With the Tennessee Titans in a transition period at bare-bones minimum, the need for future draft picks becomes even more important. Unfortunately, the Titans aren’t in a great position for next year as far as that goes.
The Titans definitely have at least five picks in next year’s draft, with one in the first, second and fourth rounds, along with two in the seventh. They may have a third seventh-round selection, but that depends upon the conditional terms of the trade for Tyree Gillespie with the Las Vegas Raiders.
Tennessee doesn’t have it’s third-round pick because of their 2023 draft deal with the Arizona Cardinals to move up for Will Levis, and they don’t have their fifth- and sixth-rounders due to the trades for Dennis Daley and Ugo Amadi, respectively.
Bear in mind, Jon Robinson traded those picks away, and the return was the two seventh-round picks, a tackle (Daley) who was the league’s worst last season and a defensive back (Amadi who played in two games. Gillespie didn’t play a single snap for the Titans after being cut prior to the season.
While things are looking bleak now, there are avenues for Tennessee to add to that stable with some more mid-round picks. Unfortunately, many fans aren’t going to like how they can about it.
Tennessee’s most valuable trade assets are Ryan Tannehill, Derrick Henry and Kevin Byard, all of whom I only mentioned because each have had rumors swirling around them during the offseason.
You can also add Denico Autry to that list of candidates, as he’s in the final year of his deal and approaching the age of 33.
Another bright spot for Tennessee’s bid to build its roster moving forward is the team’s 2024 salary cap space, which stands to be at around over $100 million next offseason.
