As a lead-up to the 2025 NFL draft, we've broken down the current depth chart of every NFL team and identified the biggest draft and team needs for the Tennessee Titans.
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Who Did the Tennessee Titans Select in the 2025 NFL Draft?
The Tennessee Titans selected Cam Ward (QB, Miami) with the No. 1 overall pick in the 2025 NFL Draft.
Tennessee Titans Needs: Top Positions of Need in 2025
- Quarterback
- Edge Rusher
- Wide Receiver
What Picks Do the Tennessee Titans Have in 2025?
The Tennessee Titans have 8 picks in the 2025 NFL Draft, including:
- Round 1 (1)
- Round 2 (35)
- Round 4 (103)
- Round 4 (120)
- Round 5 (141)
- Round 5 (167)
- Round 6 (178)
- Round 6 (188)
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Tennessee Titans 2025 Draft Capital Stats
The Titans have the 3rd-most draft capital according to our Sharp Football Draft Value.
Our Sharp Football Draft Value is a valuation of draft capital based on a combination of average performance delivered and average dollars earned on second contracts.
Tennessee Titans Draft Value vs. Other Teams:
The Titans’ draft value is 35% higher than the league average of all 32 teams.
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Tennessee Titans Strength of Schedule, 2025
The Tennessee Titans have the 8th-easiest NFL strength of schedule for the 2025 NFL season.
Tennessee Titans Offense: Depth Chart, Analysis & Draft Needs
Rich Hribar breaks down the offensive depth chart by position for the Tennessee Titans, identifying areas where the team could improve in the upcoming 2025 NFL Draft.
Quarterback Depth Chart, Titans:
- Will Levis
- Brandon Allen
- Tim Boyle
There is a reason the Titans are holding the first pick in this year’s draft.
The team received bottom-rung quarterback play in 2024.
Tennessee passers combined to rank 30th in the NFL in EPA per dropback (-0.09).
They were 27th in success rate (38.1%), and 19.4% of their dropbacks resulted in losing -1.0 EPA or worse (31st).
Will Levis has come up in potential trade rumors this offseason.
If he remains on the roster, his rookie contract allows him two more affordable seasons as a high-variance backup, but the Titans are expected to invest in a new starting quarterback for 2025.
Levis was last in the NFL in EPA per dropback (-0.15) among the 36 passers who qualified for the league’s quarterback rating last season.
Tennessee has gained steam in recent weeks for focusing on Cam Ward with the first selection in the draft.
There could be smoke here trying to draw out a trade partner to come up for Ward, but nothing the Titans have done this offseason regarding the veteran quarterback market has signaled an outright bluff.
The team has only added Brandon Allen and Tim Boyle.
The Titans do not have a future starting quarterback currently on the roster.
Running Back Depth Chart, Titans:
- Tony Pollard
- Tyjae Spears
- Julius Chestnut
- Jabari Small
This is one of the offensive positions where the Titans are in good shape.
Tennessee invested in Tony Pollard rebounding last offseason.
Pollard handled 301 touches for 1,317 yards and 5 touchdowns.
Those were similar numbers to 2023, when Pollard handled 307 touches for 1,316 yards and 6 touchdowns for Dallas.
Still, Pollard improved in several areas after a full year of recovery from tightrope surgery that sapped his explosive ability in 2023.
After rushing for more than 10 yards per carry on only 8.3% of his attempts in 2023, Pollard climbed up to 11.5% last season.
After posting a career-low 2.86 yards after contact per rush in 2023 (29th), Pollard averaged 3.40 yards after contact per rush last season (9th).
However, Pollard's career-low success rate (33.5%) was a byproduct of his offensive climate and offensive line.
Out of 46 running backs to have 100 or more runs last year, Pollard’s 0.75 yards before contact ranked 43rd.
Pollard still has two more years remaining on a contract he inked last offseason.
Tennessee still has Tyjae Spears on his rookie deal for two more seasons.
Spears had a down sophomore season that was hampered by injuries.
Through ankle and hamstring injuries paired with two concussions, Spears only appeared in 12 games, handling 114 touches for 536 yards.
In Week 17, before suffering his second concussion of the season, Spears handled 23 touches for 103 yards.
Wide Receiver Depth Chart, Titans:
- Calvin Ridley
- Treylon Burks
- Van Jefferson
- Colton Dowell
- Mason Kinsey
- Jha’Quan Jackson
- Bryce Oliver
- Tay Martin
Tennessee aggressively added Calvin Ridley last offseason, who collected 64 of 120 targets (53.3%) for 1,017 yards and 4 touchdowns in his first year with the team.
Ridley’s 3.8 receptions per game were a career low, but his 15.9 yards per catch was a career high.
That was the story for Ridley’s season in a nutshell.
He was forced to live as a downfield asset attached to inefficient quarterback play, especially when playing with Levis under center.
