The Tennessee Titans have a top selection in nearly every round of the 2025 NFL Draft and the 11th most cap space in the league. With plenty of assets at their disposal, what are the franchise's needs this offseason, and in what order should they address them?
The best way to picture the task at hand for first-year general manager Mike Borgonzi and president Chad Brinker is to divide the needs into sections. What are the most pressing issues, what can the team survive without, and what would be a big asset to the team even though they could still have a successful season without it?
While all of the positions below need to be addressed, not every position can be addressed sufficiently. You can only sign players who hit free agency, and you can only draft the players in this year's class, which the general consensus considers an average one at best. However, just because there may not be a star quarterback available for the Titans to pursue, it doesn't change the fact that they desperately need one.
This is the Titans' "to-do" list for the offseason.
High Value needs
Four positions: Quarterback, EDGE, Wide Receiver, Right Tackle
These are the non-negotiable positions that the Titans need to address this offseason. Quarterback and right tackle are massive issues that have been discussed since Week 1 of last season. The Titans can't run it back with Will Levis and Nicholas Petit-Frere.
EDGE is nonexistent behind Harold Landry and Arden Key, and the Titans need much more than that if they want to start winning in the trenches consistently. Speaking of non-existent depth, the Titans' depth chart at wide receiver heading into free agency is: Calvin Ridley, Treylon Burks, Bryce Oliver, Mason Kinsey, Jha'Quan Jackson, and Colton Dowell. Brian Callahan can't roll into the 2025 season with that.
Need to improve, but easy to replace
Three positions: Safety, Right Guard, Wide Receiver Depth
Safety is a pressing need for the Titans, but the league has a handful of elite safeties and then boatloads of middling talent at that position. Now is not the time for the Titans to overspend for a safety, so this is the perfect time for another bridge player like Quandre Diggs to play on a reasonable short-term contract opposite Amani Hooker.
Dillon Radunz and Daniel Brunskill are both free agents, so whether they re-sign one of those interior linemwn or acquire another blocker, they have to accomplish something at right guard. The Titans need to improve their blocking up front, particularly on that right side. Aside from the team's need for an impact player at wide receiver, a quick look at the depth chart I mentioned earlier makes it easy to see that one addition won't be enough to fix that room.
Luxuries that would make life easier
Three positions: Kicker, Defensive Tackle Depth, Return Specialist
Nick Folk is a 41-year-old free agent, but he is an outstanding kicker and if he feels like he has a few more years left in him, the Titans should make him an offer. Speaking of special teams, the hope is that Bones Fassel will be able to revamp the third phase, and they should let him hand-pick his return man. Finally, the Titans want to improve their play in the trenches, but Jeffery Simmons and T'Vondre Sweat can't play 1,000 snaps a season. They need rotational players with juice if they want to take pride in what they can do up front.