Positives: The first of Tennessee Titans general manager Jon Robinson’s two in-draft trades during the 2016 NFL Draft came on day one, when he sent a first, second, and fourth round pick to the Cleveland Browns in exchange for the 8th overall pick of the draft. Despite the fact that top-notch tackle prospect Laremy Tunsil was still on the board, the Titans pulled a bit of a shocker and selected Michigan State’s Jack Conklin instead.
Pegged as a physically dominating run blocker who shut down fellow first round picks Joey Bosa and DeForest Buckner while in college, Conklin was clearly drafted to be the Titans franchise right tackle and join Taylor Lewan to form one of the NFL’s most powerful duo of bookend tackles.