Locked On Titans - Daily Podcast On The Tennessee Titans - Tennessee Titans MOCK DRAFT: Cam Ward's PRO DAY, Double Up at Wide Receiver & Big Time Programs

Episode Date: March 23, 2025

TENNESSEE TITANS 7 ROUND MOCK DRAFT!! The Tennessee Titans have Cam Ward's Pro Day on Monday and it will be more about cultivating the relationship than it will be about confirming Cam Ward is the guy..., they already know that. In round two, the Titans need to trade back and then double up on wide receiver in the mid-rounds. Finally, adding players on Day 3 from big programs is a smart way to add experienced depth in the draft.Subscribe to the TicTacTitans Film Channel:https://www.youtube.com/@TicTacTitans TicTacTitans Merchandise: https://dixons-dream.square.site/shop/tictactitans-gear/C3AAPNWXSXA6SBYG3USV2I7R?page=1&limit=30&sort_by=category_order&sort_order=asc Follow Tyler on Twitter @TicTacTitans Follow the show on Facebook @LockedOnTitansPod Subscribe to the Locked On Titans YouTube channel:https://www.youtube.com/c/LockedOnTitans/videos Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors!GametimeDownload the Gametime app, create an account, and use code LOCKEDONNBA for $20 off your first purchase. Terms apply. Download Gametime today. What time is it? Gametime. Monarch MoneyTake control of your finances with Monarch Money. Use code LOCKEDONNFL at monarchmoney.com for 50% off your first year.FanDuelRight now, new customers can get TWO HUNDRED DOLLARS in BONUS BETS when your first FIVE DOLLAR BET WINS! Download the app or head to FANDUEL.COM to get started. Bet with FanDuel—Official Partner of the NBA. FANDUEL DISCLAIMER: 21+ in select states. First online real money wager only. Bonus issued as nonwithdrawable free bets that expires in 14 days. Restrictions apply. See terms at sportsbook.fanduel.com. Gambling Problem? Call 1-800-GAMBLER or visit FanDuel.com/RG (CO, IA, MD, MI, NJ, PA, IL, VA, WV), 1-800-NEXT-STEP or text NEXTSTEP to 53342 (AZ), 1-888-789-7777 or visit ccpg.org/chat (CT), 1-800-9-WITH-IT (IN), 1-800-522-4700 (WY, KS) or visit ksgamblinghelp.com (KS), 1-877-770-STOP (LA), 1-877-8-HOPENY or text HOPENY (467369) (NY), TN REDLINE 1-800-889-9789 (TN)

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Starting point is 00:00:00 Cam Ward's Pro Day is on Monday, but the Tennessee Titans already know he's the number one overall pick. Which means trading down in round two is more important than ever. I'll show you what it looks like on today's edition of Locked on Titan. You are locked on Titans, your daily Tennessee Titans podcast. Part of the locked on podcast network, your team every day. Welcome to the locked on Titans podcast. I am your host Tyler Roland Titans fans. Today's edition of the locked on Titans podcast is brought to you by Monarch Money. Take control of your finances with Monarch Money.
Starting point is 00:00:45 Use code LOCKONNFL at MonarchMoney.com for 50% off your first year. On today's show, it is a mock draft Monday. We're going to talk about Cam Ward's pro day and why I don't really think the Titans need many answers, uh, for Cam Ward that they don't already have. We'll talk about the Titans signing Lorenzo Carter over the weekend. Also, we'll talk about trading down in the second round, what the options are at key positions. And then I'll hit some big time programs with depth at the end of the draft.
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Starting point is 00:02:09 is a mock draft Monday and the number one pick, and it's going to continue to be the number one pick for me in any of the mock drafts that we do, because I do not see a world where the Tennessee Titans do not select Cam Ward out of Miami. So my number one pick in today's mock draft Monday is cam ward. Now, after we know that we can move on to the conversation about cam ward because cam ward pro day is on Monday at Miami. And let me make my point clear. This pro day is not about confirming the Tennessee Titans want cam ward. Okay. That's not how I see this.
Starting point is 00:02:46 This is not, hey, we're going to this pro day at Miami. I don't know if we still like Cam Ward or not. I don't know if we want to take Cam Ward number one overall. Let's go confirming at the pro day. No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no. That happened when he did his visit with the Titans more than a week ago. That happened not Friday, the 21st, but last Friday.
