2026 Tennessee Titans Mock Draft: 7-Round Projection

By | Updated: October 12, 2026 | First published: December 08, 2025 | 10 min read

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2026 Tennessee Titans Mock Draft: 7-Round Projection

Draft Capital: 11 picks | Overall Grade: B Last Updated: October 12, 2026

Overview

Tennessee Titans enter the 2026 NFL Draft with 11 selections. Biggest needs: Offensive Tackle, Running Back, Edge Rusher.

Complete Draft Class: View Full 3-Round Mock Draft →

Complete Pick-by-Pick Analysis

Pick #5 - Tennessee Titans: Leonard Moore, Cornerback, Notre Dame

Rank: #2 overall | Grade: A+ Why This Pick:

Cornerback isn't among Tennessee's listed needs, but a true best-player-available slide like this is hard to pass on. Moore was ranked #2 overall and fell three spots to the Titans at #5, the kind of value that overrides a draft board built around tackle, running back, and edge. Teams don't often get a chance to add a potential CB1 this far down, and Tennessee is betting the long-term payoff outweighs addressing a more pressing roster hole this year.

The Fit:

Moore's scheme versatility, having played boundary corner, nickel, and even safety at Notre Dame, gives a 3-4 defense multiple ways to deploy him immediately, whether as an outside corner or a chess piece who can rotate into the slot. His ball skills (seven career interceptions, 18 pass breakups) and fluid hips suggest a true CB1 ceiling, but his narrow frame and inconsistent tackling in space mean he'll need to add functional mass before he's trusted against bigger X receivers or asked to hold up fully in run support.”

  • Strengths: Elite ball production with 7 career INTs and 18 career PBUs over two seasons including a 46-yard pick-six vs Syracuse
  • Weaknesses: Tackling technique gets sloppy in space and lunges through contact, missing too many on plays where he had the angle
  • NFL Comp: Sauce Gardner (length-and-press CB1 archetype with elite ball production)
Full scouting report for Leonard Moore → | See Tennessee Titans 7-round draft →

Pick #33 - Tennessee Titans: Carter Smith, Offensive Tackle, Indiana

Rank: #41 overall | Grade: B Why This Pick:

With offensive tackle sitting atop Tennessee's need list, grabbing Smith at 33 even though he grades out at 41 is a reasonable reach. The Titans already used their first-round pick on cornerback Leonard Moore, so doubling back to fortify the line with a three-year starter who has over 2,600 snaps and only four career sacks allowed is a sound building block, even if a handful of better-ranked players were still on the board.

The Fit:

Smith brings exactly what a rebuilding line needs: a mauling run blocker with hip torque and a heavy, well-timed punch that held up against Big Ten competition for three straight seasons, allowing zero sacks through the 2025 conference championship. The concern is his length and lateral recovery against speed off the edge from wide alignments, which could eventually push him inside to guard, but his anchor, hand strength, and football IQ give Tennessee a plug-and-play left tackle candidate with positional versatility as a fallback.”} (ignoring stray character) {

  • Strengths: Three-year LT starter with 36+ consecutive starts and 2,644+ college snaps
  • Weaknesses: Mediocre arm length leaves him stacked at the fingertips against long-armed edge rushers
  • NFL Comp: Braden Smith (strain, hand strength, scheme-fit RT/G)
Full scouting report for Carter Smith → | See Tennessee Titans 7-round draft →

Pick #36 - Tennessee Titans: Trey'Dez Green, Tight End, LSU

Rank: #28 overall | Grade: B+ Why This Pick:

Tight end sits fifth on Tennessee's needs list, well behind tackle, running back, edge, and linebacker, so this is a value-driven pick rather than a need-driven one. Green fell eight spots past his rank of 28 to land at 36, and after already addressing a bigger need with Carter Smith at pick 33, the Titans can afford to take the best player on the board. Getting a 6-foot-7 athlete with this kind of upside this late is hard to pass up, even with the bigger holes elsewhere.

The Fit:

Green gives Tennessee's offense a matchup weapon it doesn't currently have, a 6-foot-7, 240-pound target with basketball-honed body control and projected 4.55 speed who can win inline, in the slot, or split out wide. His seven touchdowns on just 33 catches last season show how dangerous he is in the red zone, but the fit comes with real questions: fewer than 200 career blocking snaps means he's not ready to handle traditional Y duties, and five drops on 51 targets suggest the hands need refinement. Early on, he projects as a movable receiving piece rather than an every-down tight end.”

  • Strengths: Rare 6-foot-7, 240-pound frame with projected 4.55 speed that runs away from SEC safeties
  • Weaknesses: Five drops on 51 targets, the hands lag well behind the athleticism
  • NFL Comp: Greg Dulcich (big-frame flex receiving TE with a similar ranking arc)
Full scouting report for Trey'Dez Green → | See Tennessee Titans 7-round draft →

Pick #67 - Tennessee Titans: Quincy Rhodes Jr, Edge Rusher, Arkansas

Rank: #73 overall | Grade: B- Why This Pick:

Edge was the third priority on Tennessee's board, and after addressing cornerback and offensive tackle with their first two picks, the Titans turn to Rhodes Jr to add juice off the edge. Taking him at 67 is a minor reach given his 73 ranking, but a six-spot jump is easily defensible for a player whose production, 15.5 tackles for loss and eight sacks in his first year as a full-time starter, suggests his stock is still rising. Arkansas's decision to let him return for another season instead of declaring early only underscores that teams saw first-round buzz building around his length and tools.

