{"id":868444,"date":"2026-04-17T14:30:46","date_gmt":"2026-04-17T14:30:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/868444\/"},"modified":"2026-04-17T14:30:46","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T14:30:46","slug":"tennessee-titans-nfl-draft-2026-power-ranking-team-needs-mock-picks-strategy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/868444\/","title":{"rendered":"Tennessee Titans NFL Draft 2026: Power ranking, team needs, mock picks, strategy"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The NFL Draft<\/a> is where contenders are built, and for the Tennessee Titans<\/a>, this year is about continuing to shape a new era. With a young quarterback in Cam Ward<\/a> and multiple early picks, Tennessee enters the 2026 draft with flexibility and direction. <\/p>\n

This is about building correctly. The Titans don’t need a splash \u2014 they need the right pieces around their emerging core. <\/p>\n

Here’s how the Titans stack up, what it means and how they should approach the first round. <\/p>\n

Where Titans sit in draft power ranking: No. 6 (6.78) <\/p>\n

Based on CBS Sports power rankings for all 32 teams in NFL Draft<\/a> <\/p>\n

CategoryScoreWhat it meansDraft capital7.3Four picks inside the top 101Front office DNA6Measured but capable of targeted aggressionRoster urgency6Still building around a young core Tennessee Titans team needs Offensive line Defensive front Skill-position depth What the Titans should do <\/p>\n

Pick No. 4: Stay put
Take the best player available and continue building around the young quarterback. <\/p>\n

What every team should do in Round 1<\/a> <\/p>\n

Latest CBS Sports mock draft projection <\/p>\n

Based on Mike Renner’s most recent 2026 mock draft<\/a> <\/p>\n

Round 1, Pick 4: Jeremiyah Love, RB, Notre Dame <\/p>\n

A dynamic offensive weapon who adds explosiveness and versatility. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Imagn Images The NFL Draft is where contenders are built, and for the Tennessee Titans, this year is…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":868445,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2061],"tags":[127,7,117805,6,15,526,117804,394,2411,527,117803],"class_list":{"0":"post-868444","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-football","10":"tag-jeremiyah-love-titans","11":"tag-nfl","12":"tag-nfl-draft","13":"tag-tennessee","14":"tag-tennessee-mock-draft","15":"tag-tennessee-titans","16":"tag-tennesseetitans","17":"tag-titans","18":"tag-titans-nfl-draft-2026"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/116420532323852987","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/868444","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=868444"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/868444\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/868445"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=868444"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=868444"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=868444"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}