The Tennessee Titans have finished Rookie Minicamp and are on to OTA's to round out their spring practices this month. The veterans will join the fresh blood starting this week, and the roster competition that will culminate in a final 53-man roster in late August begins immediately. So where does everybody stand heading in? Here is a positional breakdown of the current roster, with rookies denoted by asterisks and roster locks in bold. These positions are ranked in the order I believe them to be in here at the starting line:

Quarterbacks

1. Cam Ward*
2. Will Levis
3. Brandon Allen
4. Tim Boyle

Cam Ward is the only thing about this QB room that is set in stone. Will Levis still stands to be traded eventually, and Brandon Allen and Tim Boyle offer minimal assurance as backups. The 2025 Titans are set up to live and die by Cam Ward, and you can read right here about why I believe that's the smartest thing they can do.

Wide Receivers

1. Calvin Ridley
2. Tyler Lockett
3. Elic Ayomanor*
4. Chimere Dike*
5. Bryce Oliver
6. Van Jefferson
7. James Proche
8. Xavier Restrepo*
9. Treylon Burks
10. TJ Sheffield
11. Mason Kinsey
12. Jha’Quan Jackson
13. Colton Dowell

The Titans have a pair of vets and a pair of rookies locked in on the WR depth chart. Beyond them, I believe it will be a 4-man race for 2 or 3 openings. Van Jefferson certainly enters the summer with a clear edge on the next roster spot, but his ceiling at this point in his career makes him susceptible to somebody with more upside showing out and passing him up. Bryce Oliver will easily make this team if he continues on the trajectory he was on last season. James Proche is in the running because of his special teams utility, and the fact that I suspect he may just be new Special Teams Coordinator John Fassel's "guy". And UDFA rookie Xavier Restrepo has a lot of talent and built-in chemistry with Cam Ward, but his one-dimensional skillset as a slot-only player leaves him an uphill climb to take one of the seats.

Running Backs

1. Tony Pollard
2. Tyjae Spears
3. Kalel Mullings*
4. Julius Chestnut
5. Micah Bernard*

The RB room is all but set following the draft. The Titans went into the offseason looking for a 3rd "change of pace" back, and they found one in 6th round pick Kalel Mullings. They wanted a guy who is a traditional between-the-tackles runner on dirty-work downs, and Mullings will be that for them.

Tight Ends

1. Chig Okonkwo
2. Gunnar Helm*
3. Josh Whyle
4. Thomas Odukoya
5. David Martin-Robinson

I put 4th Round rookie Gunnar Helm at number 2 in the TE room because unless Josh Whyle has a strong summer and a breakout season, I don't see him beating out Helm for the starting "Y" (inline) TE role. Helm joins the team with adequate blocking ability and real receiving upside out of the box. I think he'll be productive in his first year.

Offensive Tackles

1. JC Latham
2. Dan Moore
3. Jaelyn Duncan
4. John Ojukwu
5. Blake Hance
6. Brandon Crenshaw-Dickson*

Dan Moore is starting at LT and JC Latham is starting at RT. Beyond that, this room is a wide open competition. So much so, that I wouldn't count out UDFA rookie Brandon Crenshaw-Dickson to push for a roster spot. The college tackle may very well end up bumped inside due to athleticism constraints, but the point remains. The Titans need somebody, anybody, to emerge as their (viable!) swing tackle this year or things could get very ugly at the first sight of injury.

Guards

1. Peter Skoronski
2. Kevin Zeitler
3. Jackson Slater*
4. Olisaemeka Udoh
5. Andrew Rupcich
6. Chandler Brewer

Peter Skoronski enter Year 3 at LG and free agent pickup Kevin Zeitler will start at RG. 5th Round rookie Jackson Slater is on a development timeline that will see him taking over at RG in 2026 if all goes to plan, and the hope is that he can be your primary swing guard this season. beyond those three, the competition is wide open. Rupcich and Udoh enter with an edge thanks to their experience.

