{"id":633216,"date":"2025-12-27T18:39:27","date_gmt":"2025-12-27T18:39:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/633216\/"},"modified":"2025-12-27T18:39:27","modified_gmt":"2025-12-27T18:39:27","slug":"titans-3-round-2026-nfl-mock-draft-tennessee-finds-value-at-a-major-need-on-defense-and-pours-into-cam-wards-supporting-cast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/633216\/","title":{"rendered":"Titans 3-Round 2026 NFL Mock Draft: Tennessee finds value at a major need on defense and pours into Cam Ward’s supporting cast"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Tennessee Titans<\/a>‘ 2026 offseason is going to be all about the future. There will be a new head coach in town<\/a>. His objective? To get this football team properly rolling for their young quarterback, Cam Ward<\/a>. Ward himself will have a big influence on the future \u2014\u00a0his skill set<\/a> should be the foundation of which this roster is built upon. But the team also faces a fresh round of investments in the 2026 NFL Draft<\/a> that could help further boost the outlook of this team’s future. <\/p>\n

The Titans will pick in the top-10 0f this year’s draft. They’ll also have early picks throughout both rounds on Day 2, which will afford them the opportunity to infuse talent across the roster. What should general manager Mike Borgonzi<\/a> do with his ammunition? <\/p>\n

Here\u2019s a three-round 2026 NFL mock draft for the Tennessee Titans to help make the most of this upcoming offseason.<\/p>\n

3-Round Tennessee Titans 2026 NFL Mock Draft\"\u00a9<\/p>\n

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5th overall – Defensive lineman Rueben Bain Jr., Miami Hurricanes<\/p>\n

The concerns regarding Bain Jr.’s length will be the central talking point around his profile this winter. I, for one, am unconcerned. It may not allow him to be a universal player that could align in any spot and be a game changer. But his power, burst, leverage, and violence are all major assets to any front. Tennessee needs help in the pass rush department in a big way and Bain Jr. fits the bill. Don’t overthink this one, Tennessee. Sprint the card in!<\/p>\n

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Iowa Hawkeyes offensive lineman Gennings Dunker (67) warms up before a football game against the Indiana Hoosiers Sept. 27, 2025 at Kinnick Stadium in Iowa City, Iowa.<\/p>\n

36th overall – Offensive lineman Gennings Dunker, Iowa Hawkeyes<\/p>\n

There’s a belief that Dunker could stay at right tackle in the NFL, which is where he’s played at Iowa. But the projection inside has many more excited about his outlook \u2014 and that’s where he’d project in Tennessee. Slotting Dunker next to JC Latham as a long-term solution in place of Kevin Zeitler gives the Titans a nasty, nasty duo of maulers to play on the right side of the line. Dunker would also offer positional flexibility in the face of injuries thanks to his experience at tackle. <\/p>\n

There may be more pressing needs, but this is often a sweet spot for interior line play and the league certainly hasn’t shied away from paying guards in recent years. This pick can be a win for Tennessee in a number of ways and that’s before you get to building the best line in front of Ward that you can.<\/p>\n

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Sep 6, 2025; Norman, Oklahoma, USA; Oklahoma Sooners wide receiver Deion Burks (4) celebtrates with wide receiver Keontez Lewis (9) and running back Jovantae Barnes (2) after scoring a touchdown against the Michigan Wolverines during the first half at Gaylord Family-Oklahoma Memorial Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kevin Jairaj-Imagn ImagesKevin Jairaj-Imagn Images<\/p>\n

67th overall – Wide receiver Deion Burks, Oklahoma Sooners<\/p>\n

The skill group has exciting youth but getting a different skillset into the room could help diversity the passing game options for Tennessee. The Titans have a lot of big bodies between Elic Ayomanor, Chimere Dike, and Van Jefferson this season. Burks is smaller, twitchier, and more sudden to win in space. They say the best wide receiver rooms are built like basketball teams \u2014\u00a0it’s time to get some smaller twitch and agility into the room for assignments in the slot.<\/p>\n

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Tennessee Titans currently scheduled 2026 NFL Draft capital<\/p>\n

Related: Cam Ward wants input in the next Titans coaching hire<\/a><\/p>\n

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This story was originally published by A to Z Sports<\/a> on Dec 27, 2025, where it first appeared in the NFL<\/a> section. Add A to Z Sports as a Preferred Source by clicking here.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Tennessee Titans‘ 2026 offseason is going to be all about the future. There will be a new…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":633217,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2061],"tags":[127,3247,44549,756,7,7300,34761,4725,1286,8059,64879,6919,262,255,6,1787,32194,92924,526,394,2411,4045,527,5431],"class_list":{"0":"post-633216","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-tennessee-titans","8":"tag-cam-ward","9":"tag-chimere-dike","10":"tag-deion-burks","11":"tag-elic-ayomanor","12":"tag-football","13":"tag-football-team","14":"tag-gennings-dunker","15":"tag-indiana-hoosiers","16":"tag-iowa-hawkeyes","17":"tag-jc-latham","18":"tag-jerome-miron-imagn","19":"tag-kevin-zeitler","20":"tag-los-angeles-chargers","21":"tag-new-york-jets","22":"tag-nfl","23":"tag-oklahoma-sooners","24":"tag-rueben-bain-jr","25":"tag-slotting-dunker","26":"tag-tennessee","27":"tag-tennessee-titans","28":"tag-tennesseetitans","29":"tag-the-titans","30":"tag-titans","31":"tag-van-jefferson"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/115792993851874950","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/633216","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=633216"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/633216\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/633217"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=633216"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=633216"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=633216"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}