Starting point is 00:03:11 Before that, when Cam Ward had his visit to the Tennessee Titans facility and was there for hours and hours and hours, that is the meeting where the Tennessee Titans decided, Oh, Cam Ward is our number one pick. In my opinion, Kam Ward's pro day on Monday is literally just a getting to know it. Like think about it like dating. Your first three or four dates, you're really trying to figure out, do I want to be with this person long-term? Could I see myself with this person in a relationship? You know what I mean? I'm not saying you're determining whether you're going to marry them or bubble up,
Starting point is 00:03:51 but do I want to be in an exclusive relationship with this person? Your first three or four. Let's say three. You know what I mean? So you meet Cam Ward, you meet him at the combine, you meet him at his visit. That third date, you're like, yeah, I like you. I like you. We're good to go. OK, awesome.
Starting point is 00:04:10 Well, every day after that is no longer about answering the question. It's about building the relationship. Now we've gone through a couple of meet and greet dates. Now we take a weekend trip together. Now maybe we go out to dinner with our family. Now we're trying to turn this thing from, Hey, we have a connection to let's make it a strong connection. And I think the Tennessee Titans are already past the, we have a connection here. I like you.
Starting point is 00:04:41 I'd let you be my girlfriend. You know what I mean to keep the analogy going. I think this pro day, and when you watch highlights of the pro day, or you see little interactions between coaches and the players, it's all about the Tennessee Titans strengthening their commitment with Cam Ward, strengthening their bond with Cam. Look for the Titans coaches that are there and they're contingent. They're there to be very friendly with cam ward.
Starting point is 00:05:06 It should feel very natural. It should feel like, Oh, we know each other. We're good buddies. You know, it's like when you go to a work conference and you don't know anybody. And then you see the one guy that you worked with five years ago. It's like, Hey, I don't know you all that well quite yet, but I know you a lot better than these other people. So I'm going to hang with you.
Starting point is 00:05:23 You know, I mean, that's what I want it to feel like at tomorrow's pro day, but let's not pretend like the Titans are still undecided on whether they want to take cam ward number one overall after meeting with him for hours and hours and hours over a week ago, they know what they think about cam ward and quite frankly, we're starting to hear it. More stuff coming out about the Tennessee Titans loving cam ward. Joe Rex road, who writes for the athletic for the Tennessee Titans put out a piece, of course on the athletic.
Starting point is 00:05:55 But he said that the Tennessee Titans have quote, uh, growing enamored with cam ward. I'll read it here. He says, quote, this is Joe Rex road, the athletic, the lack of urgency of a potential trade partner. Sorry, quote, but the Titans clearly grew enamored with Ward as they got to know him during the process and listen to him talk through the film that is both exciting
Starting point is 00:06:21 and a bit too risky at times. This organization successfully drafted one of the franchise. Okay. Anyways, we move on. But that point, but the Titans grew clearly enamored. Or clearly grew enamored. I can't read apparently with ward as they got to know him during the process and listen to him talk about the film that is both exciting and a bit too risky.
Starting point is 00:06:41 So the Titans grew enamored with cam ward because he was able to quickly break down his own film, which is very important. People have to be able to admit their mistakes. If I show you a clip where you read cover two and it was actually cover three and you threw the corner out because you thought there was a pocket in the zone near the sideline, but it was cover three in the cover three corner sunk back into his zone and picked it off. If you tell me, oh wide receiver ran a bad route. Oh defense just got lucky. But oh I saw it, it just, if you give me excuses, I don't want you. If you say, yeah coach it was a misread. I saw the corner and he was playing tight
Starting point is 00:07:26 was a misread. I saw the corner and he was playing tight and I saw split field coverage from the safeties. And then once I saw my wide receiver clear the press corner back on the sideline, I thought I could fit it into the hole there, but the corner bailed and the safety rotated and I just didn't see it. That is a great answer. And as a matter of fact, Jeremy Fowler from ESPN reported over the weekend on TV on ESPN that the Tennessee Titans were impressed with Cam Ward identifying his mistakes on tape. And he said that his good vibes, Cam Ward and the Tennessee Titans. So again, I will continue to say, whether you like it, whether you hate it, you better get on board because the Tennessee Titans are drafting Cam Ward at number one overall. And in my mock draft,
Starting point is 00:08:10 that is exactly what they do. And as a reminder, his pro day may be tomorrow, but the Tennessee Titans have all the answers that they need about Cam Ward. It's about strengthening the relationship relationship now, not confirming that you have one. So watch for that tomorrow. But if they take cam ward number one, then they have to trade down in the second round. We looked at last week's mock draft Monday where the Titans didn't trade down and took Luther Burton. I'm going to take the trade down right here and see what kind of haul we get out of that. Today's episode is brought to you by Monarch Money. Ever check your bank account and wonder, where did all my money go? That's how I'm feeling now after a birthday weekend as well. Dining out,
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Starting point is 00:11:18 from over the weekend. His pro day coming up and what I think his pro day means for the Tennessee Titans on Monday. Now I want to get into the rest of my picks in this mock draft Monday, because again, last mock draft Monday, we talked about camp miss prospects at the top of the draft. Guys like Luther Burden, guys like Emeka Agbuka, guys like Prince, uh, Um mommy Ellen or princely, a mommy Ellen or a Mike green, for example, something like that. But now I want to talk about the more realistic path for the Titans because I think that while I look at some prospects and say, oh, you can't pass on that guy at 35. You can't trade down.
