Ten biggest winners and losers from first round of 2017 NFL Draft

Loser: Titans reach for Corey Davis at No. 5, Adoree’ Jackson at No. 18

There is no doubt the Tennessee Titans needed a top-rate wide receiver to pair with Tajae Sharpe. However, Davis was a guy whose stock wasn’t necessarily soaring in the weeks leading up to the draft. Coming off an ankle injury, the Western Michigan product was being seen by most as a guy who would be taken in the middle of the first round.

There’s a real chance the Titans could have landed him at No. 18, which was their second first-round pick this year. However, they chose to use the No. 5 overall pick instead, acquired in last year’s trade with the Los Angeles Rams.

Davis is a tremendously talented young man. He caught 331 passes for 5,278 yards and 52 touchdowns in four years with the Broncos. That’s a ton of production, but most of it came against competition far inferior to what he’ll see at the NFL level.

Don’t get us wrong. Davis is a very good prospect who has tremendous potential. But there were other players on the board — particularly on the back end of the defense — that would have given Tennessee better value at that spot.

Speaking of defense, the Titans then selected cornerback Adoree’ Jackson at No. 18.

This is a guy many thought of as a fringe first-round pick, if not a second-round pick. He’s a small corner (5-foot-10 and just 186 pounds) who has great ball skills and showed improvement in his final year at USC.

But in reality this was another big reach. There were other guys on the board like Kevin King, Tre’Davious White and Teez Tabor, who might have been better fits. But in reality, they should have gone with a guy like O.J. Howard or Charles Harris.