2026 NFL Draft Day 1 Thread

[NashvilleNinja]

9 minutes ago, TeamRamrod said:

This is his new Mykel Williams 

 

8 minutes ago, AussieTitanFan08 said:

 

Same I thought they would be looking for more speed but Faulk is in the same family of player that the 49ers took at #11 last year Mykel Williams.

 

My guess is Faulk was graded significantly higher than anyone else left on their board and they didn't want to risk him going in the 4 picks ahead of them at the time.

 

Makes me wonder if we'd have moved up for Bain if he had fallen far enough. I know his length is subpar, but he's a strong guy who could also move inside.

[9 Nines]

1 minute ago, abenjami said:

 

This is how I feel but swap Reese for Bailey because we didn't have an opportunity to draft Bailey.

 

I thought we should have taken the premier pass rusher (Reese) and then used our next pick to draft Boston.  I felt like the better value at WR this year was with the "second tier" guys.

 

Boston is a bum and a bust but not sure which order or if the order of bust or bum matters, but he is both. 

[titansfan]

Also many were WRONG about this wide 9 prototype. 

[EC34]

Again, like the positional value at WR and DE.  Bailey was the wide 9 type. Boston was the X type. Jets got us on Bailey and Boston wasn't needed after Tate - but Boston slipped into 2nd and could have been paired with Bailey had the board fallen differently.   

 

Faulk seems more Femi than wide 9 speed guy.  Maybe that was always a misperception. 

 

In truth , nobody knows no matter how much time they invested in getting smart.  I guess my biggest concern w is simply that it seems we overpaid for a 4 pick move - - but if Faulk hits, no one will care.

[Mythos27]

Just now, NashvilleNinja said:

 

 

Makes me wonder if we'd have moved up for Bain if he had fallen far enough. I know his length is subpar, but he's a strong guy who could also move inside.

IDK man, arm length matters. Every time people decide it doesn't they get reminded. Better to leave the hot stove alone. 

[begooode]

Just now, EC34 said:

Again, like the positional value at WR and DE. 

Exactly what I was typing. First round picks on positions where highly talented players generally don’t make it to free agency.

[Lantern]

2 minutes ago, Mythos27 said:

I know nothing about this guy but I like the pick a lot better if I think of the trade as essentially upgrading a 2nd to a 1st by moving back a few spots in the 3rd and downgrading a 4th rounder that likely doesn't amount to much for a legit potential starter at edge. Who knows about the player but the trade is fine IMO. 

Maybe they did not like Reese perhaps? It is clear the Titans targeted Faulk. 

[KogaShuko]

3 minutes ago, titansfan said:

Also many were WRONG about this wide 9 prototype. 

I mean physically and athletically Faulk is the prototype DE for just about any scheme!

[Number9]

As long as neither one of them contemplates jumping from a second floor apartment building, missing practice/games or gets injured putting on his uniform-I THINK THE TITANS DID WELL in the 1st round.

[abenjami]

I am mostly trying to decide if Makai Lemon or Keldric Faulk is the least intelligent player in this draft.

[Number9]

7 minutes ago, abenjami said:

 

This is how I feel but swap Reese for Bailey because we didn't have an opportunity to draft Bailey.

 

I thought we should have taken the premier pass rusher (Reese) and then used our next pick to draft Boston.  I felt like the better value at WR this year was with the "second tier" guys.

I have seen opinions about him not being the best on passing plays and getting pushed around at times in the run game.

[Lantern]

1 minute ago, abenjami said:

I am mostly trying to decide if Makai Lemon or Keldric Faulk is the least intelligent player in this draft.

 

?

 

He's a 20 year old kid......

 

 

[AussieTitanFan08]

9 minutes ago, NashvilleNinja said:

 

 

Makes me wonder if we'd have moved up for Bain if he had fallen far enough. I know his length is subpar, but he's a strong guy who could also move inside.

 

Highly doubt it both Borgonzi and Saleh prioritize length.

[Lantern]

FWIW......The Titans fans the continue to show on screen.....sheesh.  Are they actual fans or paid actors....I know the guy in the Hockey Mask is a fan but the others?

Edited April 24 by Lantern

[TampaTitan]

I don't remember the last time we finished night 1 and I felt like we absolutely nailed it. Maybe Simmons? The draft is such an unpredictable process for as much time as we all give it our attention lol.

 

Tate was very clearly their plan B to Love, they tried to be as mum as they could during the process and it wasn't until the 11th hour that the Cardinals got a wild hair up their ass to take him themselves so we had to pivot to the next highest graded offensive weapon. The Faulk pick is a value/BPA thing but I'd have rather stuck and picked OG, I'm worried about that spot. Saleh wasn't not gonna at least get one of his guys though and they did tell us they weren't really going to go the "need" route.