The Tennessee Titans offensive depth chart has a few clear-cut answers and several wide-open battles heading into Robert Saleh’s first training camp as head coach. 

After OTAs and minicamp gave us a closer look at how this coaching staff operates, three roster competitions stand out above the rest on offense: right guard, the third tight end, and fourth running back. 

With only 16 padded practices allowed in training camp by the league’s CBA, the Titans can’t afford to waste any reps figuring out what they already know. 

Answering these questions will shape quarterback Cam Ward’s supporting cast for the 2026 season.

Will Levis’ future remains up in the air

Cam Ward is the starter. Mitch Trubisky is QB2. That part is simple.

I think Trubisky is the best backup the Titans have had since Ryan Tannehill sat behind Marcus Mariota heading into the 2019 season. The comparison ends there, though. Tannehill eventually took over as the starter. That is not happening here.

Will Levis, in my opinion, will not be on this team. I don’t know whether it happens via trade or release, but a trade is the best outcome for everyone involved. I’ve talked plenty about that already.

Hendon Hooker makes sense as a practice squad candidate. This staff seems to like him, for whatever reasoning, because Hooker did not receive a single team rep once Trubisky returned from the birth of his child during OTAs. That tells you where things stand.

How soon will the fourth Titans running back separate himself? 

Saleh did not hold back when asked about his ‘bell cows’ in this offense. It’s Tony Pollard and Tyjae Spears as the two lead backs, and that was very clear throughout the spring. What surprised me was how quickly rookie Nick Singleton moved up to third on the depth chart. When the team split reps between Ward’s group and the backup quarterbacks, Singleton was right there getting work.

Singleton’s positioning tells you something about how this coaching staff handles rookies compared to previous regimes. Mike Vrabel, for example, was slow to move rookies up the depth chart until they proved something. Under Saleh’s staff, Singleton seems to have earned his way to RB3 out of the gate.

The real battle is for RB4, if Tennessee even keeps four running backs. Free agent addition Michael Carter, incumbent Julius Chestnut, and second-year player Kalil Mulling are essentially interchangeable right now. I think the best special teams contributor and pass protector wins the job.

Wide receiver locks, roles, and the WR6 battle

The top five receivers are locked in: Carnell Tate, Wan’Dale Robinson, Calvin Ridley, Chim Dike, and Elic Ayomanor. 

This group of five is actually really fun. I don’t think there’s a single one of them “locked down” to just playing one of the receiver roles in this offense. Cross-training happens all the time in NFL offseason, and the receiver group did a great job of rolling different players through the X, Z, and slot receiver roles.

I still think the sixth spot belongs to Bryce Oliver right now, particularly if the Titans don’t keep a fourth running back and need the extra special teams value at receiver. K.J. Osborn is the name to watch for that final spot. Osborn has done significantly more as an NFL pass catcher, but that’s not what this role needs. 

Third tight end is a legitimate 3-way competition

Gunnar Helm and Daniel Bellinger are the top two tight ends. Seventh-round rookie Jaren Kanak, I believe, makes the 53-man roster. 

The question is who slots between Kanak and the starters?

I could see it going three different ways: Kylen Granson, David Martin-Robinson, or Joel Wilson. That competition should be one of the more compelling position battles in training camp.

What we know, and don’t know about the Tennessee Titans OL

Austin Schlottmann is the starting center. I don’t think there is real competition for that job right now. Pat Coogan is the backup, and while that could shift deeper into the season, Schlottmann’s experience in the system gives him the edge when you only have 16 padded practices to install everything.

Left tackle Dan Moore Jr., left guard Peter Skoronski, and right tackle JC Latham are all set.

Right guard? Spin the wheel. I’d give Cordell Volson maybe a 40 percent chance, Jackson Slater somewhere around 35 percent, and Fernando Carmona at roughly 25 percent. This is exactly what those 16 practices are for.

The other lingering concern is the fourth tackle spot.

Austin Deculus is the third tackle, but I am not thrilled about what he provides as a safety net. Behind him, the Titans need to figure out what they have in Aamil Wagner and Rasheed Miller. If Latham deals with any injury issues again, Tennessee needs someone it can trust at right tackle, and that answer is not obvious right now.

I’ll be watching right guard, TE3, and RB4, especially when the pads come on. Those are the three offensive depth chart questions training camp needs to answer for the Titans. I think the only true uncomfortable spot is the missing combination of skill and experience at right guard.