One of the best qualities of the NFL Draft is the unpredictability of it all. So in February, if someone tells you they know what the Tennessee Titans will do in April's 2025 NFL Draft, ignore them.
However, most Titans fans seem to want the team to trade down from the No. 1 overall selection and add more picks. Without a generational talent available at quarterback, the top two players in the class are Penn State EDGE Abdul Carter, and Colorado's Heisman-winning CB/WR unicorn, Travis Hunter.
Fans should be thrilled with either of those players, but if the Titans don't believe that either prospect is truly a generational talent, they shouldn't be afraid to trade down and maximize their assets.
When you look at the teams that seem to have the most glaring need at quarterback and might be looking to trade up to the top spot, the Cleveland Browns, New York Giants, and Las Vegas Raiders all stand out above the rest.
Using the Jimmy Johnson trade chart, these are the most balanced trade packages that all three teams could offer with the stipulations that the Titans "win" the trade in terms of the value of the selections and the Titans can't give up anything other than No. 1 overall.
Cleveland Browns
Titans receive: No. 2 (2,600), No. 67 (255), 2026 second-round pick (~265)
Browns receive: No. 1 (3,000)
The Titans wouldn't receive a massive haul trading down one overall, but they do get the better end of this deal by a score of 3,120 to 3,000.
The math is close enough even though the Browns overpay by roughly a late fourth-rounder. The Titans are still guaranteed to get their non-QB choice with the second overall pick and they get to add additional prospects in the second round next year and third round this year. In this scenario, the Browns manage to move up while still possessing two top-100 selections in this draft and in 2026.
New York Giants
Titans receive: No. 3 (2,200), No. 34 (560), 2026 second-round pick (~265)
Giants receive: No. 1 (3,000)
Because of the drop off in value from second overall to third overall, this offer is lower than what the Browns put on the table despite the Titans getting a second-rounder this year. It would be great if Mike Borgonzi could get a future first in a deal with the Giants, but it would either require the Titans giving up a pick, or the Giants would have to be willing to massively overpay to get to the top of this draft.
Titans edge the Giants in this trade 3,025 to 3,000, which is roughly the value of a late fifth-round choice.
Las Vegas Raiders
Titans receive: No. 6 (1,600), No. 37 (530), No. 73 (225), No. 107, 2026 first-round pick (~580)
Raiders receive: No. 1 (3,000)
This is a tough situation for the Titans. On one hand, this deal is the only one where they are likely to get a future first-round pick, and they would add multiple present and future top 100 selections in addition. However, even if two quarterbacks are selected to start this draft, Tennessee still likely misses out on Carter and Hunter by trading down this far.
Even with the conservative value of the future first-round selection, the Titans get more value out of this trade 3,015 to 3,000, which only sees the Raiders overpay by a mid-sixth-round choice.