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2017 NFL Mock Draft: The Scouting Combine Effect

By Carl Cockerham

Mar 4, 2017; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Texas A&M defensive end Myles Garrett speaks to the media during the 2017 combine at Indiana Convention Center. Mandatory Credit: Trevor Ruszkowski-USA TODAY Sports
Mar 4, 2017; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Texas A&M defensive end Myles Garrett speaks to the media during the 2017 combine at Indiana Convention Center. Mandatory Credit: Trevor Ruszkowski-USA TODAY Sports /
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Jan 1, 2016; Glendale, AZ, USA; Ohio State Buckeyes wide receiver Braxton Miller (1) makes a catch as Ohio State Buckeyes cornerback Marshon Lattimore (2) defends during the first half in the 2016 Fiesta Bowl at University of Phoenix Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Matt Kartozian-USA TODAY Sports
Jan 1, 2016; Glendale, AZ, USA; Ohio State Buckeyes wide receiver Braxton Miller (1) makes a catch as Ohio State Buckeyes cornerback Marshon Lattimore (2) defends during the first half in the 2016 Fiesta Bowl at University of Phoenix Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Matt Kartozian-USA TODAY Sports /

Ohio State. Marshon Lattimore. 5. player. 35. The Tennessee Titans are picking at No. 5 overall because of the trade they made with the Los Angeles Rams. They’re only a couple of players away from contending out of the AFC. One of them is a weapon at WR for young QB Marcus Mariota to throw the ball down the field to. <p>The other one is a CB to take the place of Perrish Cox on the other side of Jason McCourty. They have a solid front-seven that gets after the QB with Dick LeBeau’s blitzing scheme. A shutdown CB that could play any type of coverage would make the Titans defense better.</p> <p>The universal No. 1 prospect here is Ohio State’s Marshon Lattimore, who sealed it at the combine. This kid has everything you want in a CB at 6’0″, 200 pounds and 31 1/4-inch long arms. And he showed it by running a 4.36 40 and posting a 38.5-inch vertical leap.</p> <p>That backs up what I saw on tape along with this physicality for press-man and feet for off-man coverage. He also has great instincts and route-reading skills for zone coverage. Now all the Titans have to do is get Mariota that WR he needs at No. 18 overall. </p>. CB

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