2022 Tennessee Titans Draft Preview

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

APRIL 20, 2022

2022 TENNESSEE TITANS DRAFT PREVIEW Titans hold 26th overall selection, seven total picks entering draft April 28-30 NASHVILLE — The Titans are scheduled to have the 26th overall selection and seven total picks in the 87th Annual National Football League Player Selection Meeting in Las Vegas, Nev. The draft opens with the first round on Thursday, April 28 at 7 p.m. CT. Rounds 2 and 3 are set for the following evening, beginning at 6 p.m. CT, and the process concludes with Rounds 4-7 on Saturday at 11 a.m. CT. The draft will take place in the heart of the Las Vegas Strip. The Draft Theater, where prospects attending the draft will be greeted on the main stage by NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell, and the NFL Draft Experience will be located behind the High Roller and The LINQ, adjacent to Caesars Forum. Meanwhile, Titans personnel involved in the selection process, including executive vice president/general manager Jon Robinson and head coach Mike Vrabel, will be situated in the team's draft room at Saint Thomas Sports Park in Nashville. It will mark the first time they draft from their new draft room in the renovated wing of the complex. The 2020 draft was originally planned for Las Vegas before the COVID-19 pandemic forced it to be a virtual event. In 2021, Cleveland hosted the draft as it returned in-person. In 2019, Nashville hosted the draft for the first time. A record 600,000 fans attended the three-day affair, which is the premier event on the NFL’s offseason calendar. The television audience in 2019 reached 47.5 million viewers. DRAFT BROADCASTS All three days of the 2022 NFL Draft will be televised on NFL Network, ESPN, ESPN Deportes and ABC, including Nashville affiliate WKRN News 2. ESPN and ABC will provide distinct prime-time presentations on Day 1 and Day 2. ESPN will offer a traditional draft telecast, while ABC broadcast will cover the event with an emphasis on the individual journeys of NFL Draft prospects. On Day 3, ESPN's coverage will be simulcast on ABC. The draft will be streamed live via NFL and ESPN digital properties across devices (phone, PC, tablet and connected TVs). Restrictions apply. The Titans Radio Network, including Nashville flagship 104.5 The Zone, will carry draft programming across the Mid-South with Mike Keith, Dave McGinnis, Amie Wells, Ramon Foster and Rhett Bryan. National radio coverage will be provided by SiriusXM NFL Radio, Westwood One and ESPN Radio. Meanwhile, draft information will be updated continuously at TennesseeTitans.com, the Titans mobile app and on all official team social channels. SEVEN PICKS The Titans’ seven total picks are comprised of two compensatory selections and five of their seven original picks. They own choices in Round 1 (26th overall), Round 3 (90th overall), Round 4 (131st and 143rd overall),

2022 NFL DRAFT SCHEDULE Round 1: Rounds 2-3: Rounds 4-7:

Thursday, April 28, 7 p.m. CT Friday, April 29, 6 p.m. CT Saturday, April 30, 11 a.m. CT

TV Coverage: NFL Network ABC (WKRN-TV News 2 in Nashville) ESPN ESPN Deportes Local Radio:

Titans Radio (Flagship 104.5 The Zone)

National Radio: Westwood One Radio SiriusXM NFL Radio ESPN Radio

FIRST-ROUND DRAFT ORDER as of April 20 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16.

Jacksonville Detroit Houston N.Y. Jets N.Y. Giants Carolina N.Y. Giants (from Chi) Atlanta Seattle (from Den) N.Y. Jets (from Sea) Washington Minnesota Houston (from Cle) Baltimore Philadelphia (from Mia) New Orleans (from Ind through Phi)

17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29.

L.A. Chargers Philadelphia (from NO) New Orleans (from Phi) Pittsburgh New England Green Bay (from LV) Arizona Dallas Buffalo Tennessee Tampa Bay Green Bay Kansas City (from SF through Mia) 30. Kansas City 31. Cincinnati 32. Detroit (from LAR)


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