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Some NFL front offices reportedly believe the answer to the Tennessee Titans’ quarterback issues will not be solved with the No. 1 pick of the 2025 NFL Draft.
According to The Athletic’s Jeff Howe, “a few executives… believed the Titans would be better off trading the pick.”
Howe also wrote that “a couple executives” are “highly skeptical” of the quarterbacks available at the top of the upcoming draft.
Miami’s Cam Ward and Colorado’s Shedeur Sanders are the only consensus first-round signal-callers heading into the draft.
President of football operations Chad Brinker told reporters last week that the Titans “won’t pass on a generational talent with the first pick in the NFL draft.”
That left open the possibility the Titans could select a non-quarterback like Colorado two-way star Travis Hunter or Penn State edge rusher Abdul Carter— or pass on using the pick entirely if the team doesn’t believe generational talent is available.
Newly-hired general manager Mike Borgonzi said during last Wednesday’s introductory press conference that he considered the Titans’ draft picks as their “biggest form of currency” (h/t ESPN’s Turron Davenport.)
“When there’s opportunities to trade back to collect more picks, we’re going to do that,” Borgonzi said.
The Cleveland Browns and the New York Giants, who are currently slated to draft behind the Titans, are in need of quarterbacks and could theoretically be willing to trade up for the chance to select a player like Ward or Sanders with the top pick.
The Titans are also planning on adding a signal caller this offseason. Head coach Brian Callahan said after the 2024 season that he had already informed Will Levis he would be competing with another quarterback for the QB1 spot next season.
Should the Titans decide to trade out of the No. 1 spot in the draft, however, the team could pursue a veteran quarterback in free agency while using additional draft assets to stock up around him and Levis.
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