{"id":862778,"date":"2026-04-10T02:42:35","date_gmt":"2026-04-10T02:42:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/862778\/"},"modified":"2026-04-10T02:42:35","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T02:42:35","slug":"titans-2026-nfl-mock-draft-roundup-with-pre-draft-cycle-ending","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/862778\/","title":{"rendered":"Titans\u2019 2026 NFL Mock Draft roundup with pre-draft cycle ending"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Tennessee Titans have a high pick<\/a> and options. But don\u2019t look for a sleeper pick early<\/a>. Here is the Titans\u2019 2026 NFL Mock Draft roundup with the pre-draft cycle ending.<\/p>\n

Standing at No. 4 overall, the Titans won\u2019t have to wait long to see who is still on the board. They pretty much know quarterback Fernando Mendoza will be gone, but they\u2019re not in that market anyway. So it matters to the Titans only what the Jets and Cardinals do.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s what the draft gurus are saying.<\/p>\n

RB Jeremiyah Love, Titans<\/p>\n

Tim Crean, ClutchPoints<\/a>; Mel Kiper Jr., ESPN<\/a>; Bucky Brooks, NFL.com<\/a>; Staff, Bleacher Report<\/a>; Daniel Jeremiah, NFL.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Many teams would love to add Love to their roster. But the Titans are the team most expected to grab him first. And selling tickets may be part of the draw.<\/p>\n

\u201cJeremiyah Love could be the next 1,000 rushing yards\/1,000 receiving yards running back in the NFL, and that will take a lot of pressure off of Cam Ward,\u201d Crean wrote. \u201cPlus, Love will sell more tickets in the Titans\u2019 new stadium, which may be the franchise\u2019s true priority right now.\u201d<\/p>\n

Kiper said this spot in the draft makes things interesting.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe haven’t seen a running back go in the top four since Saquon Barkley (No. 2 in 2018), and the Titans certainly have a long list of issues \u2014 even after aggressively spending in free agency last week,\u201d Kiper wrote. \u201cBut Tennessee is committed to boosting the offense around second-year quarterback Cam Ward, and Love would take the run game to another level while also serving as a dynamic pass catcher.<\/p>\n

\u201cHis game features 4.36 speed, excellent vision, run-you-over power, and soft hands. Love would be an immediate upgrade over Tony Pollard for new offensive coordinator Brian Daboll.\u201d<\/p>\n

LB Sonny Styles, Ohio St.<\/p>\n

Field Yates, ESPN<\/a><\/p>\n

With Robert Saleh\u2019s defensive mind now leading the team, it wouldn\u2019t be a shock that the team would like to stabilize the defense with a premier middle linebacker.<\/p>\n

\u201cStyles has put together about as good a final season and predraft process as you could ask for,\u201d Yates wrote. \u201cHe dominated on the field in 2025, finishing with the third-highest tackle percentage in the FBS (97.5%). Then at the combine, he posted the highest vertical jump by an off-ball linebacker since 2003 (43\u00bd inches) and ran the fastest 40 at his position (4.46). Styles is instinctive and long at 6-5, with the versatility to cover or blitz as a former safety.\u201d<\/p>\n

Edge David Bailey, Texas Tech<\/p>\n

Charles Davis, NFL.com<\/a>; Chad Reuter, NFL.com<\/a>; Garrett Podell, CBS Sports<\/a><\/p>\n

There\u2019s debate on which player brings the most edge-rusher juice in the draft. But Bailey is most certainly in that conversation.<\/p>\n

\u201cAfter kicking off their offseason roster renovation with a bunch of spending in free agency and a couple trades, the Titans are thrilled to add perhaps the best edge rusher in the draft,\u201d Davis wrote.<\/p>\n

Reuter added, \u201cIn his first NFL head-coaching stint, with the Jets, Robert Saleh invested first-round picks on edge rushers in 2022 ( Jermaine Johnson II ) and 2023 ( Will McDonald IV ). Saleh traded for Johnson this offseason to be his strong-side end, and Bailey should man the opposite edge, able to attack quarterbacks whether standing or lining up with his hand in the dirt.\u201d<\/p>\n

Podell said the Titans have rebuilt their defensive line and Bailey caps things off.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Titans remade their defensive line in Robert Saleh’s image by acquiring three of his ex-Jets: Jermaine Johnson II, John Franklin-Myers, and Solomon Thomas,\u201d Podell wrote. \u201cOne of their edge rusher spots opposite Johnson could use more help alongside 2025 second-round pick Oluwafemi Oladejo. Saleh gets his dream defense with this pick by selecting Texas Tech edge rusher David Bailey, college football’s 2025 sacks leader.\u201d<\/p>\n

EDGE Rueben Bain Jr., Miami<\/p>\n

Todd McShay, The Ringer<\/a><\/p>\n

Arm length. Every team that passes on Bain because of arm length may be paying a price for years to come. The film speaks volumes. Bain is a stud.<\/p>\n

\u201cBain is a thickly built, power-based edge rusher with violent hands who\u2019s an elite run defender and a highly disruptive pass rusher,\u201d McShay wrote. \u201cHe has impressive burst, bend, and flexibility given his thick frame. His combination of short-area burst and power, violent hands, and relentless motor translates well to the NFL, regardless of any concerns about his short arms.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019s a freight train on obvious passing downs. I\u2019m impressed by his wide array of pass rush moves, mostly power-based, including his Reggie White hump move.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Tennessee Titans have a high pick and options. But don\u2019t look for a sleeper pick early. Here is the Titans\u2019 2026 NFL Mock Draft roundup with the pre-draft cycle ending. Standing at No. 4 overall, the Titans won\u2019t have to wait long to see who is still on the board. They pretty much know quarterback Fernando Mendoza will be gone, but they\u2019re not in that market anyway.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Tennessee Titans have a high pick and options. But don\u2019t look for a sleeper pick early. Here…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":862779,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2061],"tags":[18731,7,6,18732,526,394,2411,527],"class_list":{"0":"post-862778","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-tennessee-titans","8":"tag-editorials","9":"tag-football","10":"tag-nfl","11":"tag-nfl-editorials","12":"tag-tennessee","13":"tag-tennessee-titans","14":"tag-tennesseetitans","15":"tag-titans"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/116378110695937043","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/862778","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=862778"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/862778\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/862779"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=862778"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=862778"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=862778"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}