The Tennessee Titans are about to enter the second season of their rebuild. A new wave of rookie talent, plus an influx of free agents, can make it easy to overlook the 2025 NFL Draft class. A big part of the draft-and-develop mantra the Titans live by now has to be reflected in how the draft picks from the first class of the Mike Borgonzi era develop.
With training camp starting this week, here is where each player from that class is currently projected.
The Tennessee Titans' 2025 NFL Draft Class: One Yera Later
Round 1: Cam Ward, QB
After an up-and-down start to his career, Ward finished his rookie season very strongly with a December in which he had a four-game multi-touchdown streak and only one interception. The future is bright for the Titans' starting quarterback, and he is exactly what the Titans hoped when they drafted him.
Round 2: Femi Oladejo, EDGE
Oladejo is a player who was a gamble at the time and didn't do anything to inspire confidence last season. He struggled in his conversion to EDGE, looking out of place, and right now he looks like he will be a backup or third-string EDGE unless he can get healthy and start making splash plays immediately.
Round 3: Kevin Winston, safety
Unlike Oladejo, Winston showed a lot of promise as a rookie and looks poised to be one of the team's starting safeties this season. A downhill attacker who should fit well in Robert Saleh's scheme, Winston's health issues are the only thing standing in the way of him being a very good player.
Round 4: Chimere Dike, WR/KR
Borgonzi drafted Dike to mixed reactions. A year later, everyone knows the All-Pro return man's name, and great things are expected from him as a special-teamer, even if his role on offense is slightly reduced this season.
Round 4: Gunnar Helm, TE
Helm grinded out his first season as the TE2 in this offense, but now he is going to push hard to be the team's top tight end. With a bigger build, he isn't as one-dimensional as Chig Okonkwo was, and with the league shifting toward more multiple tight end sets, he is the ideal starter if he can keep progressing.
Round 4: Elic Ayomanor, WR
Ayomanor is in a weird spot because he should be competing for reps as the team's X receiver, but if he isn't starting there, then he moves all the way to WR5 for the Titans. His big frame and strength at the catch point define him as a receiver, and he could be a very good weapon if he takes a step forward. At worst, he is a terrific asset as a role player.
Round 5: Jackson Slater, RG
Slater was looked at as the perfect example of a draft-and-develop candidate. He got to spend the year watching and working behind Peter Skoronski and Kevin Zeitler, so this was supposed to be the year where he stepped up and started. However, it looks like he is poised to be a backup if he loses a position battle at right guard to veteran Cordell Volson.
Round 6: Marcus Harris, SCB
The Titans' coaching staff seems to have a lot of belief in Harris. Despite not playing for most of the season, he is entering training camp virtually unopposed as the team's starting slot cornerback. He looks solid, and corners tend to get better over time, so there are plenty of reasons to be optimistic. Harris is going to get every chance to show what he can do.
Round 6: Kalel Mullings: RB
Things look bad for Mullings, who only had three rushing attempts for seven yards last year. He is almost certainly competing for a spot as a special-teams player or as a practice squad player this season in training camp.
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