Even before the Tennessee Titans fired Brian Callahan, speculation had been circulating about the coaching staff's future, particularly in 2026 and beyond, as the team attempts to rebuild and regain contention.
While the vast majority of the current coaching staff will be finding new homes in 2026, there could be some who stick around.
You won't find Bones Fassel on this list because he should be a given on the next coaching staff. If they can retain him, any head coach in the NFL would be a fool to let him go. It only took him one offseason to take the Titans' special teams from a habitual dumpster fire to an incredible asset.
The next Titans head coach should retain the following assistants
Luke Stocker
Stocker has been on the Titans staff since 2023 and each offseason he has been elevated to a new role. Naturally, the former tight end has found a home coaching tight ends, and it is no coincidence that Chig Okonkwo and Gunnar Helm are integral parts of the Titans' passing game.
Okonkwo leads the Titans in receptions and receiving yards, while Helm leads the team in success rate. The duo of former Day 3 picks works well as a one-two punch in the passing game, and they are doing it without any dangerous wide receivers to take the pressure off of them down the field.
Frank Bush
Speaking of coaches who get the most out of Day 3 picks, Bush has turned second-year players Cedric Gray and James Williams into weapons. Gray has obviously been incredible this year, and he was fourth in the NFL in tackles before he missed Sunday's game with a concussion. However, Williams isn't a slouch either, and when he filled in for Gray, he made nine tackles of his own, including a sack.
The Titans' defense hasn't been exceptionally scary, but a lot of that is due to the lack of a legit EDGE and cornerbacks who can cover. However, the linebackers have been a bright spot, and they deserve praise and continuity.
Tracy Rocker
It is fair to ask how much credit a defensive line coach gets for coaching Jeffery Simmons and T'Vondre Sweat, but when you get a career year out of Simmons, then you deserve a pat on the back. Time will tell whether Simmons gets the full nod as an All-Pro or not, but Rocker's work with him and Sweat has proven that fans were right to be confident in what that duo was capable of.
Scott Fuchs and Matt Jones
These names might be unfamiliar to you, but they are the offensive line coaches who stepped in to fill the void left behind by Bill Callahan after Brian Callahan was fired.
It took the two a while to get things going, but since the bye week, the Titans' offensive line has been exceptional. Over the last three weeks specifically, the Titans have averaged 161 rushing yards and one sack per game, which is phenomenal growth compared to where they were for most of the season.
The Titans have invested a lot in the offensive line, and they are finally starting to see the returns, so it would be a shame if the next head coach didn't at least consider keeping one or both of these two around to maintain that consistency that the franchise has spent so long searching for.