The Tennessee Titans hold the number one pick in the 2016 NFL Draft (for now) and they have top picks in every round except the fourth. With 5 picks in the top 140, they will have plenty of assets to manipulate the draft to find some great players.
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Whether they move up or down is up to them, but it is time that most of the fans start to really look at the players the Titans could and should be targeting. That is why I will start publishing some of my scouting reports on players in the following weeks.
There are some things I don’t have access to, and neither do most people outside of the NFL. Medical records, extensive background checks, personality tests, charisma, intangibles, and true football intelligence like play comprehension are things that I can only judge based off of the film and what I see and hear about players.
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However, from a pure on the field standpoint I can grade how these players might develop in the NFL and whether or not they are a fit for the Titans. Before I publish these, I look at a moderate sample size (at least three games) thanks to the great folks at Draftbreakdown.com and the work they are doing.
My grading scale looks like this:
-Absolute must take, the next Reggie White: 100
-Blue-chip player. Dominant at his position and will be a top-5 player in two years: 99-98
-Very good starter, 1st round lock: 97-93
-Above average starter with potential to be very good. Fringe 1st: 92-90
-Day 2 player who will be an average starter from day 1: 89-80
-Could start, but should rotate early: 79-70
-Not a starter, but a developmental player or someone who had great production in college and is worth a look: 69-30
Do not draft: DND
Now that you know all that, here is my scouting report:
Joey Bosa
EDGE, Ohio State
6’6” 275 lb.
Games watched: Indiana, Rutgers, Penn State, Western Michigan,
Pros
-Perfect size for any scheme.
-Can play either side of the line.
-Offenses can’t get into passing situations because if he knows it is a pass you either have to double team him or take a loss because he refuses to be taken on by one blocker.
-Not a Jadeveon Clowney-type athlete, but has the same effect where teams have to run away from him often, even if this forces them to the short side of the field.
-He is so strong, he may break the record for the bench press for his size.
-He won’t get drafted purely because of his ability to stop the run, but he is a blue-chip player in that category.
-Does everything you want a power end to do as a pass rusher. Great technique and move set.
-Always getting double teamed, even gets triple teamed by TE/T then a RB occasionally.
-The best 3-technique in this draft when he is put there. Makes people look stupid.
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Cons
-Will tackle high occasionally.
-Isn’t a freak athlete in space.
-Lacks top end burst and bend off of the edges.
Summary
-I don’t know what more you could possibly want from a defensive prospect. He is an elite pass rusher with versatility to bump inside and play defensive tackle in sub packages. Against the run he man handles blockers and absolutely wrecks pulling tight ends/fullbacks/guards.
He looks exactly like the prospect J.J. Watt was coming out, and he looks like a better prospect than Clowney (consistency/injury issues) and Leonard Williams (better suited to occupy that create huge plays). Huge, strong, quick, great skills, great hands, versatile, and productive, so much so that in any other draft I believe the Titans would have taken him first overall.
Unfortunately for Bosa, Jalen Ramsey and Laremy Tunsil are also elite prospects and the Titans have defensive end pretty well covered.
Grade:98