Titans 7-round 2026 NFL mock draft: Jeffery Simmons gets his wish, Titans do something they’ve never done, & a premium position reset
Here’s my 2026 Titans mock draft 1.0
The NFL calendar never rests.
Super Bowl LX is over, which means the NFL offseason is officially here. We’re shifting gears to the Scouting Combine, free agency, owners meetings, and the 2026 NFL Draft.
That sound you hear is the mock draft machine revving up. For my first whack at a Titans draft class, I decided to start with the premise that Titans star Jeffery Simmons could get his wish. He went on local radio from Radio Row last week to call his shot on who GM Mike Borgonzi should draft fourth overall, and so I started there and worked down. Let’s dive into it:
Tennessee Titans 7-Round Mock Draft 1.0
Round 1, pick 4: Rueben Bain, EDGE, Miami
Planting your flag on anything multiple months in advance of the draft is typically a fools errand. That being said, my initial gut feeling is that the Titans will really have a hard time passing on an edge rusher at 4.
Arvell Reese, Rueben Bain, and David Bailey are the upper crust that you’ll hear in this discussion all Spring. It’s a fun case-study in upside value and downside risk, because each player has something different their detractors are latching onto.
For Bain, it’s his length. He’ll come in around 6-3, 275 pounds at the Combine, but his arms are going to measure sub-31 inches. I really like the idea of a productive rusher like Bain in Saleh’s defense, but he’s an outlier statistically. The Titans decide they’re willing to take the risk here.
Round 2, pick 35: Colton Hood, CB, Tennessee
What if the Titans finally started pandering to the Vols? That’s just how the board fell on my second and third pick in this draft.
Hood became the feature DB in coverage this past season without Jermod McCoy healthy, and he stepped up in a big way.
The 6’0″ 195lb corner showed what he can bring to the table for his next team at the Senior Bowl in January, and if he slips through the cracks of the first round, he could be the Titans’ top target on Day 2.
Round 3, pick 66: Chris Brazzell II, WR, Tennessee
More pandering! The Titans take Chris Brazzell with their third round pick, successfully addressing each of their three most glaring (and premium position) needs this offseason in the top-100 of the draft.
This tweet is right: Brazzell is not like the archetype of Tennessee Volunteer WR we’ve grown accustomed to the past couple years. The 6’5″ 200lb smooth-mover would be a significant addition to a young WR room in Tennessee.
Round 4, pick 101: Malik Muhammad, CB, Texas
I’m a huge proponent of doubling-down in the draft to address a need. Spending a premium pick to fill a big hole on your roster is nice, but spending a pair of picks on a big hole and playing the odds to land at least one helpful player is where it’s at. The Titans do just that with their second cornerback selection of the draft, the DB out of Texas in the fourth.
A lockdown corner during his time as a Longhorn, Muhammad is physical player who would fit in great on a Robert Saleh defense. Given the state of this roster, they could really use him.
Round 5, pick 140: Kyle Louis, LB, Pittsburgh
The Titans’ have a starter of the future at LB, and his name is Cedric Gray. The big question this offseason is whether Saleh will come in happy to continue forward with Cody Barton as a starter or not.
If Tennessee wants to continue at least churning the LB room, I like Kyle Louis out of Pitt.
He’s a rare Day 3 option with exciting coverage traits. What he lacks as a downhill thumper, he makes up for with fluid hips and ranginess.
Round 5, pick 142: Ted Hurst, WR, Georgia St.
The small school talk of the town at the Senior Bowl this year was Georgia State’s Ted Hurst.
Don’t be surprised if this selection in the fifth round looks utterly ridiculous as we get further into the draft process. His stock is only going to rise. The 6’3″ 207lb receiver was extremely productive on a terrible team this year, and came to Mobile to prove he can hang with NFL talent.
He can hang with NFL talent.
Round 6, pick 183: Logan Jones, C, Iowa
Speaking of mock draft picks that could look preposterous in a couple months: Logan Jones out of Iowa.
the 2025 Rimington Trophy winner for the country’s best center is a 6ht year RS senior who may be a Day 3 steal for somebody.
The Titans may not have a longterm solution at center with Lloyd Cushenberry’s status as the starter in question, and drafting for the future would be wise regardless.
Round 7, pick 238: Micah Morris, G, Georgia
The Titans round out their draft with another pick on the offensive line, this time selecting a powerful guard named Micah Morris.
They need a starter of the future at RG, and that may be Jackson Slater or a free agent signing this spring. but a draft pick who can at least come in and compete would be a wise swing on Day 3.
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