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Tennessee Titans Ultimate GM 1.0

By Will Lomas

Aug 6, 2016; Canton, OH, USA; A detailed view of the Vince Lombardi Trophy on display in the Pro Football Hall of Fame prior to the 2016 NFL Hall of Fame enshrinement at Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Aaron Doster-USA TODAY Sports
Aug 6, 2016; Canton, OH, USA; A detailed view of the Vince Lombardi Trophy on display in the Pro Football Hall of Fame prior to the 2016 NFL Hall of Fame enshrinement at Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Aaron Doster-USA TODAY Sports /
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Sep 3, 2016; Seattle, WA, USA; Washington Huskies wide receiver John Ross (1) celebrates in the end zone after catching a touchdown pass during the first quarter against the Rutgers Scarlet Knights at Husky Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jennifer Buchanan-USA TODAY Sports
Sep 3, 2016; Seattle, WA, USA; Washington Huskies wide receiver John Ross (1) celebrates in the end zone after catching a touchdown pass during the first quarter against the Rutgers Scarlet Knights at Husky Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jennifer Buchanan-USA TODAY Sports /

5. The Draft

The final frontier for rebuilding a team, and generally the most effective. The Tennessee Titans are loaded with draft picks, so let’s just get right to it.

Well, first let’s talk about a trade I accepted from the Cleveland Browns. In exchange for the 5th overall pick, the gave me the 12th overall pick and the 1st pick in the 2nd and 3rd rounds (33rd and 65th overall). Alright, now let’s get to the draft.

12th overall pick: Marshon Lattimore CB, Ohio State

My top cornerback, he was an easy choice. Logan Ryan will start on the other side and the Tennessee Titans will be content to have Sims as a depth player. Full scouting report here.

18th overall pick: O.J. Howard TE, Alabama

I have been a big believer in getting blue chip players to the Tennessee Titans and Howard is one of those players. Like I did above, you can check out the full scouting report here.

33rd overall pick: John Ross WR, Washington

Ross is player similar to Will Fuller coming out of last year’s class. He is a speed demon, but I think he has much better hands than Fuller does on short and intermediary routes. While Fuller was a bigger body, I expect Ross to be a better player in the NFL.

65th overall: Carl Lawson EDGE, Auburn

Lawson has had injuries in the past which could scare a lot of teams away in a deep draft class. While I expect many people will project him higher, I think this is a nice spot for Lawson. Here he gets to come in and back up Brian Orakpo and he will be used in a similar way to how he was used at Auburn.

I would imagine that he will start his career as a rotational pass rusher, but by the end of the year he could be a good guy to use at ROLB/RE for large stretches of time during the Tennessee Titans playoff push.

83rd overall: Curtis Samuel RB/WR/KR

This one is simple, Samuel is electric with the ball in his hands and the Tennessee Titans need speed element in their offense and on special teams. Samuel is a bigger, stronger version of Dexter McCluster and somewhat comparable to Christian McCaffery.

100th overall: Obi Melifonwu S, UCONN

Melifonwu is a huge safety at a true 6’4 and a lot of people like Jonah Tuls and Matt Miller like him. In fact, here is what Miller said about him today in his scouting notebook:

“Teams are talking about Melifonwu as a tight end eraser. He’s physical enough at the line of scrimmage and has the length to be developed into an effective press safety. His over-the-top range is also impressive.”

I would not mind a safety that can take over for Byard in the box allowing him to play more free safety.

123rd overall: Duke Riley LB, LSU

Riley is one of the last cover linebackers available, but he is a great value here. I would use him in sub packages early and he would be the guy I used to cover TEs (along with Melifonwu).

165th overall: Xavier Woods DB, LT

A nice prospect who was used in a lot of different ways at LT, but someone who instantly should be a good special teams player.

215th overall: Cole Hikutini TE, Louisville

A nice 3rd TE option if the Tennessee Titans retain neither Phil Supernaw or Anthony Fasano.

239th overall: Weston Steelhammer S, Air Force

Alright, I am not going to lie some of this was about the name. 17 career interceptions and the Pat Tilman award winner, he seems like someone who would check off a lot of boxes for Jon Robinson.

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