Andy Gallik to Tennessee Titans: Full Draft-Pick Breakdown

After the second pick on defense is used, the Tennessee Titans turn right back around and use their last pick in the sixth round on a center, Andy Gallik out of Boston College.

For the record, this is the pick that the Titans obtained from New England in exchange for their seventh-rounder and Akeem Ayers. In the end, it made the Titans move up only a few spots. The Patriots had the last pick (other than supplemental picks) in the sixth, and the Titans held the second pick of the seventh round, so the Patriots ended up winning that trade.

But the Titans at least are going to get some use out of it. Picks of depth interior linemen may not be exciting, but they can be important, especially for those who remember how badly exposed the Titans' interior line depth was in 2014 when so many linemen were injured.

One of them was center Brian Schwenke, who sustained a season-ending injury late in the year. There's no indication he won't return, so Gallik is likely to be his backup just in case.

Right now, outside of the starters, the only interior linemen the Titans have on their roster at all are Gabe Ikard and Justin McCray, both of whom were undrafted out of college. The Titans also have Jeremiah Poutasi, but he may be primarily a right tackle.

That actually makes Gallik a pretty valuable pick, since he might not only be the backup center, but the first backup guard, if Chance Warmack or Andy Levitre go down with an injury.

Gallik himself is pretty similar to Schwenke. Both are strong power blockers, and both play with a bit of a mean streak, which is something the Titans front office seems to like in offensive linemen, as it's a trait also shared by left tackle Taylor Lewan.

He also has the right measurables for the position: He stands 6'2" tall, weighs in at 306 pounds, and has 32 ¾-inch arms. He's also got good strength, as shown by his impressive combine bench total of 29 reps, and he can use it well. He's a tough player to bull rush.

Gallik looked good on the field too. He was a second-team All-ACC player in 2014 and was a finalist for the Remington Trophy (awarded to the best college center).

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But it's not all positive, of course. Gallik can't be relied on as a pulling blocker and has trouble blocking at the second level where the linebackers are.

Still, he's got the potential to be a high-end backup center in the NFL, so he's a good insurance policy if Schwenke gets injured again or if his injuries are worse than previously thought and needs to be replaced.

Like the Titans' previous pick (Deiontrez Mount), this is a pick used to address depth at a thin position. You can't expect to find starters in the sixth round, but you can find contributors, if you look in the right places. And that's exactly what the Titans did here.