Starting point is 00:12:01 You got to just stick and pick the Titans may not feel that way about those players. And at the end of the day, it's all about, it's not which player is there. It's the collection of players that's left. If there are four wide receivers that I value together in a tier, then why would I stick and pick at 35 and take one of them? If I could drop back to 40 or 45 or 50 and get one that's in that pocket and collect extra picks. That's the thought process. So we can't know exactly how the Titans look at all these players, but no matter what happens,
Starting point is 00:12:35 I could see them moving back at 35 and quite frankly, that's probably the smartest path forward. So if the Titans moved back from 35 overall, why would they do it? Well, the question for me is not why the Titans would do it because we know why. They want more draft picks, but why would another team do it? Why is someone going to trade up to the Titan spot? Well, at the top of the second round is always a great place for quarterbacks. Think about what the Titans did when the Titans traded up
Starting point is 00:13:11 a few spots to get Will Levis. That is what teams do. Teams that pass on quarterback in the first round and because this is not considered a great quarterback draft, we'll probably have a lot of teams choose to pass on quarterback. Think about the Browns. Think about the saints, the jets, the Raiders, the Steelers, the Rams.
Starting point is 00:13:37 Like there are a lot of teams out there that would probably be interested in adding a quarterback early on day two. So with Jackson Dart, Quinn Uers, Jalen Milro, Tyler Shuck, uh, Will Howard, Kyle McCord, all still on the board. The New Orleans saints pick up the phone. They call Mike Borganzi and Chad Brinker and they say, Last year, last year, there was a trade with pick number 35 and pick number 168 for pick number 43 and pick number 79.
Starting point is 00:14:28 three and pick number 79. Now, what we're willing to do is we'll give you pick number 40, which is three higher than 43 and 71, which is eight higher than 79. So you're getting 11 additional spots. You give us number 35, but give us pick 141 instead of 168. So you get 11 additional spots in the top 100 based on last year's trade. And we get 27 additional slots on day two. seven additional slots on day two. All right. Sounds like a deal. So pick number 35 and pick number 41. 141, 141, 35 and 141. I cannot read today folks. For pick number 40 and pick 71. And the New Orleans Saints come up and get their quarterback of the future in Jackson Dart. And the new Orleans saints come up and get their quarterback of the future in Jackson dart bang. There you go. There you go.
Starting point is 00:15:28 That's the trade 40 and 71 for 35 and 141. Honestly I'd make it 120 if you had to, I'd do that 35 and 120 for 40 and 71, but you shouldn't have to based on the trade that happened last year. Again, screw your trade charts. Look at trades that actually happen in the NFL as your precedent. That's what I like to do. So now that the Titans moved back to pick number 40, Alec Aomanner, Jaden Higgins, Xavier Restrepo, Trey Harris, Jalen Noel, Jalen Royals, Savion Williams, Tez Johnson, Isaiah Bond, Tori Holton, all still available at pick 40. Ariante Ersery, Donovan
Starting point is 00:16:13 Jackson, Marcus Mbeau, Jonah Sevinea, Wyatt Millam, Cam Williams, all still available on the offensive line. I think it's with the Titan sign and Dan Moore. It's a little too early for offensive tackle here. Cause you have JC Latham and Dan Moore who should be your offensive tackles for the next three seasons. Edge rusher, Braden Swinson, who I, who I like way more than consensus Landon Jackson from Arkansas, uh, JT Tulumalo from Ohio state, Jack Sawyer from Ohio state, Jared Ivy, Ole Miss, Kyle Canard, Washington state, all possibilities.