Ridley averaged a career-high 15.7 air yards per target.
26.7% of his targets were 20 or more yards downfield.
The only other wide receivers with 100-plus targets on the season who had a higher rate were DK Metcalf (31.5%), George Pickens (29.6%), and Jordan Addison (28%).
18.6% of his targets were inaccurate throws with Will Levis on the field compared to only a 10% rate from Rudolph.
While better quarterback play can help maximize Ridley’s ability, it would be a bonus to see the Tennessee coaching staff do more to get him the ball in the short to intermediate areas of the field moving forward.
Ridley will turn 31 this December.
This team does not have much on the depth chart behind him.
Nick Westbrook-Ikhine led the team with 9 receiving touchdowns in 2024 but left via free agency.
The team added Van Jefferson on a one-year contract.
Jefferson has cleared 400 yards receiving once over his first five seasons in the NFL with 24, 20, and 24 receptions over the past three seasons.
Treylon Burks is in the final season of his rookie contract.
The team will have a fifth-year option available for him this offseason, but they will likely decline it.
Burks only appeared in five games in 2024 due to injuries, catching four passes for 34 yards.
The roster is at least open for Burks to compete for opportunities this offseason in hopes of reclaiming some footing in the NFL.
If Tennessee does not pick up that option as expected, the only wideouts on the roster other than Ridley who are signed beyond this season are Colton Dowell and Jha’Quan Jackson.
Tight End Depth Chart, Titans:
- Chigoziem Okonkwo
- Josh Whyle
- Thomas Odukoya
- David Martin-Robinson
Chig Okonkwo was second on the team with 52 receptions, turning those into 479 yards and 2 touchdowns.
After averaging 14.1 yards per catch as a rookie in 2022, Okonkwo has averaged 9.8 and 9.2 yards per catch these past two seasons.
He has 6 touchdowns through three seasons.
Okonkwo has not been able to return to his rookie-season efficiency these past two seasons, but he did show some mild signs of life to close 2024.
Over his final three games of the year, Okonkwo had games of 8-59-0 (10 targets), 9-81-0 (11 targets), and 5-42-0 (7 targets).
Okonkwo is in the final season of his rookie contract.
Josh Whyle and David Martin-Robinson are under contract through 2026.
Offensive Line Depth Chart, Titans:
LT: Dan Moore, Arlington Hambright
LG: Peter Skoronski, Andrew Rupcich
C: Lloyd Cushenberry, Corey Levin
RG: Kevin Zeitler, Blake Hance, Chandler Brewer
RT: JC Latham, Jaelyn Duncan, John Ojukwu, Isaiah Prince
This offensive line has added bodies in recent years but still was a unit that underperformed in 2024.
The Titans ended the season 27th in ESPN’s pass block win rate (56%) and 21st in run block win rate (71%).
At Pro Football Focus, they ranked 25th in pass block grade as a team and 31st in run blocking grade.
Injuries were once again an issue for this team.
The most frequently used combination across the line was on the field for only 28.9% of their offensive snaps (25th) last year.
Tennessee spent heavily on center Lloyd Cushenberry last offseason, but he only played in 8 games.
Cushenberry along with Peter Skoronski and JC Latham as high-capital draft picks on rookie deals creates a nice core.
Right tackle was a major issue last season, with Nicholas Petit-Frere (614 snaps), John Ojukwu (217), and Leroy Watson (191) all rotating into action at the position.
Petit-Frere allowed a team-high 10.9% pressure rate with 11 sacks.
He also tied for a team-high 10 penalties, so it is not surprising he was waived in April.
Tennessee signed Dan Moore to a four-year contract worth up to $82 million this offseason.
Moore is expected to play left tackle, with Latham sliding over to right tackle in his second season, but we could have a competition this summer.
Moore allowed a 6.5% pressure rate (66th among tackles with 100 or more pass-blocking snaps) with the Steelers, and Latham allowed a 7.1% rate (75th).
Moore was credited with 12 sacks allowed, tied for the second-most in the league.
The team will be looking for Latham to make strides in his second season after taking him with the No. 7 pick last season.
That was the case with Skoronski last season.
After allowing a 6.6% pressure rate as a rookie in 2023, Skoronski improved with a 4.2% rate this season.
He went from 30th in run blocking grade at PFF as a rookie to seventh last season.
Tennessee also inked veteran Kevin Zeitler to a one-year contract to play opposite Skoronski.
Zeitler just turned 35 this March but remains a reliable player on the interior (particularly in the run game).
He appeared in 16 games for the Lions in 2024, and according to Pro Football Focus, he ended the season with the third-highest run-blocking grade among guards.
The right guard spot will still need to be addressed in the long term, and the tackle spots need better play.
However, Tennessee has invested heavily in this line in the past three offseasons.
