20. WR Kendall Wright A-

Kendall Wright was 16^th on my board and fills a need at wide receiver as Nate Washington is not a #1 receiver and Kenny Britt is unreliable. Without Britt, they struggled for consistency at the wide receiver position. This pick should be an A, but I don’t see how they passed on David DeCastro. He was arguably the top prospect of the decade at their position of biggest need. In fact, guard/center might be the only position where they need a new starter. I don’t get it.

52. OLB Zach Brown A

This is a great steal. I had a first round grade on Zach Brown, who is an underrated talent with elite athleticism. He also fills a big need at linebacker as Will Witherspoon is getting older. Brown could start year 1. The Titans have the makings of a talented linebacking corps for years to come with Zach Brown, Colin McCarthy, and Akeem Ayers.

82. DT Mike Martin A

This was a deep defensive tackle class so it makes a lot of sense that they could get a good value on one in the 3^rd round. Martin had a 2^nd round grade in my book and he will form a good rotation with young defensive tackles Jurell Casey and Karl Klug.

115. CB Coty Sensabaugh A

I said something similar with under Martin’s pick, but this was a deep cornerback class so it makes sense that they could get a good value at cornerback in the 4^th round. Alterraun Verner and Jason McCourty should fare well as starters without Cortland Finnegan and Sensabaugh could contribute as a nickelback right away as a rookie.

145. TE Taylor Thompson B

Tight end wasn’t a need, but they filled major needs in the first 4 rounds. Thompson is a nice developmental tight end and they need another tight end behind Jared Cook. When are they going to address the offensive line though?

190. S Markelle Martin A

Safety depth was definitely needed. Michael Griffin is still not signed long term and Jordan Babineaux is pretty marginal. I had a 4^th round grade on Martin so this is a great value.

211. DE Scott Solomon B+

They needed a rotational defensive end as Kamerion Wimbley has never been a full time 4-3 end and Derrick Morgan is a year away from bust status. I don’t know if Solomon counts (I didn’t have him in the my top 250), but he’s fine in the 7^th round and the Titans weren’t going to fill all of their needs.

This was another really solid draft for the Titans (their draft last year was really, really good: Akeem Ayers, Colin McCarthy, Karl Klug, Jurrell Casey and that’s before Jake Locker, who has upside). Kendall Wright, Zach Brown, Mike Martin, and Coty Sensabaugh could all contribute as rookies at positions of need and Markelle Martin was a great value in the 6^th. The only reason this isn’t an A is because they didn’t address their biggest need, the interior of their offensive line. If they had taken DeCastro at 20, this might have been the best draft of any team.

Grade: A-