Starting point is 00:16:56 But at pick number 40, Titans have to address wide receiver man. It is time. Like they add Lorenzo Carter. I'm going to talk more about Lorenzo Carter on tomorrow's show. They add Lorenzo Carter at edge, who's just a big physical edge that's not good at pass rush. He's a run block run stuffer. Um, but they added Draymond Jones and they added Lorenzo Carter. The Titans are telling you that they don't plan to go edge too early in this draft and they're going to focus on some Titans are telling you that they don't plan to go edge too early in this draft. And they're going to focus on some other things.
Starting point is 00:17:27 And that has to be wide receiver because all they've done is add van Jefferson and let NWI go. So I'm taking Jayden Higgins out of Iowa State. The Titans have Calvin Ridley as their Z wide receiver. They need a slot and they need a big physical X receiver. In my opinion, it is easier to find a slot wide receiver than it is a good, big, physical X receiver. That's why I'm going with Jaden Higgins. Six foot four, 214 pounds, still only 22 years old, with 33 and a half inch arms. He runs smooth routes for a guy his size. He's obviously massive. Great in the red zone as a, you know, like a fade specialist.
Starting point is 00:18:13 He has great hands. He really plucks the ball away from his body, which I hate nothing more than a big man that wants to shoot a bunch of threes and a big wide receiver who body catches. Cause you eliminate your advantage as a big long wide receiver. If you body catch. So Jayden Higgins doesn't do that. He ran a four, four, seven 40. It's not like he's slow and he is really good against zone coverage.
Starting point is 00:18:39 He can sit down and now he's not as good against man coverage. He doesn't separate separate quite as well, but that's when the contest contested catch and the size and the physicality and the arms. That's when that stuff comes into play. Cause he's not going to be an elite separator as a big physical X, but he can get off press coverage, which is important for a big physical X receiver. You have to be able to get off press coverage. So he's not the fastest explosive guy,
Starting point is 00:19:06 but a four, four, seven, 40 nonetheless. He's not a great yards after catch. Make him, he can make one guy miss, but he's not like a wiggler. And he's not as great against man, but at six foot four, 214 with 33 and a half inch arms that runs decent routes, has great hands, never drops the ball, great against zone, durable player. Like that is the wide receiver that the Tennessee Titans need.
Starting point is 00:19:32 And knowing that you get Jayden Higgins and you trade down and pick up number 71 and get a third round pick back, critical, absolutely critical. So we go to that third round pick and look, I had options. I could have gone to edge with Kyle canard or Femiola Dejo, a guy who you guys know I like. I could have went with another receiving option and Mason Taylor, tight end man, Mason Taylor. Very interesting to me. I keep, it's like the green goblin mask. I reference that a lot, but it's like the green goblin mask looking at me, telling me to draft Mason Taylor in the third round for the Titans. Oh man.
Starting point is 00:20:10 I want to, I really want to Trey Harris is still available at safety. Kevin Winston, Andrew McCuba still available, but at pick number 71, we're building through the trenches. And when value like this drops to me, I cannot pass on it. Wyatt Millum, the interior offensive lineman from West Virginia. He was an offensive tackle in college because he's six foot six, 313 pounds, but he only has 32 and a half inch arms. He is going to be an interior offensive lineman in the NFL level.
Starting point is 00:20:41 But here's what I'll say. He, his rookie year, when he's playing behind Kevin Zeitler and he's playing behind Peter Skowronski, he can add depth to tackle with you need. The Titans are going to deal with injuries. Kevin Zeitler is 35 years old people. Kevin Zeitler is 35 years old. He's not going to be your starter next year. He's on a one year deal.
Starting point is 00:21:09 He's not going to be your starter next year. He's on a one-year deal. He's 35. Wyatt Millam is your right guard of the future. Taking in the third round, that's a perfect place to take a starting interior offensive lineman. So you get Jayden Higgins at wide receiver, you get Wyatt Millam on the interior offensive line. Again, the Titans want big bodied guys. 6 foot six, 313 pounds, 23 years old. He's durable, doesn't miss time, which we know the Tennessee Titans care a lot about based on their free agent signings. He is big, which the Titans want big guards. He has a ton of experience as well. He's ready to play right now. He is a power run blocker.
