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NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Jack Conklin has started the first 13 games this season at right tackle for the Tennessee Titans. It is what everyone in the organization expected from the teams first-round draft pick.For the Titans, Conklin is one of five of their draft picks to start at least once this season. When defensive back Kalan Reed took the field last week, he became the 10th and final member of Tennessees 2016 draft class to play at least one game -- and they are one reason why the Titans find themselves tied atop the AFC South with three games left.Everyone in Tennessee is feeling good about themselves right now, and theres plenty of credit to go around for the optimism. But most agree, it starts with first-year general manager Jon Robinson -- who helped find the kind of players the Titans coveted.Titans coach Mike Mularkey said they were looking for tough dependable players who would take advantage when given an opportunity.And they all have at some point, Mularkey said Thursday. I dont know if theres another class Ive been around that has done that. Theyre not extensive, but when some of them have had a few chances, theyve played well.Conklin came in as the eighth pick overall out of Michigan State , selected to fill a specific need on the offensive line. Derrick Henry, a Heisman Trophy winner and record-setting running back at Alabama, has started twice playing behind DeMarco Murray, the NFLs second-best rusher with 1,135 yards.Kevin Byard intercepted 19 passes at Middle Tennessee, and the first player taken in the third round has started four games at safety. Tajae Sharpe, the first player taken in the fifth round out of Massachusetts, has started nine games and ranks fourth with 36 catches for 464 yards.Offensive coordinator Terry Robiskie said Conklin and Sharpe not only have improved tremendously but been big additions. Though he didnt want to get too far ahead of himself with adulation.Weve got a lot of football left, Robiskie said. Theyve been improving. Just keep improving for us.Kevin Dodd, the 33rd overall player, now is on injured reserve. But the linebacker from Clemson started one of the nine games he played. Defensive lineman Austin Johnson, another second-round pick from Penn State, has played seven games. Guard Sebastian Tretola, a sixth-round pick from Arkansas, has appeared in only one game.Releasing veteran cornerback Perrish Cox on Nov. 28 opened up more opportunity for cornerback LeShaun Sims, their second pick in the fifth round out of Southern Utah. In a 13-10 win over Denver , Sims broke up a pass to Demaryius Thomas in the end zone on third-and-goal at the Tennessee 4 to open the fourth quarter and helped defend Thomas on an incompletion the next play.The defensive back credited veteran safety Rashad Johnson for watching tape with him and helping him take what he had seen into practice. It also doesnt hurt having Dick LeBeau, a Hall of Fame cornerback himself, as defensive coordinator.Whatever he says you try to write it down and memorize it, take it to your game, because hes a Hall of Famer and you want to get there one day, Sims said.Even linebacker Aaron Wallace, Tennessees seventh-round pick out of UCLA, got his first career sack last week helping hold Denver to a late field goal.The Titans (7-6) visit Kansas City (10-3) on Sunday, and Chiefs coach Andy Reid said getting that many rookies ready to play in their first season is tough, something Mularkey and his coaches have done well.Just go right down the list of coaches, Reid said. Youve got an all-star coaching crew, and theyre good teachers. Thats why those guys are able to do that.Game notes DL Jurrell Casey (sprained foot) and LB David Bass (groin) were limited Thursday. 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The victory earned Texas home-field advantage throughout the postseason.Yu Darvish (7-5) allowed one run, three hits and a walk while striking out 12. His 28th career game of double-digit strikeouts is the second-most in a pitchers first 100 major league starts, topped only by Dwight Gooden (31).Andriese gave up seven hits, including solo home runs to Carlos Beltran and Rougned Odor. He began the season as a starter and went 5-0 with a 2.28 ERA. He was moved to the bullpen in mid-June to open a spot in the rotation when Blake Snell was recalled from Triple-A Durham. When Matt Moore was traded to San Francisco at the non-waiver trade deadline, Andriese returned to the rotation.It was definitely a grind being put in the bullpen and then trying to come back and finish the year in the rotation, Andriese said. But I think I proved to some people that with my last four or five starts I do belong in the rotation. I know I can give our team a chance to win if given the opportunity day in and day out.Were all pleased with how Matt finished the season and what he brought to us this year, manager Kevin Cash said. I thought he handled (moving to and from the bullpen) pretty well. Weve got big hopes for Matt Andriese because we know he can really be a big anchor in our staff.The home run to Beltran came on a fastball, the one to Odor on a changeup that was left out over the plate.That was probably the one mistake that hed like to have back, Cash said.Thats a pretty tough lineup over there, Andriese said. It wasnt a bad outing by any means, kind of a decent one to go into the offseason with.Darvish went into the game avveraging 11.dddddddddddd45 strikeouts per nine innings this season, best in the league. In his final four starts of the season, he fanned 38 in 24 2/3 innings.He looks a little bit more electric to me, said Evan Longoria, who had two of the Rays four hits. 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Logan Forsythe, who has been the Rays leadoff hitter in 123 games this season, appeared as a pinch-hitter and will return to the lineup on Saturday night. ... Ian Desmond of the Rangers increased his majors-leading total of outfield errors to 12 with two dropped fly balls.UP NEXTTampa Bay: Jake Odorizzi (9-6) hasnt won since Aug. 30. The Rays have lost in his last four starts, during which he has had a 5.40 ERA.Texas: Colby Lewis (6-4), who figures to start Game 3 of the Division Series, is 0-3 with a 9.75 ERA in three September starts after missing two months with a strained lat muscle. Lewis lasted only 1 1/3 innings in his previous start last Sunday at Oakland. Cheap Jerseys From China Cheap NFL Black Jerseys Wholesale NFL Gear Cheap Stitched Jerseys Wholesale Jerseys 2018 Wholesale Nike NFL Jerseys White NFL Jerseys Cheap ' ' '