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The NFL will conduct the draft from Radio City Music Hall in New York City, while Titans personnel will be headquartered at Baptist Sports Park in Nashville.
The first day's activities will conclude when Round 2 comes to a close. Rounds 3-7 will be conducted on Sunday, April 26 beginning at 9 a.m. CDT.
• Official Titans Draft Press Release (PDF document)
• Another Side of the Draft (PDF document)
• All in the Family (PDF document)
• 2009 NFL Draft Notes (PDF document)
The Titans currently hold at least one pick in every round and have two selections in the fourth, sixth and seventh rounds. Four of their picks (fourth, fifth, sixth and seventh rounds) were awarded as compensatory choices based on net unrestricted free agency losses in 2008. The Dallas Cowboys own the Titans' original fifth-round pick as a result of the Pacman Jones trade in 2008.
Fans can watch the draft in its entirety on NFL Network and ESPN, while radio listeners can tune to one of 65-plus stations on the Titans Radio Network, including Nashville flagship 103.3 WKDF and sister station 104.5 The Zone. The Zone will feature special draft programming from Titans Radio throughout the weekend, including gavel-to-gavel coverage of the first
round.
Titansonline.com, the official website of the Tennessee Titans, will provide up-to-the minute information on the team's selections and press conferences with general manager Mike Reinfeldt, head coach Jeff Fisher and other members of the organization.
THE 30TH SELECTION
The order of picks in the NFL Draft is determined by teams' winning percentages during the season. Teams with the lowest winning percentage pick first, and teams with the highest winning percentage select last. The only
exceptions are the two Super Bowl participants, who draft in the 31st and 32nd slots.
The Titans had the NFL's best regular season record during the 2008 season, meaning they own the 30th pick, the final selection of the non-Super Bowl teams. Only once before have the Titans earned a pick as low as No. 30. That was in 2000 after they won the AFC and lost Super Bowl XXXIV. With the 30th of 31 firstround picks (there were 31 NFL franchises at the time), the Titans selected linebacker Keith Bulluck, who has played in all but one game since being drafted and is the team's third alltime leading tackler.
With the 30th pick in the draft last year, the New York Jets selected tight end Dustin Keller, who recorded 48 receptions as a rookie. Other notable players selected recently with the 30th pick include running back Joseph Addai (by Indianapolis in 2006), tight end Heath Miller (Pittsburgh, 2005), guard Kendall Simmons (Pittsburgh, 2002), wide receiver Reggie Wayne (Indianapolis, 2001) and Patrick Kerney (Atlanta, 1999).
NFL DRAFT FACTS & FIGURES
WHAT: 74th Annual National Football League Player Selection Meeting
WHERE: Radio City Music Hall, 1260 6th Avenue, New York City
WHEN: 3 p.m. CDT, Saturday, April 25 (Rounds 1-2); 9 a.m. CDT, Sunday, April 26 (Rounds 3-7)
The first two rounds will conclude on Saturday by approximately 9 p.m. CDT. Teams will have 10 minutes to make a pick in the first round, seven minutes in the second round and five minutes in every subsequent round. In 2008, the first year the draft was conducted in its current format, the first round consumed three hours and 30 minutes, while the second round lasted two hours and 23 minutes. The draft will resume on Sunday at 9 a.m. for the final five rounds. The final pick in 2008 was made at 5:38 p.m. CDT.
DRAFTING: Representatives of the 32 NFL clubs by telephone communication with their general managers, coaches and scouts.
ROUNDS: Seven Rounds – Rounds 1 and 2 on Saturday, April 25; and Rounds 3 through 7 on Sunday, April 26. There will be 256 total selections, including 32 compensatory choices that have been awarded to 16 teams which suffered a net loss of quality unrestricted free agents in 2008. Tennessee was awarded four compensatory picks this year.
TIME LIMITS: Round 1: 10 minutes each team. Round 2: Seven minutes each team. Rounds 3 through 7: Five minutes each team.
