value is. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
R4.1
· Pick 101
· Max Klare
· TE
· rank 78
Max Klare in Round 4, Pick 1 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
R4.13
· Pick 113
· Bryce Lance
· WR
· rank 91
Bryce Lance at the Round 4 slot is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
R5.2
· Pick 142
· Will Lee III
· CB
· rank 124
Will Lee III at slot 142 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. A minor need, but a need all the same.
R5.4
· Pick 144
· Trey Zuhn III
· OT
· rank 125
The board fumbled Trey Zuhn III all the way to Round 5, Pick 4, and they scooped it up. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
R6.3
· Pick 184
· Ar'maj Reed-Adams
· OG
· rank 171
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Ar'maj Reed-Adams at No. 184. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
R6.13
· Pick 194
· Ephesians Prysock
· CB
· rank 190
Ephesians Prysock at the 194th pick is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.
R7.9
· Pick 225
· Kaelon Black
· RB
· rank 217
Kaelon Black slipping to the 225th overall pick is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.