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Tennessee Titans mock draft: Brandin Cooks trade

By Will Lomas

Nov 5, 2016; Oxford, MS, USA; Mississippi Rebels tight end Evan Engram (17) carries the ball against Georgia Southern Eagles safety Joshua Moon (22) during the first half at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Justin Ford-USA TODAY Sports
Nov 5, 2016; Oxford, MS, USA; Mississippi Rebels tight end Evan Engram (17) carries the ball against Georgia Southern Eagles safety Joshua Moon (22) during the first half at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Justin Ford-USA TODAY Sports /
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Does this trade make sense to Tennessee Titans fans? Can we make it work?

The Tennessee Titans need a lot of things this offseason, and there seems to be a consensus that they need a game-breaking wide receiver.

Our friends over at NFL Mocks posted an idea that the Titans could trade their 18th overall pick for Brandin Cooks. The question for me isn’t whether or not they could do this, because to me it seems like a lot to give up for Cooks. The question is, if they made this trade could they make the draft fall in their favor?

In Cooks you get a dynamic player who doesn’t just play in the slot despite his size. He is a big play target and has had long passes of 98, 87, 71, 64, 60, 54, 47, 46, and 42 yards in the last two years.

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Over that time he is also averaging over 1,150 yards and 8 touchdowns which is great consistency for a young wide receiver in the NFL. He will just be 23 at the start of the 2017 season, so he is exactly the type of player Jon Robinson would go after.

So, can we make that work? Can the Tennessee Titans have a great offseason while trading their 18th overall pick? Let’s see what we can do with some trades and drafting without WR on the brain using Fanspeak.

Trade: Tennessee Titans trade 5th overall to Cleveland Browns for 12th overall and 33rd overall.

1st round, 12th overall: Marshon Lattimore CB, Ohio State

This draft board fell perfectly. 3 QBs, 3 EDGE, and a RB and linebacker were drafted in the top 10, so when the top CB on my board fell to me at 12 this was the quickest click I have every made in a mock draft.

It would be exactly like Jon Robinson to trade down and still land an outstanding talent.

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    • 2nd round, 33rd overall pick: Malik Hooker S, Ohio State

    An injury that could prevent Hooker from taking part in the combine could push him down out of the first round, especially if there is a late 1st round run on offensive linemen and cornerbacks like in this mock draft.

    So, because the Tennessee Titans drafted Marshon Lattimore at 12, the run on CBs was huge for them knowing that they could take BPA in round 2 since all the talent from elsewhere was being pushed down.

    The end up with the best free safety in the draft, which has been proven to be a much hotter commodity in the NFL. Having a rangy free safety who can turn the ball over in any scheme is a game changing asset, and if Hooker can get back to 100% he can be that in year 1.

    3rd round, 83rd overall pick: Evan Engram TE, Ole Miss

    The Tennessee Titans grab a TE2 who is one of the best route runners in this class regardless of positions. I wish he played more inline TE at the college level instead of playing split out (or even as a wing) so much.

    Instead, the Titans will have to rely on a strong TE coaching staff (Mike Mularkey was a longtime TE coach) to develop his blocking while letting him shine as a wide receiver against weak coverage.

    3rd round, 100th overall pick: Jourdan Lewis CB, Michigan

    Lewis is short, but to me that is about the only knock on him. Sure he can get over confident when he has safety help and try to undercut things, but with Hooker on the team that is a non issue.

    Lewis is one of the most fiery, aggressive, instinctive, physical players in this draft and he is someone that Dick LeBeau, Jon Robinson and Mike Mularkey will all fall in love with.

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    If the run on CBs early forces teams to focus elsewhere, and if the Titans are alright with drafting a guy who may be limited to the slot, then this could be an absolute steal here.

    And there you go, the Tennessee Titans grab blue-chip players at CB and safety and add massively talented players at niche positions like TE2 and SCB in the first three rounds of the draft. Don’t forget, this is on top of grabbing a big play element in Brandin Cooks by trading the 18th overall pick.

    This would make me think strongly about the Titans as not only AFC South champions, but real potential players in the playoffs with a chance to do something special for a long time.

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