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The Tennessee Titans have completed the offseason program. We watched seven total OTA & minicamp practices and these player storylines stood out on both ends of the spectrum.<\/p>\n
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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTennessee Titans quarterback Mitchell Trubisky (10) prepares for a drill during OTAs at Vanderbilt Health Football Center in Nashville, Tenn., Thursday, June 11, 2026.<\/p>\n
The Tennessee Titans have completed their first offseason program under head coach Robert Saleh, and overall, it feels like vibes are in a great spot at Vanderbilt Health Football Center.<\/p>\n
Titans local media was able to view seven of the eleven total practices over the last five weeks. If were are handing out superlatives, the Cam Ward bad practice reaction<\/a> would be named the \u201cWhy is Everybody Screaming At Each Other\u201d moment of the spring. <\/p>\n But, we\u2019re not. Austin Stanley and Easton Freeze came together to name a total of 20 players as either \u201cStock Up\u201d or \u201cStock Down\u201d entering the summer break. We did not list any offensive lineman for anything they did on the field. Without pads during these practices it doesn\u2019t hold as much weight for them to land on either of these lists, again, for what they did on the field. <\/p>\n Stock Up Titans after OTAs and minicamp<\/p>\n RB Tyjae Spears<\/p>\n Stanley: I am truly fascinated to see what Brian Daboll has planned for Tyjae Spears. He is one of the most exciting players this franchise has had, since Derrick Henry left, with the ball in his hands. The problem has been his health and consistency. Spears could flourish in this offense by being a weapon in all areas of the field. I mean that. In a contract year, he has to stay healthy. For our football viewing entertainment, please stay healthy. <\/p>\n WR\/Returner Chimere Dike<\/p>\n Freeze: Dike showed us that he can be a versatile piece of this offense as a rookie. He has a new coaching staff now, but that isn\u2019t keeping him from being given the opportunity to take a Year 2 leap. He\u2019s being used all over the formation in practice just like he was on Sundays last year, that isn\u2019t changing much. He carries himself like a veteran, and it seems there\u2019s an outsized amount of trust placed him him by the coaching staff.<\/p>\n WR Wan\u2019Dale Robinson<\/p>\n Freeze: The Titans didn\u2019t pay Robinson all that money for nothing. Robinson has been on a bit of his own personalized program so far this offseason, working as a bona fide veteran slot option. He and Cam have worked hard to get on the same page, and you could feel the progress on that connection over the span of the past month.<\/p>\n TE Gunnar Helm<\/p>\n Freeze: Gunnar Helm has the opportunity to take a big leap in year 2. He\u2019s set to be this team\u2019s primary TE target in the passing game, letting veteran Daniel Bellinger help out in some of the dirty work departments. You can see he\u2019s matured physically, looking noticeably stronger and sturdier than this time last year. His connection with Cam could be something special.<\/p>\n WR Xavier Restrepo<\/p>\n Stanley: Xavier Restrepo does everything he\u2019s asked 100 miles per hour. He\u2019s made really impressive plays from his slot receiver position just about every open practice to this point. He ended the spring with three stand-up-out-of-your-seat plays in minicamp. One was the Odell Beckham Jr. type catch. Another a scoop-catch and run for a TD. The third was another big yards after catch explosive play.<\/p>\n The bummer: there\u2019s really no way for him to make the team. He\u2019s boxed out by Robinson and Dike in the slot. <\/p>\n QB Mitch Trubisky<\/p>\n Stanley: Trubisky looks like the best Titans back up quarterback since\u2026 Ryan Tannehill? <\/p>\n That\u2019s not saying much, but his foundational knowledge of the offense and ability to execute it is also part of the reason why some of the non-starter pass catchers have made plays this spring. Dike, Restrepo, Elic Ayomanor, K.J. Osborn, Bryce Oliver, and Daniel Bellinger are all some who are benefitting from a higher level back up QB than prior. <\/p>\n LB Cedric Gray<\/p>\n Freeze: The Titans need to figure out their mike linebacker situation between veteran Cody Barton and rookie Anthony Hill Jr, but the other starting linebacker spot is locked in as Cedric Gray. The 2025 breakout is looking to round out his game this year, establishing himself as one of the best young linebackers on the roster. In this Robert Saleh defense, he could easily be the next in a long history of standout linebackers to flourish.