Angelo Blackson to Tennessee Titans: Full Draft-Pick Breakdown

The Tennessee Titans rattle off a second strange pick in a row. Angelo Blackson is a nose tackle that was graded out a couple of rounds lower than the Titans just selected him.

What makes this a strange pick is that the Titans currently have three nose tackles on their roster. Sammie Hill has been the starter, and though he's not a true nose, he's been pretty good.

Al Woods was just signed last season from the Steelers, and DaQuan Jones was a fourth-round pick in 2014. Where Blackson fits among those is a question I don't quite know the answer to.

My best guess is that the Titans plan on moving one or two of Jones, Woods or Blackson to the defensive end position. Ray Horton does typically like large defensive ends in his scheme, so the move would make some sense, but I think all players are better fits as nose tackles.

Blackson is pretty fast for a guy his size (6'4" and 318 lbs), but it's nothing that will blow anyone away; he ran a 5.02-second 40-yard dash at the combine.

He also had fair results in the vertical jump (31"), broad jump (101"), three-cone drill (7.5 seconds) and 20 yard shuffle (4.57 seconds) for a guy his size.

His strength is a bit concerning, however. He has good lower body strength, but his 20 reps on the bench is concerning. Without enough upper body strength, he'll have trouble getting off of blocks at the NFL level.

In his last year at Auburn, Blackson didn't contribute in a big way, as far as numbers go. Two-gap players make their impact by prevention more than accumulating tackles and sacks.

Still, Blackson did get three sacks, four hurries, 5.5 tackles for loss and 17 total tackles. He had similar numbers in 2013, with a half sack, six hurries, and three tackles for loss.

Still, this is a reach, and I have to question how good he would be at end since he'll bring next to nothing as a pass-rusher; he's a simple space-eating gap stuffer.

He was able to get to the quarterback a bit in college, but I don't think that will translate much to quarterback pressure at the next level.

On the bright side, he should be helpful against the run, and the Titans were last in the league against the run for the majority of the 2014 season, so it is a glaring weakness that must be fixed.

The Titans aren't thin at defensive line, but they are thin when it comes to ends that are scheme fits. It's a pick I'm not in love with, but picks like this are part of the growing pains that come with changing defensive schemes.

Hopefully in 2016, those pains will start to show some dividends. The Titans had a defense that was top 10 in most categories in 2013, and they only lost one starter (Alterraun Verner), so there's not a complete lack of talent on the defense.

However, moving to a new scheme takes some players out of their element, and it can take time to adjust. Hopefully, Blackson helps move that adjustment along.