Starting point is 00:21:44 He is a good pass blocker. He's ready to play right now. He is a power run blocker. He is a good pass blocker. He's an okay athlete. He's not a great athlete. He's not an exceptional athlete. If he was, he'd be going around one. He does have shorter arms, but when you move him inside the guard, that's great. And he has struggled a little bit against power rushes like bull rushes, but he was playing an offensive tackle where guys can get more of a running start and generate more power and more force with their length on the interior. You don't get that kind of running start and the length isn't as big of a concern. Wyatt Millam 71 love this pick.
Starting point is 00:22:21 You're starting right guard of the future and you're number six offensive lineman. The Titans have great offensive line depth now. They have an offensive line for now and the future. We have solved the Tennessee Titans offensive line with the pick of Wyatt Millam. Congratulations. Now we move to depth guys on day three where I think it's important to prioritize players from big time programs. And that's something that Brian Callahan has talked a lot about.
Starting point is 00:23:06 the Titans fans. Let's cap off today's mock draft Monday edition of the Locked on Titans podcast. We took Cam Ward number one overall. We traded down with our second round pick. We took Jaden Higgins, the 64 Beast wide receiver out of Iowa state at 40. We took Wyatt Millam, the monster interior offensive lineman out of West Virginia at 71. Now we move to day three of the NFL draft folks. And look, it's all about getting experienced players from big time programs, but the first three rounds, you should find starters. You should expect to find starting level players in the first three rounds. We got Cam Ward, Jayden Higgins, and Wyatt Millam.
Starting point is 00:23:48 We've done that. Day three is all about throwing darts. It's about either going with high potential players who need development and you feel your coaching staff can develop, or it's about going with experienced depth players. Maybe don't have a high end upside, but they have a high floor and they can come in and contribute right away. And I would like to think that I got a mixture of that.
Starting point is 00:24:12 So pick number one Oh three starting in the fourth round. I'm double dipping at wide receiver folks. We went with Kyle Williams, the wide receiver out of Washington state, who I think is incredibly underrated. He's five foot 10, 190 pounds, 22 years old. I could have went edge. I could have went Baron Sorrell or Femiola Dejo. You guys know I like Macuba, Castro, Sanker, all still available at safety.
Starting point is 00:24:37 Dion Walker on the defensive line, Bassa linebacker, Peebles at defensive line. Maybe Devin Neal, Isaiah Bond at wide receiver was still on the board. And look, I'm trying to figure out what I think the Titans will do. Isaiah Bond has had a ton of injury issues. I like Isaiah Bond a ton. I think he would be great with Cam Mork, but is he what the Titans are looking for? I don't know. Kyle Williams, a bigger player, incredible release packages. Kyle Williams also is a guy who could play any wide receiver spot. Incredible versatility.
Starting point is 00:25:16 He could play X, Z, slot. He could play it all if you need him to. Now I think he'd play slot primarily for the Titans. Especially early on him and Calvin Ridley can kind of swap back and forth between Z and slot and that gives you great versatility and coverage for injuries. So incredible versatility from Kyle Williams, great release package again. He is so good at the line of scrimmage against press. It is unbelievable. You don't see guys in college as good against press as you do Kyle Williams. It just doesn't happen. Great yards after catch
Starting point is 00:25:52 guy too. I think I saw somewhere, I think, shout out my guy James Foster, who does the best draft guide in the world. James Foster, no flags films. The best draft guide I've ever seen. Foster, no flags films, the best draft guy I've ever seen. But he had Kyle Williams with 20 missed tackles forced last year. So good yards after catch guy. Remember Jayden Higgins was not that. So now we get someone who is that as we balance our wide receiver group. He runs good routes. Look, he's not great at high pointing the ball.
Starting point is 00:26:24 He's five foot 10, 190 pounds. He's not great at high pointing the ball. He's five foot, 10, 190 pounds. He's not a good high point ball. Look, he's not the most explosive player ever. Okay, he's fast. He's average speed, but he's not super sudden or explosive or anything like that. But with Kyle Williams, you have Calvin Ridley. You have Kyle Williams. You have Jayden Higgins.
Starting point is 00:26:44 That's your slot, your Z, your X. You have Van Jefferson, who's your new NWI, who's the do it all. Then you have your young guys and Bryce Oliver and Jaquan Jackson, who you're developing. That is a much better situation now and in the future for the Titans. Now we moved to pick one 20 round four, pick one 20. We need an edge rusher folks. The Titans haven't got an edge rusher and I was between Antoine Powell, Ryland from
Starting point is 00:27:09 Virginia tech or Savion Jones from LSU. And these are two different players. Antoine Powell, Ryman, Ryland is small. He's six foot two, not a big long edge. It is clear from Draymond Jones and Lorenzo Carter, the Titans want bigger, bulkier, stronger edge rushers. And that's why Savion Jones out of LSU, 6'5", 280 pounds, 33.5 inch arms, he's still only 21 years old.