For better or worse, Tennessee has its starting 2025 offensive line in place heading into the draft.
Tennessee Titans Defense: Depth Chart, Analysis & Draft Needs
Raymond Summerlin breaks down the defensive depth chart by position for the Tennessee Titans, identifying areas where the team could improve in the upcoming 2025 NFL Draft.
Defensive Line Depth Chart, Titans:
- Jeffery Simmons
- T’Vondre Sweat
- Sebastian Joseph-Day
- Keondre Coburn
- Abdullah Anderson
The Titans gave up a lot of rushing yards last season thanks to game script, but they were a more middle of the pack run defense overall.
They finished 17th in yards per carry allowed per running back run, 12th in success rate against RB runs, and fourth in stuff rate.
Second-round rookie T’Vondre Sweat was a massive hit for the previous front office.
He effectively ate up space in the middle of the defense as a rookie, and while he did not do much as a pass rusher, his ability against the run alone makes him a valuable asset.
Jeffery Simmons continues to be an above-average option along the defensive line.
He was second among all qualified defensive linemen in run stuffs and led the Titans with a solid 10.6% pressure rate.
Sebastian Joseph-Day returns, but the depth behind that top three is questionable.
This is certainly a spot Tennessee could look to add, but it does not stand out as a major need given the strength at the top of the depth chart.
EDGE Depth Chart, Titans:
- Dre’Mont Jones
- Arden Key
- Lorenzo Carter
- Jaylen Harrell
- Ali Gaye
The Titans did not get pressure in 2024, finishing 29th in pressure rate and 22nd in sack rate.
They cut Harold Landry and brought in both Dre’Mont Jones and Lorenzo Carter in free agency.
Earlier in his career, Jones would have fit in better with the defensive line group, but he played more as a pure edge last season with the Seahawks.
He finished 32nd among qualified pass rushers in pressure rate in that role despite getting just 4 sacks, so maybe there is room for growth even though Jones is now entering his seventh season in the league.
Carter struggled with the Falcons last season, failing to record a sack over 409 snaps.
His 4.9% pressure rate would have been bad for a nose tackle.
While Landry led the team in sacks last season, Arden Key had a better pressure rate, hurrying the quarterback on 10.2% of his pass rush snaps. That only ranked 69th among qualified pass rushers, though.
Especially with Jones and Key entering the final year of their deals, this looks like a major need.
Linebacker Depth Chart, Titans:
- Cody Barton
- Otis Reese IV
- Cedric Gray
- James Williams
- Curtis Jacobs
- Kyron Johnson
Linebacker was not a strength for the Titans last season, with Kenneth Murray struggling across over 800 snaps and no one else stepping up around him despite a couple of notable trades to shuffle the deck.
Murray, Ernest Jones (traded midseason), Jerome Baker (acquired midseason), Jack Gibbens, and Luke Gifford are now gone.
Tennessee’s major offseason acquisition here was Cody Barton, who is joining his third team in as many seasons.
He is a solid linebacker who will stand up well against the run and post impressive tackle numbers, but he is more of a replacement level player.
The Titans do have a couple of second-year draft picks including fourth-rounder Cedric Gray, who missed a large chunk of his rookie season on injured reserve, but the depth does not look strong.
Perhaps they rely on progression from the young players at a comparatively less valuable position, but linebacker looks like a need.
Cornerback Depth Chart, Titans:
- L’Jarius Sneed
- Roger McCreary
- Jarvis Brownlee Jr.
- Darrell Baker Jr.
- Gabe Jeudy-Lally
- Kendell Brooks
The secondary was not helped by their pass rush, but Tennessee finished seventh in yards per attempt allowed in 2024. They were 18th in EPA per pass.
The Titans moved on from Chidobe Awuzie, but the rest of the primary options are back.
That included L’Jarius Sneed, who was limited to just five games in his first season with the team.
Sneed getting in a fully healthy season would give this defense the No. 1 corner they need.
Roger McCreary has developed into a solid option in the slot, but he is entering the final year of his rookie deal.
Jarvis Brownlee (2024 fifth-round pick) and Darrell Baker Jr. were fine in larger than expected roles last season, but neither would stop the Titans from upgrading here.
That said, Tennessee would likely be fine if this is what the group looks like heading into Week 1, assuming Sneed is healthy.
Safety Depth Chart, Titans:
- Xavier Woods
- Amani Hooker
- Julius Wood
- Mike Brown
Quandre Diggs remains a free agent, and the Titans brought in Xavier Woods from the Panthers to play opposite Amani Hooker.
Woods is not coming off his best season, but he is an established starter who has played good football in the recent past.
Hooker is a simiarly solid option on the back end, giving the Titans a decent starting pair.
There is no real established depth behind that duo, and Hooker is headed into the final year of his deal.
Still, given the issues up front, this does not stand out as one of Tennessee’s biggest needs.
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