Centers

1. Lloyd Cushenberry
2. Sam Mustipher
3. Corey Levin
4. Brenden Jaimes

Assuming Lloyd Cushenberry's Achilles recovery continues to progress on time, he's your starter at center. After that, there is a deep room of contestants to claim the backup position. Titans resident roster cockroach (complimentary) Corey Levin played admirably in relief a handful of games last season, so he probably enters camp with the edge. Newcomer Sam Mustipher has a lot of snaps under his belt at the position, though, and was brought in for a reason.

Defensive Linemen

1. Jeffery Simmons
2. T'Vondre Sweat
3. Sebastian Joseph-Day
4. Keondre Coburn
5. James Lynch
6. Cam Horsley*
7. Devonte O'Malley*
8. Philip Blidi*
9. Isaiah Raikes*
10. Carlos Watkins

The Titans have three clear starters on the DL: Simmons, Sweat, and Joseph-Day. Beyond them, Keondre Coburn and James Lynch lead the pack of competition after showing some utility last season. Tennessee would love to see one of the four UDFA additions emerge over the summer as a value pickup.

Edge Rushers

1. Dre'Mont Jones
2. Femi Oladejo*
3. Arden Key
4. Jaylen Harrell
5. Lorenzo Carter
6. Ali Gaye
7. Titus Leo
8. Desmond Evans*

The Titans EDGE group remains thin, but overall it's a bit stronger than it was this time last year. Jones, Oladejo, and Key constitute the main rotation, and then the Titans hope to see Jaylen Harrell take a Year 2 leap and join them. Lorenzo Carter is a FA addition who has shown he can be useful in rotation as well.

Inside Linebackers

1. Cody Barton
2. Cedric Gray
3. James Williams
4. Otis Reese
5. David Gbenda*
6. Curtis Jacobs
7. Amani Burney
8. Anfernee Orji

The Titans added free agent Cody Barton from Denver to head up their ILB room, and the plan beside him is to see one of Cedric Gray, James Williams, or Otis Reese emerge and claim that mantle. The Year 2 competition between Williams and Gray in particular is one I'm excited to see play out. They really need one of them to rise.

Cornerbacks

1. L'Jarius Sneed
2. Jarvis Brownlee Jr.
3. Roger McCreary
4. Marcus Harris*
5. Darrell Baker Jr.
6. Amani Oruwariye
7. Gabe Jeudy-Lally
8. Jermari Harris*
9. Clarence Lewis*
10. Jalen Kimber*
11. Davion Ross*

The Titans went out and stacked the CB room full of competitions behind starters Sneed, Brownlee, and McCreary. I put Marcus Harris in bold because you get drafted for a reason, and draft picks usually have to work pretty hard to lose a roster spot over their first summer. But he's going to be fighting for his spot on the pecking order, along with 8 others behind him on this list. Dennard Wilson is going to break a pool cue nine ways, throw the scraps onto the field, and dare somebody to show out amongst the rest.

Safeties

1. Amani Hooker
2. Xavier Woods
3. Kevin Winston Jr.*
4. Mike Brown
5. Julius Wood
6. Kendell Brooks
7. Mark Perry
8. Jerrin Thompson*

Drafting Kevin Winston Jr. on Day 2 was the perfect way to round out the Titans rotation at the position alongside Hooker and Woods. Guys like Mike Brown and Julius Woods have a chance to get onto the final roster as well, but primarily in a special teams role.

Specialists

• P Johnny Hekker
• K Joey Slye
• LS Morgan Cox

I’m not listing players twice on this list, so here is where I’ll point to who is in the running for kick and punt returner. Expect a competition for both roles over the summer that includes WR Chimere Dike, WR James Proche, RB Tyjae Spears, WR Bryce Oliver, WR Xavier Restrepo, WR Mason Kinsey, and RB Julius Chestnut amongst other players unlikely to make the roster.

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