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NFL Draft: Early Look at 32-Team Round 1 Mock for 2017

By Peter Panacy

Apr 28, 2016; Chicago, IL, USA; A general view of the stage and podium before the 2016 NFL Draft at the Auditorium Theatre. Mandatory Credit: Jerry Lai-USA TODAY Sports
Apr 28, 2016; Chicago, IL, USA; A general view of the stage and podium before the 2016 NFL Draft at the Auditorium Theatre. Mandatory Credit: Jerry Lai-USA TODAY Sports /
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Sep 3, 2016; Columbus, OH, USA; Ohio State Buckeyes linebacker Raekwon McMillan (5) against the Bowling Green Falcons at Ohio Stadium. Ohio State won the game 77-10. Mandatory Credit: Joe Maiorana-USA TODAY Sports
Sep 3, 2016; Columbus, OH, USA; Ohio State Buckeyes linebacker Raekwon McMillan (5) against the Bowling Green Falcons at Ohio Stadium. Ohio State won the game 77-10. Mandatory Credit: Joe Maiorana-USA TODAY Sports /

Raekwon McMillan. 20. player. 35. . Inside Linebacker. Tennessee Titans (from Los Angeles Rams)

Tennessee already addressed weaknesses within their secondary with their first of two Round 1 picks. And the second winds up helping the Titans’ front-seven defense.

Ohio State inside linebacker Raekwon McMillan is a perfect upgrade over incumbent linebacker Avery Williamson. McMillan is stout both against the run and in coverage — areas in which Tennessee’s linebacker crop has struggled through four games of 2016.

The Titans will appreciate McMillan’s physicality on the field. It’s an area a budding Tennessee defense will look to in coming seasons.