The Tennessee Titans are rebuilding. General manager Mike Borgonzi has routinely churned both the active roster and practice squad on almost a daily basis this season. You're constantly searching for solutions when you're 1-10 and slated to earn the No. 1 overall selection in back-to-back NFL Drafts.
The Titans have shown no hesitancy to trade or release veteran players this season. Roger McCreary, Jarvis Brownlee, and Dre'Mont Jones were all sacrificed in exchange for additional or improved draft capital. Veterans Tyler Lockett and Quandre Diggs were released to make room for younger players in the lineup.
A few Titans are fortunate to have avoided the chopping block thus far. That doesn't necessarily mean Borgonzi isn't weighing his options. We've identified three Titans who are in constant danger of losing their roster spot.
3 Titans players who are lucky they are still on the roster through Thanksgiving
Mason Kinsey, WR
Mason Kinsey first joined the Titans as an undrafted free agent in 2020. Somehow, his work ethic has convinced multiple GMs and coaching staffs that he deserves to stick around. Most recently, Titans fans were disappointed when he failed to connect with Cam Ward on two potentially explosive passing plays in Week 11.
The Titans added James Proche II to the roster, and made Xavier Restrepo a standard gameday elevation versus the Seattle Seahawks in Week 12. Both Proche and Restrepo grossly outperformed Kinsey on offense. Kinsey could be cut to make room, though his special teams prowess could rescue him.
Xavier Woods, S
The Titans aren't afraid to cut veterans, as proven by their decisions to sever ties with Diggs and Lockett. One veteran who is potentially lucky to avoid joining them is safety Xavier Woods. Woods signed a two-year contract this past offseason, so what's probably saving him is that cutting him in-season wouldn't be a financially fruitful decision.
The Titans have added a ton of safeties to the roster in recent weeks though. Jerrick Reed II joined off waivers and Mike Brown was activated off IR. Meanwhile, rookie safety Kevin Winston Jr. has broken out in recent weeks.
C.J. Ravenell, DL
The Titans claimed a league-high four players off waivers in August. None of them have proved they truly belong. Though cornerback Jalyn Armour-Davis has been the most frustrating, the Titans haven't seen production from defensive lineman C.J. Ravenell either.
Ravenell has earned just 66 defensive snaps this season. That's despite the Titans having endured multi-week injuries to both Jeffery Simmons and T'Vondre Sweat. If the Titans need to create a roster spot anytime soon, Ravenell could find himself on the outs.