We are just days away from the Tennessee Titans making their first pick in the 2022 NFL Draft and there is about as much uncertainty around the NFL as ever before.
Usually by now we at least know who the first overall pick of the draft will be; however, this year even that is up for a valid debate as of right now.
The Titans enter the draft owning seven selections, including the 26th pick, which could be used on a handful of different players. Another avenue the Titans could explore is trading back and acquiring an extra pick or two depending on how far they decide to go.
In this particular mock, I traded out of the first round and gave up the right to a future fifth-year option in order to collect an extra premium pick. The trade values were based on the modern-day version of Jimmy Johnson’s infamous draft pick value chart.
Having said all that, let’s take a closer look at how this scenario plays out in my final mock draft that involves a trade back.
The trade
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TRADE: Titans trade picks Nos. 26 (223 points) and 131 (20 points) to the New York Giants for picks Nos. 36 (166 points), 67 (75 points), and a 2023 7th round pick (1-3 points).
Trade Rationale
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The Titans give up their right to select in Round 1, but they get an early second-rounder (No. 36), along with an early third-rounder (No. 67) in return.
For the Giants, they get aggressive with their embarrassment of riches to give Brian Daboll his quarterback of the future at a more reasonable spot than inside the top 10.
When it’s all said and done, the Giants still end up selecting three times in the first round (Nos. 5, 7, 26), once in the third round (No. 81) while still collecting another fourth-rounder from Tennessee (No. 131).
Now, a look at the picks, and then some analysis of the Titans’ haul after that.
Round 2, Pick 36: WR George Pickens, Georgia
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Round 3, Pick 67: TE Trey McBride, Colorado…