The Tennessee Titans have a rare advantage inside the top four: they aren’t forced to take a quarterback. That freedom matters. With premium cap space, a new coaching staff, and a roster that needs help at wide receiver, cornerback, and the interior line, Tennessee is positioned to let the board come to them — and still land a cornerstone.
In this Titans edition, we break down: roster holes, cap-driven cut candidates, how Tennessee should allocate free-agent spending vs. draft picks, and where the biggest fantasy football upside could emerge.
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Pick 4: Tennessee Titans
2026 Free Agents:
- QB: Brandon Allen
- RB: Julius Chestnut
- WR: Van Jefferson, James Proche, Bryce Oliver (ERFA)
- TE: Chig Okonkwo
- OL: G Kevin Zeitler, G Blake Hance, C Corey Levin, LT Olisaemeka Udoh, G Garrett Dellinger (ERFA)
- EDGE: Arden Key, Anfernee Orji (ERFA)
- DL: Sebastian Joseph, Jihad Ward, James Lynch, C.J. Ravenell (ERFA)
- LB: Joe Bachie
- CB: Jalyn Armour-Davis, Kemon Hall (RFA), Kaiir Elam, Darrell Baker Jr. (RFA)
- S: Mike Brown (RFA), Jerrick Reed II (RFA)
- ST: Johnny Hekker, Morgan Cox, Joey Slye
2027 Free Agents:
- QB: Will Levis
- RB: Tony Pollard, Tyjae Spears
- WR: Mason Kinsey
- TE: David Martin-Robinson (RFA)
- OL: G Peter Skoronski (CLUB), C Trey Hill, RT Brandon Crenshaw-Dickson (ERFA)
- EDGE: Ali Gaye (ERFA), Truman Jones (ERFA)
- DL: Timothy Horne (RFA), Cam Horsley (ERFA)
- LB: Amari Burney
- S: Xavier Woods, Sanoussi Kane (ERFA), Kendell Brooks (RFA), Erick Hallett (ERFA), Micah Robinson (ERFA)
Team Needs: WR, CB, IOL, EDGE, RB
Works in the Titans’ favor that they are the only team picking inside the top-4 without a dire need at QB. That should allow them to draft a top 3 player in this class.
Getting Cam Ward more weapons is a MUST. Hard to justify the Titans not coming away with one of the draft’s top WRs in this year’s class (or multiple shots in Rounds 2+3).
More weapons, Brian Daboll stepping in as the Titans’ new OC; don’t have to squint to see how Ward is poised for a massive Year 2 leap.
I could very much see FA WR Wan’Dale Robinson re-joining forces with Daboll in Nashville.
New HC Robert Saleh joins second-year GM Mike Borgonzi in Tennessee with more salary cap space than they know what to do with (most in the NFL).
Defensively, the team ranked dead last in yards per pass attempt faced (8.2) in 2025. But given how much Saleh’s presence boosts the performance of his defense, I wouldn’t be surprised if the Titans spend more on offense than defense in both FA and the draft.
That being said, hard to say no to a defensive-minded HC that wants to build his defense with a premier edge rusher. Somebody to pair with Jeffery Simmons. Would imagine any former Jets/49ers defensive linemen that played under Saleh might take their talents to Nashville during the FA period.
Not to mention three of the 5 top rushers from last season are impending FAs across the defensive line.
CB is probably the biggest need – and that’s where Saleh’s defense can be exposed the most by poor personnel. L’Jarius Sneed has been a mega bust since he signed with TEN two years ago. Good as gone
CB Jalyn Armour-Davis is also a free agent.
The same goes for Calvin Ridley. The Titans can save $13.43 million in cap space. And let’s not forget that Ridley broke his fibula in 2025, which is no easy injury to rebound from.
It’s a new HC and new OC coming in (worth noting that Brian Daboll coached Ridley at Alabama in 2017), so if they cut him… this certainly says something about Ridley’s remaining prospects in the NFL.
The team might kick the tires on some RBs with Pollard/Spears both entering the final years of their deals. The Titans can save over $7 million in cap space by cutting Pollard. He will be 29 years old just after the 2026 NFL Draft, which certainly puts him on the wrong side of the age cliff.
They also need another guard to replace the 36-year-old Kevin Zeitler. IOL between G/center.
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