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2016 NFL Draft simulation, moving back into the first round

By Will Lomas

Jan 30, 2016; Mobile, AL, USA; North squad defensive tackle Adolphus Washington of Ohio State (92) pursues South squad running back DeAndre Washington of Texas Tech (31) in the second half of the Senior Bowl at Ladd-Peebles Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Chuck Cook-USA TODAY Sports
Jan 30, 2016; Mobile, AL, USA; North squad defensive tackle Adolphus Washington of Ohio State (92) pursues South squad running back DeAndre Washington of Texas Tech (31) in the second half of the Senior Bowl at Ladd-Peebles Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Chuck Cook-USA TODAY Sports /
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The Tennessee Titans have a huge draft coming up, and there have been more than a fair share of 2016 NFL Mock Drafts come out in the last few weeks. While many of them address the Titans first round pick, rarely do we get a second round pick or more.

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On top of that, you don’t know if the mock draft makers are deliberately letting some players fall to teams they want to talk about rather than guessing what actually may happen. Well, that is where Fanspeak comes in.

For those of you that don’t know, Fanspeak has a draft simulator full with trade possibilities both up and down. However, for this exercise I won’t include any of those because I don’t want to get too complicated.

A huge benefit of this is that it forces the computer to pick the other 30 picks in the first round based off of need and value for those teams. So, this is an unbiased look at what the Titans could actually get in the 2016 NFL Draft.

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    • Preface

    This is one of my favorite simulations because it is something I definitely could see new Titans GM Jon Robinson doing in the 2016 NFL Draft. He loves to move around, so in this simulation I tried to get two high caliber players who both should be boarderline top-10 players by moving back with my first pick and then back up into the 1st round.

    Again, this is just for fun and shouldn’t be taken too seriously, but it is a very fun thing to simulate. Not only that, but if you listen to NFL analysts who work with the draft closely they say that this is an exercise that every GM in the NFL does this time of year.

    This draft is using Jeff Risdon’s big board which was updated today. Risdon works with Draft Breakdown, which is probably the best resource on the internet for the 2016 NFL Draft.

    I also limited this to four rounds, just to keep it shorter.

    1st round (4th overall): Jalen Ramsey S/CB, FSU

    I traded back with the Baltimore Ravens netting and extra 2nd, 3rd, and 4th round pick this year. I then traded back up with Dallas to get the 4th pick in the 2016 NFL Draft. Ultimately I ended up with an extra 4th round pick to take Jalen Ramsey a player I really wanted at #1.

    Again, until I see where the value is later in this draft, I think Ramsey being able to play cornerback and safety at a high level is a huge asset going forward.

    1st round (31st overall): Corey Coleman WR, Baylor

    I gave up my 2nd and 3rd round pick, but picked up a 5th in the process. I think this would be a home run combination. Coleman’s ability to win with speed and a refined release vs the press is exactly what Marcus Mariota needs.

    While the offense in Tennessee is supposed to be more balanced this year, I think packaged plays like fans saw against Tampa Bay and others that resulted in touchdowns will also be a very large part of the offense. Coleman can be an outstanding receiver in that type of offense winning on slants and down the field on run-pass option plays.

    The Titans need a dynamic player in the 2016 NFL Draft, and there is no one that defines that more than Corey Coleman. If the Titans don’t want to sign Kendall Wright to a big deal after this year, he also helps there given his ability to shift in and out of the slot.

    What this boils down to is that Coleman has some elite traits, which can’t be said of many of the wide receivers in this class. This could be the Titans facsimile to Randy Moss when Jon Robinson was heavily involved in building the 2007  New England Patriots into an undefeated team.

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    4th round picks: Adolphus Washington 3-4 DE, Ohio State and D.J. Reader NT, Clemson

    The Titans bolster their defensive line with two highly productive college players whose physical traits and game film show that they will be ready for the NFL immediately. Both Reader and Washington will see time early in their career and both are great fits for the Dick LeBeau defense.

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