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Tennessee Titans have built Cam Ward quite the cocoon via NFL free agency. All that's left is for the Titans to make Ward the No. 1 pick in the 2025 NFL Draft. For the third straight offseason, the team's focus has been on rebuilding the offensive line. This time, the unit actually looks complete. Just in time for the Titans to add a quarterback who's known for extending plays and needing a little bit of extra time to do it. Based on the
moves the Titans have made in the first days of
NFL free agency , here's another edition of The Tennessean's
seven-round mock draft for the Titans.
GRADES: Grading Tennessee Titans' NFL free agency deals Day 1: Does Dan Moore fix O-line woes? Round 1, pick 1: Cam Ward, QB, Miami
C'mon. If it's not Ward at this point, the only explanation is the Titans are doing a crummy job of hiding how uninterested they are in putting a compelling product on the field in 2025. Ward isn't a perfect quarterback prospect, but he's the best in the Titans' reach. Go get the quarterback and stick him behind the most complete front five the Titans have had in half a decade.
Round 2, pick 35: Nic Scourton, DE/OLB, Texas A&M
One of the first-round-caliber edge rushers is going to fall into the second round. That's just the way the draft works. Maybe instead of Scourton, it ends up being James Pearce Jr. or Donovan Ezeiruaku. In this exercise, it's Scourton, and the Titans run to the podium to build around a guy who instantly becomes the team's most potent pass rusher.
Round 4, pick 103: Savion Williams, WR, TCU
It's a traits pick. Williams is hardly the most productive college receiver on the board. But here's a 6-foot-4, 222-pounder who runs a 4.48-second 40-yard dash. He can stretch the field and make plays over the middle, but he's also a productive downhill runner and wildcat quarterback. He's nowhere close to a finished product. The Titans don't need finished products yet, though. Take a bet on skill set and see how the development goes.
Round 4, pick 120: Ashton Gillotte, DE/OLB, Louisville
Scourton needs a running mate. Gillotte was a hyper-productive college player who'll be positionally versatile at the next level. He has the size to play with his hand in the dirt or stand up as a linebacker. He might not have the top-end athleticism of some of the highest-graded rushers in the class, but if the Titans are trying to install him as a No. 2 option, he's a good investment.
Round 5, pick 141: Kyle Williams, WR, Washington State
The Titans have a bit of a habit for doubling up on archetypes. Here, they go get a receiver who ― at his best ― fits the Calvin Ridley archetype pretty well. Williams has a knack for field stretching and straight-ahead separation. Like the other Williams the Titans drafted in the round prior, Kyle Williams isn't a finished product. Unlike the other Williams, this guy was consistent and productive in college and should be able to help the Titans downfield.
Round 5, pick 167: Jaylen Reed, S, Penn State
Let's call this a coin-flip pick. The Titans could be drafting Reed to start him off on special teams as an athletic thumper with hopes of taking over for Amani Hooker or Xavier Woods as a versatile safety in the future. Or the Titans could use Reed and his downhill run stopping instincts the same way they used James Williams last year, with hopes of transitioning him into a linebacker with coverage skills. He has the size (6-0, 208 pounds) to make the jump, but he also has the ability to stick in the deep end, too.
Round 6, pick 178: Joshua Gray, OG, Oregon State
Veteran guard
Kevin Zeitler isn't a long-term investment. The Titans still need to make picks based on their future, so here they grab a five-year college starter who spent a lot of time at left tackle before bumping inside in 2024. He's smart, savvy and productive, but he might need some time to keep developing at guard. The Titans give him that time in 2025 with an eye on the future.
Round 6, pick 188: Raheim Sanders, RB, South Carolina
With the pick the Titans acquired in the Kenneth Murray trade, they go out and get a bruiser of a power back to play alongside Tyjae Spears and Tony Pollard. Sanders was a fixture in the end zone the past four years in the SEC, and now the Titans bring him in as a short-yardage option who can help keep defenses honest in the red zone and on third downs.
Nick Suss is the Titans beat writer for The Tennessean. Contact Nick at . Follow Nick on X, the platform formerly called Twitter, @nicksuss.
