2008 Final NFL Draft Final Picks
Out of Bounds —
... Tennessee Titans: Round 1, Pick 24 (24) Chris Johnson, RB, East Carolina Round 2, Pick 23 (54) Jason Jones, DE, Eastern Michigan Round 3, Pick 22 (85) Craig Stevens, TE, California Round 4, Pick 4 (103) (From Falcons through Redskins) William Hayes, DL, Winston-Salem State Round 4, Pick 27 (126) (From Cowboys) Lavelle Hawkins, WR, ...
Recapping the Titans’ draft
Tennessee Titans —
... , California It’s not a surprise that the Titans selected a tight end in this draft, but it is a surprise that they took one so early. This guy looks like he was taken specifically to be the next Ben Hartsock. Like Hartsock, Stevens has some receiving skills too. Round 4, Pick 4 (103): DE William Hayes , Winston-Salem State The biggest surprise in Tennessee’s draft and a real head scratcher. Why did the Titans give up two draft picks to move up and take this guy? Were they really afraid someone else was about to grab him? And why all the urgency on another pass rusher off the ...
NFL Owners Opt Out Of CBA....What It Really Means
The Mile High Report —
... Odom (Cincinnati) as well as guard Jacob Bell (St. Louis). The three players signed for a combined total of $87.5 million ($32 million guaranteed). If the extension on time to free agency was in place, none of these players would have been free. All of them had just four years of service and would have remained Titans for upwards of two more years. The Titans would have probably changed their draft strategy and not gone after defensive linemen Jason Jones or William Hayes and could have taken a receiver or a corner.
Other players that never would have ...
Feeling better about William Hayes
Tennessee Titans —
... to the selection of William “Big Play” Hayes was not favorable. The Titans gave up two picks to move up in the draft, which I disagreed with at the time. One thing I didn’t like was uncertainty about Hayes’ weight. He was listed at 250-something on some websites, 270-something on others. The 250-pound range, coupled with the fact that he was a converted linebacker, made me think he might be just another outside speed rusher. I now feel better after seeing the Titans have him listed on their roster at 272 pounds. Regular readers of Total Titans know that I’m certainly not ...
