Is Tennessee Titans running back Derrick Henry doing double duty as the NFL team's general manager?

Henry toured the University of Alabama campus and the Crimson Tide football facility with draft prospect Rashaan Evans for an NFL Network video released last week. Henry, who won the 2015 Heisman Trophy at Alabama, closed the video with a prediction that the Tide linebacker would be drafted by the Titans.

On Thursday night, with the 22nd selection in the first round of the NFL's 83rd draft, Tennessee chose Evans.

"I've got a friend there who everybody knows -- Derrick Henry," Evans said after being picked. "It was perfect. I mean, Derrick actually called it before the draft. So when I got the call, it was almost like -- I mean this guy called the actual pick."

When Evans got the call from the Titans, each major member of the Tennessee brain trust -- general manager Jon Robinson, coach Mike Vrabel and owner Amy Adams Strunk -- worked Henry into their conversation with Evans.

"We had minicamp practice today," Robinson told Evans, "and Henry walked by me and winked at me and said, 'We're getting Rashaan, right?'"

Vrabel told the linebacker: "Just don't let Derrick run you over in training camp, OK?"

"Well, I'll tell you: Derrick's going to be one happy man," Strunk said.

Inside the Titans Draft Room: Rashaan Evans Call "Rashaan, Congratulations! Just don't let Derrick Henry run you over in training camp." Posted by Tennessee Titans on Thursday, April 26, 2018

Robinson confirmed that was the case: "He texted me tonight, and let's just say Derrick was very excited to have a former teammate on the team."

Evans also got a phone call from Henry on Thursday night in Arlington, Texas, where the linebacker walked across the stage after being selected.

Rashaan Evans FaceTimes Derrick Henry Rashaan Evans can't wait to reunite with his Alabama Football teammate Derrick Henry 🐘 Posted by Tennessee Titans on Thursday, April 26, 2018

The Titans moved ahead three picks to make sure they got the former Auburn High School standout.

"We had gotten some info there were some teams trying to get ahead of us maybe there that were behind us," Robinson said, "and we tried to get ourselves in position and got ourselves into position for that not to happen."

Tennessee traded Thursday night's 25th pick and the 125th pick (a fourth-round selection) to the Baltimore Ravens for the 22nd pick and the 215th pick (a sixth-rounder). The Ravens held the 22nd selection after trading the 16th choice to the Buffalo Bills on Thursday night.

In a press conference after the first round, Vrabel and Robinson left Evans' position on the Tennessee defense open-ended, stressing his versatility for Vrabel's plan to use multiple fronts in his first season as an NFL coach.

When the subject of Evans' position was first raised, Vrabel said he wanted Evans to "know what to do and play fast and aggressive. That's what I want him to do."

Later, though, Vrabel said he and defensive coordinator Dean Pees would find the best spot for Evans.

"We'll talk with Dean, and we'll figure out what's best for the Titans and what's best for Rashaan and then kind of go from there," Vrabel said. "We'll let him get in here. We'll meet tomorrow with Dean and him and (inside linebackers coach) Tyrone McKenzie and kind of figure out what's best for us and what's best for him."

The Titans lost inside linebacker Avery Williamson in free agency to the New York Jets last month. Tennessee's leading tackler, Wesley Woodyard, returns at the other inside-linebacker spot, and outside linebackers Brian Orakpo and Derrick Morgan are back after making 7.5 and seven sacks, respectively, last season. Woodyard and Orakpo will turn 32 years old in July.

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Mark Inabinett is a sports reporter for Alabama Media Group. Follow him on Twitter @AMarkG1.