Titans’ Wide Receiver Options: The truth about who will actually be available in Free Agency to pair with Cam Ward

The list of free agent receivers always looks worse once free agency actually begins.

Easton Freeze — Tennessee Titans Beat Writer
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NFL free agency is coming sooner than you might think. The NFL Scouting Combine is now less than three weeks away, and then there’s a one-week break before free agency begins the week of March 9.

The Tennessee Titans are set to be a big talking point this offseason, as they’ll have roughly $100 million in cap space to spend. If that’s not the most in the league by free agency, it will be very near it.

Perhaps no position group gets more attention from fans and media each year than wide receiver. The Titans certainly have a significant need in that department and the funds to address it. But every year, this initial list of free agents looks a lot more promising than where we land in March. So let’s go case by case to determine who may actually be available.

Which receivers will actually be available in free agency?

You can quibble over how you rank the receivers whose contracts expire after the 2025 season. But generally speaking, this top-12 list from Josh Norris and Hayden Winks at Underdog is a great reference point for our purposes:

So let’s take each guy one at a time.

George Pickens

Pickens is the most talented receiver who needs a new contract and the most productive this past season. He put up 1429 yards on 93 receptions for nine touchdowns with the Cowboys in 2025. So it should come as no surprise that he’s projected to make $31.6 million APY by overthecap.com (OTC).

Plenty of fanbases would love to get their hands on him. Former Cowboy Micah Parsons was apparently recruiting him to the Packers over Pro Bowl Weekend.

But nobody will get a chance to sign him, because the Cowboys will lock him down before free agency. We can comfortably file him under “ain’t no way.” So, remove him from your minds, Titans fans.

Alec Pierce

Colts WR Alec Pierce is our next “ain’t no way” candidate, technically set to hit free agency. He seems to be the skeleton key every team’s fanbase wants to add to their offense this offseason, which is a telltale sign of a guy that’s never reaching the market.

Pierce proved himself to be more than just a field stretcher in 2025, posting a career-best 1,003 yards and six touchdowns on just 47 receptions. There are going to be a lot of disappointed fans out there when he signs back with the Colts for around $23 million APY.

Brandon Aiyuk

This former 49ers receiver is a different story from Pierce and Pickens. He is certain to reach the market because San Francisco GM John Lynch has already confirmed they’re done with him.

Aiyuk tore his ACL and MCL in October of 2024 and hasn’t returned to the field since. All of the messaging on his recovery and relationship with the team has had pretty atrocious vibes.

Things seem… bad. And given what we know about Mike Borgonzi’s desire to fill Tennessee’s locker room with reliable leaders, I feel comfortable crossing Aiyuk off of their list of potential signings.

Mike Evans

2025 was the first time in Mike Evans’s dozen NFL seasons that he failed to reach the 1,000-yard mark. Injuries kept him out of the lineup for half the season, and at age 32, I’m not sure how attractive he’ll be to teams not named the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

If Evans has any desire to play elsewhere, I’m sure someone would sign him. And there are jokes to be made about him becoming the latest in a rich tapestry of retirement home Titans legends. But he feels like he’s a Buc for life. I don’t see him being on their list either.

Romeo Doubs

Fifth time’s the charm! Doubs is the first receiver on this list that probably reaches free agency, meaning there’s a decent chance he’s the top prize the league will be vying for in March.

He posted 724 yards and six touchdowns on 55 receptions in 2025 with the Packers. Despite this production, the word coming out of the Green Bay market is that he’s probably played his last game there.

Doubs has had consistency and locker room questions in the past, so the Titans would have to look into his fit with what they’re trying to build. If that checks out, his OTC valuation is $13.1 million APY.

Rashid Shaheed

Rashid Shaheed has a game this weekend! The rags-to-riches story of Shaheed going from the Saints to the Seahawks this year in a deadline trade has been a fun one.

He’s made some massive plays for his new team on their run to the big game, and I find it hard to believe Seattle gave up a fourth and fifth-round draft pick just to send him packing after 10 games. His OTC valuation is $8.6 million, and I expect the Seahawks to keep him from hitting the market.

Wan’Dale Robinson

Robinson is the second receiver on this list that with at least a decent chance of being a Titans target. It sounds like the Giants front office would like to retain him, but a new coaching staff is always a wildcard. I wrote here about everything you need to know about Robinson reuniting with Brian Daboll in Tennessee.

Deebo Samuel

The former 49ers receiver spent 2025 with the Commanders and posted 727 yards and five touchdowns before turning 30 in January. His OTC valuation is $9.9 million, and while I think free agency is a possibility for him, he’s not a long-term solution for the Titans.

Jauan Jennings

Jennings is the third player I expect to be talked about the most by Titans fans once we all realize Pickens and Pierce are off the table. Jennings, Robinson, and Doubs are the trio I’m eyeing. Jennings has long been a popular player amongst Titans fans since he played at the University of Tennessee and is from this great state.

And because of receiver injuries the past two seasons, he’s had his two most productive seasons back-to-back heading into free agency. With Aiyuk out of the picture, it makes the 49ers a whole heck of a lot more likely to fight to keep him. But if he hits the market, OTC expects him to make in the range of $13 million APY. I’d bet that’s on the low end.

Will the Titans be willing to pay that much for a player you’d like to be your WR2 at best? This is the question you have to ask of all three players I’ve singled out. But if Jennings is the cheapest, maybe the 28-year-old is their target if he reaches the market.

Christian Kirk

The drop-off in talent takes a nosedive starting here. Kirk was acquired for scraps by the Texans after the Jaguars decided they were done with him last offseason.

He turns 30 this year and is coming off a quiet statistical season, though that Houston WR room was awfully crowded. His OTC valuation is less than $2 million, and he’d be a veteran role player if the Titans went after him.

Keenan Allen

Keenan Allen would fit into the pantheon of retirement home Titans just as Mike Evans would. He’s 33 and can still clearly play, but he’s not a long-term solution, and every passing year brings a greater injury risk.

Tyquan Thornton

Tyquan Thornton is an avatar for the “best of the rest.” This is the caliber of player you’re looking at in free agency if you don’t land one of the names above. This is the Van Jefferson tier.

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