best-case draft scenario<\/a> for the Titans.<\/p>\n\u200bTennessee Titans<\/p>\n
Goal: Improve the pass rush and surround Cam Ward with viable weapons<\/p>\n
Ideal first pick: EDGE David Bailey, Texas Tech, or WR Jordyn Tyson, Arizona State<\/p>\n
\u200bAs a team, the Titans ranked 28th in pressure rate (19%), which is not going to sit well with new head coach Robert Saleh. Generating pressure with a four-man pass rush (Saleh\u2019s goal) is going to require a significant upgrade at the edge position. David Bailey led the FBS with 15 sacks and a 93.8 PFF pass-rush grade this past season.<\/p>\n
Tennessee got solid production from rookies Elic Ayomanor (41 receptions, 515 yards), Chimere Dike (48 receptions, 423 yards), and Gunnar Helm (44 receptions, 357 yards), but needs a true WR1 to help No. 1 overall pick Cameron Ward\u2019s development in his second season. Jordyn Tyson has been one of the most productive wide receivers in college football over the last two years, catching 136 passes for 1,809 receiving yards and 18 touchdowns while dropping just one pass over that span.<\/p>\n
\u200bBoth Bailey and Tyson make some sense for the Titans at this point ahead of free agency, and both could be in play with the fourth-overall selection. While there is a valid debate on which path the team should take with so many needs, both players would be significant upgrades and add much-needed talent.<\/p>\n
Expert NFL picks: Exclusive betting insights only at USA TODAY.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"March 3, 2026, 2:00 p.m. ET The Tennessee Titans are set to open the new league year with…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":790841,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2061],"tags":[95878,7,6,96009,96010,97116,95882,95896,95888,96683,95895,95906,96071,95883,95889,526,394,2411,527,95881],"class_list":{"0":"post-790840","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-tennessee-titans","8":"tag-accessfree","9":"tag-football","10":"tag-nfl","11":"tag-sstssportsnfltitans","12":"tag-sstsntitans","13":"tag-tag2026-nfl-draft","14":"tag-tagamerican-football","15":"tag-tagnational-sports","16":"tag-tagnfl","17":"tag-tagnfl-draft","18":"tag-tagnfl-hub","19":"tag-tagoverall-positive","20":"tag-tagsmg-timely","21":"tag-tagsports-news","22":"tag-tagtennessee-titans","23":"tag-tennessee","24":"tag-tennessee-titans","25":"tag-tennesseetitans","26":"tag-titans","27":"tag-typestory"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/116169518081497525","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/790840","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=790840"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/790840\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/790841"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=790840"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=790840"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=790840"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}