Starting point is 00:27:42 He played multiple years at LSU. He's been durable. He hasn't played less than 13 games in his career. He started as a rotational pass rusher. He turned into a starter in 2023. And then in his final season at LSU, he finally blossomed. He had 40 some pressures. Look, he is huge. He is versatile. He can play all up and down the line of scrimmage as well as being able to play on the edge. He is a high level motor player. And look for a guy who's 21 with all the physical characteristics and all the traits that you would look for, you typically don't get all of that and high motor. He's got good bend for a guy who's his size. He's going to be okay in run defense,
Starting point is 00:28:25 but he's not good in open space and he doesn't have polish. He's 21. He's got all the physical size and all the traits that you would want. He just needs polish. What are they doing at LSU? We hear this every single year. Think about like Mackay Wingo from last year, guys with incredible physical talent and traits. Who are the furthest thing from polished. What, like, you get a better defensive line coach there in LSU. I don't know much about like college football details and ins and outs, but just the logic of why are these guys coming out of LSU with the size and the traits, but they're never polished and they always need a bunch of
Starting point is 00:29:05 development. Why is that? I don't know. Maybe you college football people from the South can answer that question for me in the comments, but I'm taking a chance on a guy, six, five, two 80, only 21 years old experience in the SEC, high motor player plays hard at minimum. He can be a cleanup sack, coverage sack guy because of his motor. Think about Bud Dupree. Think about Harold Landry, but at six foot five, 280, big physical guy on the edge. I'm doing that at pick 120. Pick 167. We go to the final three picks for the Titans and I'll go through them quick because these are dark throws. I went with Denzel Burke, the cornerback
Starting point is 00:29:42 out of Ohio State, 5'11", 186, 22 and a half years old. Look, Denzel Burke got roasted quite a bit at Ohio state. I will not deny. But like Jarvis Brownlee Jr. last year, Denzel Burke is not afraid to press you at the line of scrimmage. And Ohio state played zone press, which is what the Titans do. The Titans play a lot of press coverage that turns into zone coverage, whether it be cover four or whether it be cover two. So having a guy who's not afraid to press NFL wide receivers at the line
Starting point is 00:30:12 of scrimmage, but then also knows how to bail back into a zone. Let's take Denzel Burke at 167. 178, I went with Holland Pierce. Holland Pierce is a six foot eight offensive tackle out of Rutgers. It reminds me a lot of DeJuan Jones from Ohio State a couple years ago. Who picked DeJuan Jones on day three? The Cleveland Browns. Who was the Cleveland Browns offensive line coach? Bill Callahan. Bill Callahan now the offensive line coach for the Titans. What do the Titans want? Size. They want big guards. They want bigger offensive tackles. Six foot eight.
Starting point is 00:30:46 Let's get Holland Pierce on day three and have Bill Callahan coach him up. And maybe J.C. Latham goes back to left tackle in a couple of years when the Titans get rid of Dan Moore, Holland Pierce turns into the long-term right tackle. Maybe. I'm willing to take a shot on that. And then my final pick, 188.
Starting point is 00:31:03 You thought I wasn't going to get him in here. You're wrong. Ollie Gordon running back, Oklahoma State. Power running back, big size, great pass blocker, versatile, goes with Tajay Spears and Tony Pollard who are smaller, quicker backs, spells them, short yardage opportunities. Ollie Gordon, last pick, 188. So we went Cam Ward number one. 188. So we went Cam Ward number one. We went a trade back at number 35 for pick 40 and pick 71. We went with Jayden Higgins in the second round. We went with Wyatt Millam in the third round. Kyle Williams in the fourth. Savion Jones in the fourth. Denzel Burke, Holland Pierce, and Ollie Gordon with our last three picks on day three. Let me know your grade for this mock draft down below. Tomorrow, I'll talk about what we heard from Cam Wards Pro Day and talk a little
Starting point is 00:31:50 bit more about the Lenzo Lorenzo Carter signing. But with that being said, that's going to do it for me today, folks. As always, I am your host, Tyler Rowland, and this was Locked tightness.

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