B-
Tennessee Titans
More right than wrong for the Titans, and a B- to prove it.
by Mackdaddy ·
2026 NFL Draft
· 16 picks
· 3 steals
· 4 reaches
It is the swing that defines the weekend: Caden Curry in pick No. 66, a good 59 spots before the room expected him.
The Slaughter value carries more weight than any single miss elsewhere. The quarterback spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.
Good work on the whole, with quarterback the one box left unchecked.
Pick-by-Pick
In the Round 1 slot they get a featured back at a price that makes it sweeter. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
In the 31st pick they get a three-down second-level presence, outstanding value to boot. A clean fit for the roster.
A straight-up fair deal on Omar Cooper Jr. at slot 35, value and slot in agreement. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
This one needs a full-page explanation: Caden Curry in Round 3, Pick 2, miles early. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
No edge and no loss on Devin Moore in pick No. 85; it is a wash and a sensible one. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
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.
By-the-book stuff, Bud Clark at Round 4, Pick 1 squarely in line with his ranking. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
No drama and no debate, Jack Endries went about where he belonged in slot 109. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
They paid a round early for Bryce Lance in pick No. 112, more than the board wanted. The roster fit checks out.
They reached into another round for Mikail Kamara, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Beau Stephens at pick 142 is a conviction pick that outran the value. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Skyler Gill-Howard in the Round 5 slot is exactly on the number, no argument either way. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Keagen Trost at No. 177 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Nothing to complain about; Matt Gulbin went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
A tidy little value on Eric McAlister in Round 6, Pick 13, a step better than break-even. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Zavion Thomas in pick 225 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. It fills a real need, too.
