csloudin'S MOCK DRAFT

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  • csloudin DRAFTING FOR THE
    Titans
Draft Selections
Olumuyiwa Fashanu Head Shot
PICK: 13 RND: 1 (TEN)
Olumuyiwa Fashanu
OT Penn State
Bralen Trice Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (TEN)
Bralen Trice
DE-EDGE Washington
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (TEN)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
Ainias Smith Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (TEN)
Ainias Smith
WR Texas A&M
Kris Abrams-Draine Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (TEN)
Kris Abrams-Draine
CB Missouri
Ty'Ron Hopper Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (TEN)
Ty'Ron Hopper
LB Missouri
Max Melton Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (TEN)
Max Melton
CB Rutgers
Gabe Hall Head Shot
PICK: 184 RND: 6 (TEN)
Gabe Hall
DL Baylor
Jalen Green Head Shot
PICK: 190 RND: 6 (TEN)
Jalen Green
S Mississippi State
Rasheen Ali Head Shot
PICK: 228 RND: 7 (TEN)
Rasheen Ali
RB Marshall
Joshua Cephus Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (TEN)
Joshua Cephus
WR UTSA
Draft Picks Received
Olumuyiwa Fashanu Head Shot
PICK: 13 RND: 1 (LV)
Olumuyiwa Fashanu
OT Penn State
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (MIN)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
Kris Abrams-Draine Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (LV)
Kris Abrams-Draine
CB Missouri
Ty'Ron Hopper Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (MIN)
Ty'Ron Hopper
LB Missouri
Jalen Green Head Shot
PICK: 190 RND: 6 (LV)
Jalen Green
S Mississippi State
Joshua Cephus Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (MIN)
Joshua Cephus
WR UTSA
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (LV)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (MIN)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Brock Bowers Head Shot
PICK: 7 RND: 1 (MIN)
Brock Bowers
TE Georgia
Draft Grade — Titans
Overall B
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB+ FutureB
The Titans let Melton fall and pounced. Final grade: B.

The Titans did not reach, did not trade up, did not blink. They just waited, and Max Melton fell into the Round 5 slot. Call it a sensible B, earned the boring way.

Hopper has a lot of ground to make up just to look fairly priced. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped quarterback, which is a strange place to end up.

The dealing nudged the ledger their way without much fuss.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but quarterback.

Pick Analysis
Pick13 Rnd1 Olumuyiwa Fashanu
In pick No. 13 they get a blindside protector. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick38 Rnd2 Bralen Trice
Bralen Trice in the 38th overall pick is fair value, right on his grade. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick42 Rnd2 Jackson Powers-Johnson
A reach for Jackson Powers-Johnson in the Round 2 slot; a little patience would have been rewarded. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick106 Rnd4 Ainias Smith
They paid up for Ainias Smith at pick 106 when waiting would have done the job. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick112 Rnd4 Kris Abrams-Draine
A reach on Kris Abrams-Draine in No. 112; the board had better options right there. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick130 Rnd4 Ty'Ron Hopper
Ty'Ron Hopper in slot 130 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. It fills a real need, too.
Pick144 Rnd5 Max Melton
Taking Max Melton in Round 5, Pick 8 is close to grand larceny; a cornerback that good had no business lasting this long. Stacking talent where they were already deep.
Pick184 Rnd6 Gabe Hall
They left a pile of value on the table to take Gabe Hall this early at the 184th pick. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick190 Rnd6 Jalen Green
Jalen Green in the 190th pick is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick228 Rnd7 Rasheen Ali
Somehow Rasheen Ali was still sitting there in pick No. 228, and they pounced on premier running back value. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick230 Rnd7 Joshua Cephus
Joshua Cephus in the 230th overall pick is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.