Titans 7-round 2026 NFL mock draft: Offense dominates early picks, free agency sets Mike Borgonzi up to fully reset roster

Here is my Titans 7-Round Mock Draft 4.0: Post-First Wave of Free Agency Edition.

Easton Freeze — Tennessee Titans Beat Writer
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Mock drafts before free agency are always incomplete at best. The veteran market is where teams shore up their thinnest position groups, trying hard to level the playing field to give themselves the most flexibility in the draft.

On Day 1 of free agency the Titans went hard in the paint, Handing out nearly $300 million worth of contracts. The money thrown at the defensive side of the ball was particularly significant. DL John Franklin-Myers, CB Alontae Taylor, and CB Cor’Dale Flott are all well-compensated starters in Robert Saleh’s unit.

These moves seemed to confirm everybody’s priors. If you were team Jeremiyah Love at 4th overall in the draft, you saw this as confirmation that he’s the play. If you were team EDGE at 4th overall, you saw these moves as a positive indication they’ll grab a guy in the first since they didn’t spend on one in free agency.

But the most money went to defense on Day 1, and there are still mercenary edge rushers on the market who can help round out a room. So let’s say this was the Titans front offices general plan: investing in veteran defenders, and continuing to stack young talent on offense.

With that premise in mind, here is my Mock Draft 4.0: OOPS! All Offense (with the first three picks, let’s not get stupid here).

Tennessee Titans 7-Round Mock Draft 4.0

Round 1, pick 4: Jeremiyah Love, RB, Notre Dame

If Jeremiyah Love is truly a lock top-10 draft pick, then his window shrank this week. Hefty running back contracts were handed out by a trio of teams in this range, taking them out of the sweepstakes for the blue chip RB from Notre Dame.

I see three possible spots for him now, and the Titans at 4 are one of them. Read more about the details of his potential landing spots here. I’m still deeply skeptical of Mike Borgonzi turning out to be the kind of guy to ignore positional value and history to take a running back at 4, even a weapon as enticing as Love. But it’s impossible to ignore the appeal and possibility of him going here and proving me wrong. So let’s say that he does. The Ward and Love show will be a ton of fun.

Round 2, pick 41: Denzel Boston, WR, Washington

Trade! The Titans move down from pick 35 with the Bengals, who move up for their top target still on the board after the first round. Tennessee sends picks 35, 144 and Cincinnati sends picks 41, 72.

Is Boston really going to fall this far? It’s still unclear how this second tier of wide receivers may come off the board since they’re all different flavors. Boston is a true X body type at 6’4” 212lbs, and his ball skills are tantalizing. He’d fit right in on the Titans roster as their winner at the boundary.

Round 3, pick 66: Connor Lew, C, Auburn

Another player who is hard to place on Day 2 is Connor Lew, because he probably would have been a fringe-first rounder had he not suffered a season-ending injury last year. Now somebody who is willing to be patient with his return to play is going to get a massive discount on a very good player.

The Titans failed to meaningfully address starting center at the beginning of free agency, leaving them few veteran options to write down in pen at the position. I think a competition that features 2025 rookie Jackson Slater and other minor veteran signings will be what they do this summer, but that could all be in service of Lew’s eventual ascendancy to the starting role.

Round 3, pick 72: Josiah Trotter, LB, Missouri

It’s not hard to guess that, yes, Josiah Trotter comes from that NFL family tree. The 6’2” 237lbs is a smart downhill player. He’s got a strong power profile, and can win on blitzes with his mind and his might. Robert Saleh invests with his first pick on defense in a young linebacker who can do what he wants his men in the box to do: get upfield.

Round 4, pick 101: LT Overton, EDGE, Alabama

Overton has the size and strength to be an inside-out player in the NFL. He never achieved elite levels of production at Alabama, but the traits are all there to be developed into a useful NFL player. The 6’3” 273lbs senior is violent and versatile.

Round 5, pick 142: Dallen Bentley, TE, Utah

The Titans are all in on Gunner Helm being the tight end one of the future. But in the modern NFL, they need to continue to invest in versatile options in this room who offer something in the blocking game. Bentley is a 6’4” 253lb raw athlete who burst onto the scene in 2025 as a viable target in the passing game. He’ll still be a blocker first at the next level.

Round 6, pick 184: Thaddeus Dixon, CB, North Carolina

Dixon is a 6’1″ 195lbs depth corner who could develop into a starter one day. A tumultuous season in for the Tar Heels shouldn’t take away from his NFL upside.

Round 6, pick 194: Jakobe Thomas, S, Miami

A kid born and raised in Tullahoma, Tennnessee, Thomas is a 6’1″ 211lb downhill player who was productive in in his five college years. He just needs some refinement at the next level to hone his traits.

Round 7, pick 218: Bryce Boettcher, LB, Oregon

Boettcher has already been drafted in one professional league; he went in the 13th round of the MLB draft. He’s got the athleticism to become a valuable special teamer and develop under Robert Saleh’s defensive program.

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