The Titans put a flag in the ground for Trey Moore, 34 picks before anyone else would have, and the value took the hit. Fine in stretches, shaky in others: a C+.
The trades bled value they could not afford to lose. On value alone, Jones makes the weekend a net positive.
That quarterback hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.
Hit on Jeremiyah Love and the swing picks, and this ages a lot better than it grades today.
Pick-by-Pick
R1.12
· Pick 12
· Jeremiyah Love
· RB
· rank 2
In No. 12 they get a three-down runner, and a steal at that. Exactly the need they had to hit.
R1.20
· Pick 20
· Carnell Tate
· WR
· rank 12
In the Round 1 slot they get a matchup problem out wide at a price that makes it sweeter. A clean fit for the roster.
R2.3
· Pick 35
· Zion Young
· DE-EDGE
· rank 44
Zion Young in the 35th pick is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
R3.2
· Pick 66
· Eli Stowers
· TE
· rank 53
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Eli Stowers at slot 66. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
R3.5
· Pick 69
· Jacob Rodriguez
· LB
· rank 74
No edge and no loss on Jacob Rodriguez in pick No. 69; it is a wash and a sensible one. A need, and now a little less of one.
R4.1
· Pick 101
· Malik Muhammad
· CB
· rank 95
Malik Muhammad at pick 101 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
R4.12
· Pick 112
· Logan Jones
· C
· rank 88
They will replay Logan Jones at pick 112 for years; that is how good the value is. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
R5.2
· Pick 142
· Gracen Halton
· DL
· rank 142
A market-rate interior defensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Gracen Halton. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
R5.4
· Pick 144
· Trey Moore
· LB-EDGE
· rank 178
Trey Moore in the 144th overall pick is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
R5.40
· Pick 180
· VJ Payne
· S
· rank 191
The board had cheaper options than VJ Payne at slot 180, and it noticed. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
R6.3
· Pick 184
· Keagen Trost
· OT
· rank 181
Nothing to complain about; Keagen Trost went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
R6.13
· Pick 194
· Ephesians Prysock
· CB
· rank 186
Ephesians Prysock at the Round 6 slot is money in the bank, a cornerback taken below his worth. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.
R7.9
· Pick 225
· Barion Brown
· WR
· rank 252
Barion Brown at the 225th pick is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.