UPDATE: The Tennessee Titans’ comp pick situation has changed now that they’ve signed Andre Dillard and lost David Long to the Miami Dolphins. Check out the update right here.
The Tennessee Titans are losing their right guard in free agency, with 2019 third-round pick Nate Davis reportedly signing with the Chicago Bears. As a result, the Titans are now on the board for a compensatory pick in 2024.
According to NFL Network’s Mike Garafolo, Davis is signing a three-year, $30 million deal, with $19.25 million guaranteed. The annual average ranks 13th among guards as of this writing, per Spotrac.
On the bright side, the Titans are now in line to receive a compensatory pick. Over the Cap’s Nick Korte notes that Davis could net the Titans a fifth-round selection in 2024.
This contract gets the Titans on the 2024 compensatory pick board with a 5th rounder for Nate Davis going to Chicago. https://t.co/oI8BQKInYd
— Nick Korte (@nickkorte) March 13, 2023
However, it’s important to note that can change between now and next year, as ultimately the amount of comp picks a team receives depends upon how many free agents who qualify for the comp-pick formula are gained and lost.
Here’s more on that, per Over the Cap:
In plain English, if a team loses more players that qualify as CFAs than it signs during free agency, that team is eligible to be awarded compensatory picks in the following NFL draft.
It is important to note that only certain players qualify for the compensatory formula. Those are only players whose contracts expire. Players who are cut are the most common example of free agents ineligible to become CFAs, but other methods of disqualification, such as a Restricted Free Agent not given a tender, also exist. In its most general sense, players only become Compensatory Free Agents if they are free to leave their old team against that team’s will.
With Davis gone, the Titans now have to replace four starters upfront in 2023, unless the plan is to move Aaron Brewer to center.
