Feb. 17, 2026, 11:31 a.m. ET
It’s officially mock draft season, and the Tennessee Titans have lots of holes to fill. Most of those holes are on defense, but the Titans could use some additional weapons for Cam Ward as well. In the latest Pro Football Focus three-round mock draft, the Titans address both areas in the 2026 NFL Draft, beginning with the 5th overall pick.
Tennessee Titans: EDGE Rueben Bain Jr., Miami (FL)
The Titans are in an ideal position to let the board come to them and take the best player available, which in this scenario is Bain. He generated an outstanding 23.5% PFF pass-rush win rate in 2025 and offers the versatility to kick inside as an interior rusher.
The edge is arguably the Titans’ biggest need to address this offseason. Rueben Bain checks all the boxes at this position. He has good size, speed, solid hands, and can line up in multiple spots on defense. He’s the type of player Robert Saleh wants on the defensive side of the ball, and Bain is arguably the best edge rusher in this draft class. Almost everyone expects the Titans to select either Bain or David Bailey out of Texas Tech at No. 5.
PFF suggests the Titans might select wide receiver Chris Bell out of Louisville with the 35th overall (2nd round) pick, and cornerback Daylen Everette out of Georgia with the 66th (3rd round) overall pick.
With these predictions, the Titans begin to fill three holes on the depth chart: Solidifying the edge, adding a weapon for Cam Ward, and adding depth to the secondary.
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