The Tennessee Titans finished their 2024 season with a miserable 3-14 record and have made wholesale changes in their front office. With the revamped department in place, fans can now get some idea of what they are going to do with their No. 1 overall selection in the 2025 NFL draft.
This is an interesting draft, one that may lack generational talent in many positions. Unlike past years where there was consensus on a group of prospects, after Colorado Buffaloes cornerback/wide receiver Travis Hunter and possibly Penn State edge Abdul Carter, there is no clear-cut order in the player rankings.
The Titans already have had some time to evaluate potential prospects at the East-West Shrine Bowl and Senior Bowl, and will start to build their own board led by new general manager Mike Borgonzi. What they will eventually do is anyone’s guess.
NFL draft experts Nick Baumgardner and Scott Dochterman of The Athletic recently released their latest two-round mock draft and have the Titans making at least part of the fanbase happy.
1.1 Tennessee Titans: Abdul Carter, Edge, Penn State
The ideal option for the Titans would be to trade this pick. I can understand why many would argue for a quarterback here, but I’m not completely sold on either Cam Ward or Shedeur Sanders being the answer to a team’s prayers — at least not right away.
Carter is the closest thing we’ve seen to Micah Parsons since … Micah Parsons. He’s a true game-changing athlete who has improved almost every time he’s taken the field, had dominant stretches in the College Football Playoff and isn’t close to his ceiling yet.
2.35 Tennessee: Jalen Milroe, QB, Alabama
The Titans could roll the dice on a talented QB they’re not sure about at No. 1 … or they can do the exact same thing at No. 35. With Carter available early, this might be the preferred path.
There is no question that Carter is a hot name and many fans would salivate over the selection. However, Milroe’s selection may not be received with the same applause. Milroe is an interesting player, but he is raw and would need time to develop. Athletically gifted and throwing a great deep ball, his erratic short-to-medium passing prowess looks more like Will Levis than Josh Allen.
These picks would help fill voids on the roster in areas that definitely need upgrades, but are they the right selections? What do you think? Is that who you would select for the Titans or would you go a different direction? Let us know your thoughts.