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NFL Draft 2015: List of Tennessee Titans draft picks

By Will Osgood

Jul 26, 2014; Nashville, TN, USA; General view of a Tennessee Titans helmet during training camp at Saint Thomas Sports Park. Mandatory Credit: Jim Brown-USA TODAY Sports
Jul 26, 2014; Nashville, TN, USA; General view of a Tennessee Titans helmet during training camp at Saint Thomas Sports Park. Mandatory Credit: Jim Brown-USA TODAY Sports /
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The Tennessee Titans have six picks in the 2015 draft. Here is the list.

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The Tennesee Titans were so bad in 2014 they couldn’t even get the No. 1 overall pick. If they had, all this Marcus Mariota discussion might not be taking place. Ken Whisenhunt would have almost certainly taken Jameis Winston and made him great.

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But it was all for naught. And the likely benefactor is incumbent starter Zach Mettenberger, who figures to keep his job as a result, at least for a year. The wise strategy seems to be to take the best defensive player, or trade down if blown away with an incredible offer, and try to end up in a similar spot again in 2016, unless Mettenberger greatly outperforms expectations.

The Titans managed to keep Derrick Morgan this offseason and added Brian Orakpo, which if those two produce as they’re capable, the Titans could have a dynamic pass-rushing duo. Imagine if they could add a third player to make it a trio.

All the sudden the Titans could have a dominant defense, if they’re able to make that happen in this draft. That could lead to a few more wins next season, but still keep the team in a prime position to take their franchise quarterback in 2016.

In the meantime, the Titans have a real chance to add some quality players in this draft, as the result of their rotation between the second and first slot of each round—save the seventh which they traded to New England for the Patriots’ sixth-round pick.

That group of picks should put the Titans in a position to add legitimate depth and begin their ascension. In addition to finding another playmaking defender, the Titans could likely use help in the secondary and at running back.

Here are the six picks the Titans hold in this weekend’s draft, which begins Thursday evening.

Round                   Pick                        Overall

1                              2                              2

2                              1                              33

3                              2                              66

4                              1                              100

5                              2                              138

6                              1                              177

6                              32                           208 (from New England)

7                              N/A                        N/A (traded to New England)

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