There are a handful of benchmark moments in every draft season. We begin with the Senior Bowl in January. We reconvene at the Scouting Combine in February. The NFL’s annual Owners Meetings take place in March. And The Athletic releases Dane Brugler’s The Beast in early April.

Brugler’s comprehensive work is one of the most useful and critical contributions to the draft space. It’s the result of a year-long labor of love. And not only is Brugler’s trained eye a valuable cross-reference in and of itself, but his guide is chock full of intel from scouts, executives, college coaches, teammates, and family members. It’s not all explicitly stated, but a lot of information is there to be discovered by those who know what they’re looking for.

Here are some of the highlights from his top-100 that pertain to the Titans. These are the names that are ranked higher and lower than consensus, and what they may tell us about how teams view them.

First Round WR run

The Titans could use a WR if the right prospect falls to 35, but standing in front of them has always been a canyon of receiver-needy teams that they have to pass through to get there.

The Beast sees WR value in this range, with Arizona State’s Jordyn Tyson, Texas A&M’s KC Conception, and Indiana’s Omar Cooper Jr. all in line ranked 20st-22nd. If none of those players fall into round 2, the odds of the Titans taking a swing on receiver at 35 falls significantly. The only other WR who I think could be at the top of their big board at 35 is probably Washington’s Denzel Boston, who I’ve been very high on at that price point.

Titans 2nd Round pick in the trenches?

Here’s who is all over the Titans’ second round pick range in The Beast: big boys. Texas A&M’s Chase Bisontis comes it at 34 (12 higher than consensus), UCF’s Malachi Lawrence is at 36 (5 higher), and Missouri’s Zion Young is at 38 (1 higher).

Depending on what the Titans do at 4 overall, an EDGE or IOL could both be on the list of big remaining needs at 35. I won’t be surprised to hear that any of these three are atop their board once they’re on the clock.

Surprising Day 2 receivers

I may have buried the lede in this article, because this is some of the most shocking stuff in Brugler’s top-100. Alabama’s Germie Bernard comes in at 41 in the Beast, 15 spots higher than consensus. In a sense, this isn’t surprising based on all the rock-solid positive things I’ve heard about him from people in the league. He may not be elite at any one thing, but he’s well rounded and Alabama’s offense trusted him immensely. That means something to NFL teams.

On the other end of the spectrum, Tennessee’s Chris Brazzell comes in at 96th in the Beast. That’s a whopping 45 spots lower than his consensus ranking! I’m a sucker for Brazzell’s combination of size, speed, and ball skills. But plenty of NFL evaluators (including myself usually) can’t stand taking skill players from Tennessee’s offense. And upon digging deeper into his profile, I started to realize why he’s probably lower on league boards than I’d expect him to be.

Two sleeper linemen to watch

There are two surprising trench players on this big board who came in way higher than you’d expect. First, the other EDGE rusher from Auburn: Keyron Crawford. He’s been in the shadow of first rounder Keldric Faulk this cycle, ranked at 93rd overall on the consensus board. But in the Beast, he comes in at 54th. I’ve started to get the sense that NFL teams think this Auburn team had a ton of talent that didn’t live up to their potential in that system.

On the other side of the ball, Memphis OT Travis Burke has officially arrived. Ranked at 187th on the consensus board, he comes in over 100 spots higher in the beast at 79th. Every diehard OL evaluator I know loves this guy. And the Titans had him in on one of their 30 visits. Needless to say, he’s on their radar.