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Mike Moraitis

All available free-agent LBs for Titans in 2023

The Tennessee Titans have a boatload of needs to address when free agency unofficially begins on March 13 with the legal tampering period, and officially on March 15, the start of the new league year.

While most of the attention has rightly been on the offense, the Titans are staring down the barrel of having to replace both of their 2022 starting linebackers, Zach Cunningham and David Long.

Cunningham has already been cut, and Long will hit the open market at 4 p.m. ET next Wednesday. As of now, there hasn’t been any indication that Long will be re-signed before then.

As far as in-house options go, 2021 third-round pick Monty Rice is first in line to start, but there’s no telling how he’ll be in a starting role with a fairly small sample size to go off of.

Behind Rice, we have guys like Jack Gibbens and Chance Campbell, both of whom aren’t certain to make the roster in 2023, let alone be starters on it.

Even if Long is brought back, the Titans may still be on the lookout for a linebacker, and likely one who specializes in coverage, something Long is still trying to improve at.

With their uncertainty at the position, here’s a look at the list of linebackers Tennessee will be able to target if they look to free agency to fill the void, whether that be at a starting or backup spot, or both.

List of free agents and estimated market values are courtesy of Spotrac, while grades come via Pro Football Focus.

David Long

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2022 PFF grades (12 games)

Overall: 76.2

Pass-rush: 80.1

Run defense: 89.0

Coverage: 62.9

Estimated market value: 2 years, $9.8 million

Bobby Wagner

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2022 PFF grades (17 games)

Overall: 90.7

Pass-rush: 79.6

Run defense: 91.1

Coverage: 77.9

Previous contract: 5 years, $50 million

Lavonte David

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2022 PFF grades (17 games)

Overall: 84.1

Pass-rush: 65.5

Run defense: 73.5

Coverage: 88.5

Estimated market value: 1 year, $9.7 million

Tremaine Edmunds

Mark Konezny-USA TODAY Sports

2022 PFF grades (13 games)

Overall: 79.0

Pass-rush: 69.7

Run defense: 56.5

Coverage: 88.1

Estimated market value: 4 years, $44 million

T.J. Edwards

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2022 PFF grades (17 games)

Overall: 84.8

Pass-rush: 81.0

Run defense: 83.4

Coverage: 79.7

Estimated market value: 4 years, $47.9 million

Devin Bush

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2022 PFF grades (17 games, 14 starts)

Overall: 58.8

Pass-rush: 66.9

Run defense: 56.4

Coverage: 58.6

Estimated market value: 1 year, $3 million

Anthony Walker Jr.

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2022 PFF grades (3 games)

Overall: 82.7

Pass-rush: 55.1

Run defense: 56.2

Coverage: 90.0

Estimated market value: 1 year, $4.4 million

Deion Jones

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2022 PFF grades (11 games, 5 starts)

Overall: 48.3

Pass-rush: 68.6

Run defense: 39.0

Coverage: 54.4

Rashaan Evans

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2022 PFF grades (17 games)

Overall: 59.6

Pass-rush: 66.5

Run defense: 62.5

Coverage: 55.9

Estimated market value: 2 years, $9 million

Nicholas Morrow

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2022 PFF grades (17 games)

Overall: 54.0

Pass-rush: 54.2

Run defense: 46.8

Coverage: 61.3

Estimated market value: 2 years, $7.7 million

Kyzir White

Dec 11, 2022; East Rutherford, New Jersey, USA; Philadelphia Eagles linebacker Kyzir White (43) reacts after making a tackle against New York Giants running back Matt Breida (not pictured) during the second quarter at MetLife Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Tom Horak-USA TODAY Sports

2022 PFF grades (17 games, 8 starts)

Overall: 65.0

Pass-rush: 63.6

Run defense: 63.9

Coverage: 63.2

Estimated market value: 2 years, $17.1 million

Elandon Roberts

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2022 PFF grades (17 games)

