The Tennessee Titans earned the highest offseason grade in the AFC South from NFL.com, and the gap between them and the rest of the division is almost too perfect to be real. 

NFL and fantasy content analyst Matt Okada handed out his 32 offseason grades for every NFL team, and the AFC South results read like a Titans fan hijacked the back end of the website.

It’s objectively funny.

The Titans’ A+ breakdown

Okada’s three standout moves for the Titans were hiring Robert Saleh as head coach, acquiring double-digit defenders through free agency, and drafting wide receiver Carnell Tate. 

“Tennessee’s offseason is my favorite across the entire league,” Okada wrote. “It made several impactful signings, including DL John Franklin-Myers and WR Wan’Dale Robinson, and a couple of notable trades in an effort to rebuild the defense to Saleh’s image. But the biggest wins came through the draft. The Titans made the bold decision to draft Tate instead of highly touted LB/edge Arvell Reese at fourth overall, and still picked up DE Keldric Faulk at No. 31 and LB Anthony Hill Jr. at 60. They also secured Jeffery Simmons on a huge extension in June.”

“Getting Cam Ward a WR1 was my highest-priority fix for Tennessee early in the offseason, and Tate was a perfect solution. He and Robinson should form an excellent 1-2 punch for Ward. All the moves to build a defensive roster fitted to Saleh’s scheme helped round out an excellent offseason — one which I think will have the Titans competing for the AFC South crown sooner than most expect.”

I don’t disagree with that framing, but it does raise the question of what Okada means by competing for the division “sooner than most expect”? Not 2026. Maybe 2027? 

In my opinion, 2028 is the do-or-die year for Saleh and this core. By then the Titans will have gone through two full player cycles, and the roster should be deep enough to demand results.

AFC South’s hilarious range of offseason grades 

Houston’s B grade highlighted three standout moves: extending defensive stars Will Anderson, Aziz Al-Shaair, and Danielle Hunter, re-signing offensive linemen Trent Brown and Ed Ingram, and the combination of releasing Joe Mixon and trading for David Montgomery. 

Those are notable moves, not necessarily all positive moves, which is an important distinction in how Okada structured his grading.

The Colts’ C- came down to re-signing Daniel Jones and Alec Pierce, both of whom are dealing with injuries. Jones tore his Achilles in early December, and Pierce had ankle surgery this offseason. 

Okada also cited the trade of Michael Pittman Jr. and pointed to solid Day 2 draft selections, specifically safety AJ Haulcy from LSU, as reasons for what little optimism exists.

Then there’s Jacksonville: F. 

The Jags allowed running back Travis Etienne to hit free agency along with linebacker Devin Lloyd.

“No offense to James Gladstone and Co., but this offseason hasn’t been great,” Okada said. “The Jaguars lost multiple key starters in free agency and added very little to compensate. Their biggest moves were pure maintenance: extending former No. 1 pick Walker after a 3.5-sack season; re-upping Strange, who put up career highs of 46 catches, 540 receiving yards and three TDs in 12 games in 2025; and re-signing Brown.”

Gladstone’s draft class was one of the most criticized in modern draft history for how off the board his team went when compared to the very predictively strong consensus board.

How the Titans A+ grade stacks up across the NFL

Across the full AFC, four other teams landed in the A range. 

• Las Vegas Raiders, Los Angeles Chargers: A
• Cleveland Browns, New York Jets: A-. 

In the NFC:

• New York Giants: A+
• Dallas Cowboys: A-
• Los Angeles Rams: A

That’s eight total A-range grades across the league, meaning a quarter of all teams earned top marks.

The Giants sharing the A+ with the Titans is its own layer of irony. New York has a bunch of former Titans coaches, and Tennessee has a bunch of former Giants coaches and players. The two franchises keep swapping personnel, which makes the identical grades that much more entertaining.

Is Okada too easy of a grader with eight A-range teams? Maybe. But the AFC South going A+, B, C-, F in descending order from the Titans to the Jaguars is the kind of spread that makes you wonder if someone in Nashville gained access to the content management system.

So will the Titans fan who clearly stole the NFL.com controller give it back, or is Matt Okada just an undercover member of the fanbase? I have no idea.