csloudin'S MOCK DRAFT

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  • csloudin DRAFTING FOR THE
    Titans
Draft Selections
Taliese Fuaga Head Shot
PICK: 13 RND: 1 (TEN)
Taliese Fuaga
OT Oregon State
Chop Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (TEN)
Chop Robinson
DE-EDGE Penn State
Xavier Worthy Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (TEN)
Xavier Worthy
WR Texas
Khyree Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (TEN)
Khyree Jackson
CB Oregon
Dominick Puni Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (TEN)
Dominick Puni
OT Kansas
Kitan Oladapo Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (TEN)
Kitan Oladapo
S Oregon State
Jaylan Ford Head Shot
PICK: 184 RND: 6 (TEN)
Jaylan Ford
LB Texas
Maurice Smith Head Shot
PICK: 228 RND: 7 (TEN)
Maurice Smith
C Florida State
Evan Anderson Head Shot
PICK: 234 RND: 7 (TEN)
Evan Anderson
DL Florida Atlantic
Draft Picks Received
Taliese Fuaga Head Shot
PICK: 13 RND: 1 (LV)
Taliese Fuaga
OT Oregon State
Xavier Worthy Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (LV)
Xavier Worthy
WR Texas
Dominick Puni Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (LV)
Dominick Puni
OT Kansas
Evan Anderson Head Shot
PICK: 234 RND: 7 (LV)
Evan Anderson
DL Florida Atlantic
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (LV)
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Draft Picks Traded
Laiatu Latu Head Shot
PICK: 7 RND: 1 (LV)
Laiatu Latu
DL-EDGE UCLA
Draft Grade — Titans
Overall B
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB+ FutureB
The Titans kept it disciplined and banked a B.

The Titans clearly saw something nobody else did in Evan Anderson, taking him 49 picks ahead of his grade. The board is not convinced. It does the job without flash, and the B reflects it.

Leaving running back unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. The Puni steal is the beam this whole class leans on.

The roster is better shaped than it was, with offensive lineman chief among the fixes.

Good work on the whole, with running back the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick13 Rnd1 Taliese Fuaga
In pick No. 13 they get a long-term starter on the line at fair value. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick38 Rnd2 Chop Robinson
A clean, defensible pick in No. 38 with a little surplus value in Chop Robinson. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick44 Rnd2 Xavier Worthy
They paid sticker price for Xavier Worthy in the Round 2 slot, and that is fine. It fills a real need, too.
Pick106 Rnd4 Khyree Jackson
By-the-book stuff, Khyree Jackson at slot 106 squarely in line with his ranking. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick112 Rnd4 Dominick Puni
A tidy bit of business in the 112th overall pick, where Dominick Puni graded well above the range. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick144 Rnd5 Kitan Oladapo
A big swing on Kitan Oladapo at pick 144, well ahead of any board in the building. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick184 Rnd6 Jaylan Ford
Jaylan Ford at slot 184 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick228 Rnd7 Maurice Smith
They liked Maurice Smith enough to skip the value, taking him in No. 228. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick234 Rnd7 Evan Anderson
Evan Anderson at pick No. 234 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.