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The ultimate guide to Jon Robinson’s draft history as GM

By Brady Akins

NASHVILLE, TN - DECEMBER 22: General Manager Jon Robinson of the Tennessee Titans walks on the field before a game against the Washington Redskins at Nissan Stadium on December 22, 2018 in Nashville, Tennessee. The Titans defeated the Redskins 25-16. (Photo by Wesley Hitt/Getty Images)
NASHVILLE, TN - DECEMBER 22: General Manager Jon Robinson of the Tennessee Titans walks on the field before a game against the Washington Redskins at Nissan Stadium on December 22, 2018 in Nashville, Tennessee. The Titans defeated the Redskins 25-16. (Photo by Wesley Hitt/Getty Images) /
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2019:

Best Pick: AJ Brown, WR, Ole Miss (Round 2, Pick 51)

Worst Pick: N/A

I’m sorry. I know we all love clearly defined winners and losers, but I really don’t think the Titans’ most recent rookie class has a definitive “worst pick”.

Maybe D’Andre Walker, the fifth-round pass rusher out of Georgia that didn’t record a single snap in his rookie season, but I don’t think faulting Walker for that is fair. He was placed on injured reserve in early August, but before that was considered a steal by many analysts to be picked in the fifth round.

So Walker could become a solid contributor for the Titans at some point in his career, but he’ll have to play catch up with a 2019 draft class that looks on pace to go down as one of Robinson’s best.

Second-round receiver (and quite possibly my favorite person ever) AJ Brown, already looks on pace to be one of the league’s best pass-catchers over the next decade. He’s given Tennessee the strong top receiver that they’ve needed in just his first year as a pro and marks a big win for a wide receiver position that Robinson has struggled to draft over the last four years.

Brown has elite potential, but he may not even be the 2019 Titans rookie with the highest ceiling. That honor goes to defensive tackle Jeffrey Simmons, who fell down draft boards despite being considered one of the most talented players in the class.

Simmons saw limited action as he spent the first part of the season recovering from a knee injury, but came onto the scene halfway through the season and showed the 18 teams that passed on him what they were missing.

In fact, just about every pick from this Titans class with the exception of Walker showed flashes in their rookie years of the players they could be. The right guard Nate Davis worked his way into the starting lineup and played well, and both defensive back Amani Hooker and linebacker David Long worked into games as rotational players and showed they were more than capable pros.

I’m hesitant to make sweeping declarations after just one year– but this Titans class showed promise to have at least five solid players, and two potential stars.

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