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Tennessee Titans: Winners and Losers of the 2018 NFL Draft Class

By Max Dambach

ARLINGTON, TX - APRIL 26: Rashaan Evans of Alabama poses after being picked #22 overall by the Tennessee Titans during the first round of the 2018 NFL Draft at AT&T Stadium on April 26, 2018 in Arlington, Texas. (Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images)
ARLINGTON, TX - APRIL 26: Rashaan Evans of Alabama poses after being picked #22 overall by the Tennessee Titans during the first round of the 2018 NFL Draft at AT&T Stadium on April 26, 2018 in Arlington, Texas. (Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images) /
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NASHVILLE, TN – NOVEMBER 13: Tajae Sharpe #19 of the Tennessee Titans lays in the end zone as a celebration after scoring a touchdown against the Green Bay Packers during the second half at Nissan Stadium on November 13, 2016 in Nashville, Tennessee. Sharpe was called for a personal foul on the play. (Photo by Frederick Breedon/Getty Images)
NASHVILLE, TN – NOVEMBER 13: Tajae Sharpe #19 of the Tennessee Titans lays in the end zone as a celebration after scoring a touchdown against the Green Bay Packers during the second half at Nissan Stadium on November 13, 2016 in Nashville, Tennessee. Sharpe was called for a personal foul on the play. (Photo by Frederick Breedon/Getty Images) /

Winner: Titans Wide Receiver Room

Heading into the 2018 NFL Draft, a number of people expected the Tennessee Titans to select a mid-round receiver to add to a receiving corps that underwhelmed last season and lost Eric Decker. However, Jon Robinson refrained from adding a receiver at any point in the draft and the only notable additions to the unit have been former Baltimore Ravens receiver Michael Campanaro and undrafted free agent Deontay Burnett out of USC.

This shows that Robinson and the coaching staff believe that there was a lot of meat left on the bone last season in regards to the wide receiving corps, and there is trust in new OC Matt LaFleur to help young talents like Corey Davis, Tajae Sharpe, and Taywan Taylor develop, rather than bring in new blood. Alongside proven veteran Rishard Matthews, if LaFleur can help transform Davis into the No. 1 target he was drafted to be and allow Sharpe and Taylor to settle into complementary roles as the No. 3 and No. 4 targets, the Titans’ wide receiver corps will prove a force to be reckoned with and cause opposing defenses to pick their poison between a deep receiving corps and a deadly rushing attack spearheaded by Derrick Henry and Dion Lewis.

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