<\/p>\n DL Soloman Thomas<\/p>\n Stanley: Thomas looks like the perfect glue guy type in the middle of Saleh\u2019s defensive front. Not only does he know the defensive system, he understands the standard from his time playing for the head coach and defensive line coach Aaron Whitecotton. His pick-six on a Will Levis screen pass early in OTAs showed what he can do, too. <\/p>\n CBs Micah Robinson, Keydrain Calligan<\/p>\n Stanley: When opportunity knocks, open the door. That\u2019s what both Robinson and Calligan have done with big money free agents Alontae Taylor and Cor\u2019Dale Flott both taking it easy during the voluntary period. Robinson has taken it on the chin by being on the wrong end of a few Carnell Tate highlights, but he\u2019s always been right in his pocket. Both players have multiple interceptions in practice to their names. Robinson walked-off the whole offseason program by picking off Levis on the final play of minicamp. <\/p>\n S Kevin Winston Jr.<\/p>\n Freeze: The rookie season was good but bookended by soft tissue injuries, but now Winston is feeling as good as ever. Those soft tissue injuries aren\u2019t the only thing that\u2019s behind him now: he also is fully recovered from his college ACL tear. I think we might be about to see a breakout season from the traits-y defender.<\/p>\n Stock Down Titans after OTAs and minicamp<\/p>\n QB Will Levis<\/p>\n Stanley: Levis had some really bright moments, but unfortunately, his low moments were memorable. The Titans third QB had a rough stretch of interceptions across OTAs, bounced back, but then dropped again. That\u2019s the book on Levis. Three of the five \u201cstock up\u201d Titans defenders accounted for four of Levis\u2019s five picks over the seven practices we watched. <\/p>\n Will the Titans find a trade partner? <\/p>\n QB Hendon Hooker<\/p>\n Freeze: What is there to say about Hooker besides that we haven\u2019t really seen him do anything. He\u2019s the fourth QB on this roster, and almost every team drill rotates first, second, and third teams. He\u2019s not getting any work and clearly isn\u2019t really competing.<\/p>\n Veteran depth running backs<\/p>\n Stanley: Michael Carter, Julius Chestnut, or Kalel Mullings didn\u2019t do anything wrong to hurt themselves during the open practices. They were all totally fine. The problem is three-fold:<\/p>\n Saleh said Pollard and Spears are the team\u2019s \u201cbell cows\u201d<\/p>\n Rookie draft pick Nick Singleton is back healthy and rotates in more frequently ahead of the trio<\/p>\n None of the trio did anything to truly separate themselves from the other two.<\/p>\n The three running backs were all equally solid. Only one of them can survive to make the roster, at most. <\/p>\n WR Mason Kinsey<\/p>\n Stanley: Mason Kinsey is my kind of guy and he deserves more appreciation for how he\u2019s gutted out years on this franchise\u2019s practice squad with his team mentality. Man\u2026 I\u2019m not sure if this practice squad is going to have room for him still. Restrepo is worth keeping around. I also think two of the other UDFA rookies are worth keeping around in Hank Beatty and Tyren Montgomery. Don\u2019t overlook Lance McCutcheon, either. There\u2019s no dead weight in this receiver room. <\/p>\n RT JC Latham<\/p>\n Freeze: The only reason Latham\u2019s stock is down is that he\u2019s dealing with a small injury of some kind. He didn\u2019t participate most practices (that the media saw) the past month, and is going into the most important season of his life. This is the campaign that will make or break his chances of landing a big contract extension in Tennessee. As long as he\u2019s back for when we put pads on, things should be alright.<\/p>\n DE Femi Oladejo<\/p>\n Freeze: Another wounded warrior who needs to have a big summer. Oladejo was a big investment in the draft last year, but he could easily get himself buried in this built-up DL room if he doesn\u2019t keep up this summer. There\u2019s no indication to worry he\u2019ll be gone once camp rolls around, though, and the coaching staff continues to bring him up as somebody they\u2019re excited to utilize. He just needs to come back.<\/p>\n CB Joshua Williams<\/p>\n Stanley: The free agent corner from Kansas City was limited to a dozen or so defensive snaps all of 2025, relegated to a special teams role. In Tennessee he had the chance to be the third outside corner behind Taylor and Flott. Williams ended the offseason program working on a side field, not in team drills. That\u2019s allowed Micah Robinson and Calligan to make plays in his spot. <\/p>\n Yapper Jared Stillman<\/p>\n Freeze: From one yapper to another, Jared; you\u2019ve gotten a ton of attention, but is it for the right reasons?<\/p>\n All of Titans twitter has been unable to resist letting Stillman\u2019s natural, earnest, and often supremely silly criticism get their goat. The masses have been properly riled up. But Cam\u2019s strong finish in Mandatory Minicamp allowed those fans to get their licks in on my friend Stillbilly this week, hence his stock being down. 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