The Fit:

At 6'6

  • Strengths: Rare length and a massive wingspan that lands first and keeps tackles off his chest
  • Weaknesses: Average get-off and first-step quickness, so he wins with length not speed
  • NFL Comp: Trey Flowers (Arkansas backfield-disruption production)
Full scouting report for Quincy Rhodes Jr → | See Tennessee Titans 7-round draft →

Pick #69 - Tennessee Titans: Tony Diaz, Wide Receiver, NA

Rank: #58 overall | Grade: B- Why This Pick:

Wide receiver sits sixth on Tennessee's priority list, so this isn't a pure need pick, but getting a receiver ranked 58th overall fall to pick 69 is value the Titans couldn't ignore. After loading up on offensive and defensive line, edge, and tight end earlier in this draft, Tennessee uses a Day 2 pick to add a shifty playmaker who gives their quarterback situation another weapon, rounding out the offense rather than reaching for a position of dire need.

The Fit:

Diaz's game is built on body control and the ability to win in space, which should let Tennessee move him around the formation as a slot and gadget piece rather than asking him to win outside against press corners, where his 5-10, 184-pound frame is a real limitation. He's only five Big Ten games into proving his FCS production translates, and his lack of a true deep threat profile (12.9 yards per catch at UTRGV) means he projects best as a possession and chain-mover type early, with upside if Tennessee features him the way Iowa has only inconsistently.

  • Strengths: Rare athlete for his level, per CBS Sports' Mike Renner, who was floored by his UTRGV tape
  • Weaknesses: Small at 5-10, 184, which may limit him on the outside against long, press-heavy corners
  • NFL Comp: Jayden Reed, a movable slot playmaker with body control
Full scouting report for Tony Diaz → | See Tennessee Titans 7-round draft →

Pick #98 - Tennessee Titans: Jayden Jackson, Defensive Line, Oklahoma

Rank: #113 overall | Grade: C Why This Pick:

This is a true best-player-available call, and a mild reach at that, since Jackson grades out at 113 and the Titans took him 15 spots early at 98. None of their top needs (tackle, running back, edge, tight end) are addressed here, but after already using early picks on a tackle, a tight end and an edge rusher, Tennessee can afford to add beef up front for their 3-4 scheme rather than force a reach at a thinner position group.

The Fit:

Jackson is a 322-pound nose who anchors well on early downs, generates push on double teams, and tested a surprising 4.95 forty for his size, which shows up in his pursuit flashes like the 2.5-sack Auburn game. He projects as a base-down run-stuffer in a 3-4 front, which matches his two-gap traits, but his pass rush still leans almost entirely on the bull rush, and his second-half conditioning dips are a concern. He's a developmental piece who should contribute on early downs while the Titans figure out his third-down role.

  • Strengths: Natural pad-level winner against taller interior blockers
  • Weaknesses: Pass-rush plan lacks counters beyond initial bull rush
  • NFL Comp: D.J. Reader (run-stout 1-tech anchor with surprising quickness)
Full scouting report for Jayden Jackson → | See Tennessee Titans 7-round draft →

Pick #100 - Tennessee Titans: Terrance Carter Jr, Tight End, Texas Tech

Rank: #88 overall | Grade: C+ Why This Pick:

This is the Titans' second tight end swing of this draft after taking Trey'Dez Green earlier, which tells you how much they value adding receiving juice at a position that's still listed as a top-five need. Carter fell from a rank of 88 to pick 100, which is good value on paper, and taking a second tight end this deep makes sense when he's this efficient a pass-catcher, even if it's not the flashiest allocation of resources relative to tackle or edge needs still unaddressed.

The Fit:

Carter gives Tennessee a true slot-flex weapon who wins with hands, route savvy, and explosive yards after the catch, exactly the kind of matchup piece that can target linebackers and safeties regardless of who else is on the roster at tight end. At 6'2

  • Strengths: Natural hands-catcher who plucks the ball cleanly away from his frame and finishes contested catches in traffic
  • Weaknesses: Below-average blocking strength that fails to anchor against power rushers
  • NFL Comp: Harold Fannin Jr (comparable athletic tools and slot-flex production profile)
Full scouting report for Terrance Carter Jr → | See Tennessee Titans 7-round draft →
Pick #153: CJ Bailey (Quarterback, NC State) - Grade C-. Day 3 value pick. Depth addition with special teams potential. Pick #162: Raleek Brown (Running Back, Texas) - Grade C-. Day 3 value pick. Depth addition with special teams potential. Pick #184: Raylen Wilson (Inside Linebacker, Georgia) - Grade C-. Day 3 value pick. Depth addition with special teams potential. Pick #198: Dashawn Spears (Safety, LSU) - Grade C-. Day 3 value pick. Depth addition with special teams potential.

Draft Class Summary

Overall Grade: B | 10 positions addressed across 11 picks.

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