Overall: 57.1

Pass-rush: 90.1

Run defense: 68.5

Coverage: 43.1

Estimated market value: 1 year, $2.4 million

Germaine Pratt

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2022 PFF grades (15 games)

Overall: 80.6

Pass-rush: 73.2

Run defense: 64.5

Coverage: 90.1

Estimated market value: 4 year, $42.4 million

Bobby Okereke

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2022 PFF grades (17 games, 16 starts)

Overall: 73.3

Pass-rush: 48.5

Run defense: 79.3

Coverage: 67.4

Estimated market value: 2 years, $4.6 million

Drue Tranquill

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2022 PFF grades (17 games, 16 starts)

Overall: 66.5

Pass-rush: 76.4

Run defense: 48.8

Coverage: 76.7

Estimated market value: 1 year, $4 million

Denzel Perryman

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2022 PFF grades (12 games, 11 starts)

Overall: 74.2

Pass-rush: 65.7

Run defense: 80.5

Coverage: 61.4

 

Eric Kendricks

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2022 PFF grades (17 games)

Overall: 61.1

Pass-rush: 61.0

Run defense: 81.1

Coverage: 46.4

Azeez Al-Shaair

Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports

2022 PFF grades (12 games, 9 starts)

Overall: 67.8

Pass-rush: 83.0

Run defense: 79.7

Coverage: 53.6

Anthony Barr

AP Photo/Ashley Landis

2022 PFF grades (14 games, 10 starts)

Overall: 59.7

Pass-rush: 63.9

Run defense: 61.6

Coverage: 57.1

Cory Littleton

AP Photo/Rusty Jones

2022 PFF grades (15 games, 7 starts)

Overall: 72.2

Pass-rush: 64.4

Run defense: 70.0

Coverage: 67.8

Robert Spillane

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2022 PFF grades (16 games, 5 starts)

Overall: 52.5

Pass-rush: 54.5

Run defense: 77.3

Coverage: 39.5

Kyle Van Noy

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2022 PFF grades (17 games, 13 starts)

Overall: 63.4

Pass-rush: 60.6

Run defense: 62.3

Coverage: N/A

Kwon Alexander

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2022 PFF grades (17 games, 12 starts)

Overall: 63.0

Pass-rush: 73.6

Run defense: 63.6

Coverage: 58.5

Alex Anzalone

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2022 PFF grades (17 games)

Overall: 59.2

Pass-rush: 65.2

Run defense: 58.5

Coverage: 58.9

Leighton Vander Esch

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2022 PFF grades (14 games)

Overall: 70.8

Pass-rush: 54.4

Run defense: 61.7

Coverage: 75.6

Chris Board

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2022 PFF grades (17 games, 1 start)

Overall: 64.4

Pass-rush: 71.4

Run defense: 64.5

Coverage: 58.6

Malik Reed

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2022 PFF grades (14 games, 2 starts)

Overall: 63.8

Pass-rush: 50.9

Run defense: 72.1

Coverage: N/A

Tyler Matakevich

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2022 PFF grades (16 games, 0 starts)

Overall: 76.0

Pass-rush: N/A

Run defense: 60.0

Coverage: 60.0

Neville Hewitt

AP Photo/Ashley Landis

2022 PFF grades (14 games, 0 starts)

Overall: 67,3

Pass-rush: N/A

Run defense: 79.0

Coverage: 49.0

Jayon Brown

AP Photo/Rick Scuteri

2022 PFF grades (8 games, 6 starts)

Overall: 40.2

Pass-rush: 46.6

Run defense: 30.0

Coverage: 53.0

Raekwon McMillan

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2022 PFF grades (16 games, 1 start)

Overall: 42.7

Pass-rush: 66.3

Run defense: 48.4

Coverage: 41.9

Jonathan Bostic

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2022 PFF grades (15 games, 5 starts)

Overall: 49.4

Pass-rush: 50.6

Run defense: 49.8

Coverage: 53.4

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