Draft Trends
From 2013 to 2017, there were 501 total picks in the first three rounds of the draft (four picks were vacated due to league violations, like Deflategate). The first thing I wanted to look at was who the Titans could expect to be available for their picks of 25, 57, and 89. Instead of looking at every single position, I decided to focus on positions the Titans have shown interest in this offseason: Edge*, ILB, WR, S, and G/C. Below are how many players at those positions, on average, were selected prior to the Titans’ draft slots in the first three rounds:
| Edge | ILB | WR | S | G/C | |
| Avg Number of Players Drafted Through Pick #24 | 4.8 | 1 | 3.2 | 1.6 | 1.2 |
| Avg Number of Players Drafted Through Pick #56 | 9.8 | 4.6 | 7.2 | 4.2 | 3 |
| Avg Number of Players Drafted Through Pick #88 | 15.4 | 6.2 | 11.2 | 6.6 | 7.2 |
I also looked at the overall breakdown of all 501 picks by position:
| Position | # of Players Drafted in First 3 Rounds | Total % |
| C | 13 | 3% |
| CB | 71 | 14% |
| Edge | 81 | 16% |
| DT | 45 | 9% |
| G | 28 | 6% |
| K | 1 (lol) | 0% |
| LB | 34 | 7% |
| OT | 43 | 9% |
| QB | 24 | 5% |
| RB | 34 | 7% |
| S | 38 | 8% |
| TE | 26 | 5% |
| WR | 63 | 13% |
This last piece isn’t as much a trend as it is an interesting look at what players were drafted at the Titans’ draft slots over the last five years:
| Year | Rnd. | Pick # | NFL team | Player | Pos. |
| 2013 | 1 | 25 | Minnesota Vikings | Xavier Rhodes † | CB |
| 2014 | 1 | 25 | San Diego Chargers | Jason Verrett † | CB |
| 2015 | 1 | 25 | Carolina Panthers | Shaq Thompson | LB |
| 2016 | 1 | 25 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Artie Burns | CB |
| 2017 | 1 | 25 | Cleveland Browns | Jabrill Peppers | SS |
| Year | Rnd. | Pick # | NFL team | Player | Pos. |
| 2013 | 2 | 57 | Houston Texans | D.J. Swearinger | S |
| 2014 | 2 | 57 | San Francisco 49ers | Carlos Hyde | RB |
| 2015 | 2 | 57 | St. Louis Rams | Rob Havenstein | OT |
| 2016 | 2 | 57 | Indianapolis Colts | T. J. Green | CB |
| 2017 | 2 | 57 | Houston Texans | Zach Cunningham | LB |
| Year | Rnd. | Pick # | NFL team | Player | Pos. |
| 2013 | 3 | 89 | Houston Texans | Brennan Williams | OT |
| 2014 | 3 | 89 | San Diego Chargers | Chris Watt | G |
| 2015 | 3 | 89 | St. Louis Rams | Sean Mannion | QB |
| 2016 | 3 | 89 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Javon Hargrave | DT |
| 2017 | 3 | 89 | Houston Texans | D’Onta Foreman | RB |