The Titans made a splash starting with the No. 4 overall pick in the 2026 NFL Draft, but what would we have done differently based on the Wolf Sports board?

 

Actual selections

1.04: WR Carnell Tate

1.31: EDGE Keldric Faulk

2.60: LB Anthony Hill Jr.

5.142: G Fernando Carmona

5.165: RB Nicholas Singleton

6.184: DL Jackie Marshall

6.194: C Pat Coogan

7.225: TE Jaren Kanak

 

Wolf Sports selections

1.04: S Caleb Downs

1.31: CB D’Angelo Ponds

2.60: WR Chris Brazzell II

5.142: G DJ Campbell

5.165: LB Harold Perkins Jr.

6.184: TE John Michael Gyllenborg

6.194: WR Deion Burks

7.225: QB Jalon Daniels

 

Thoughts

Tennessee was mostly connected to Jeremiyah Love or a pass rusher throughout the draft process, but Carnell Tate felt like a real possibility as they build around Cam Ward—and they took him as their hopeful long-term No. 1 wideout. While we were definitely lower on Tate than most, it’s encouraging that the Titans at least view him as an X receiver like we did (which for some reason wasn’t the case in the eyes of “big media” analysts who mostly parroted that they view him as a Z receiver).

 

A trade down would have been ideal based on our board, but if not, Caleb Downs would have been the clear selection at No. 4 for us. Particularly with teams relying more on three safeties playing together, Kevin Winston Jr. and Amani Hooker would not have been enough to go away from our No. 1 overall prospect—and Downs could have easily started in the slot as the biggest hole on Robert Saleh’s defense right now.

 

At the end of Round 1, the Titans traded up for Keldric Faulk, and he’s already an excellent run defender that will be in an ideal scheme to get the most out of him as a rusher on passing downs. D’Angelo Ponds would have been our target despite the Titans already adding Alontae Taylor and Cor’Dale Flott at cornerback this offseason, but Taylor (set to play on the perimeter in 2026) spent most of his time inside with New Orleans.

 

In the second round, we would’ve been between Jermod McCoy and Chris Brazzell II, but it might have been overkill at cornerback by doubling up both in free agency and the draft—so Brazzell was the choice to be a field-stretcher for Cam Ward. The Titans went defense with Anthony Hill Jr. there, and he’s another player who is an ideal fit in Saleh’s defense.

 

After a long wait, Tennessee had five selections on Day 3 to fill out the draft class–going with Fernando Carmona, Nicholas Singleton, Jackie Marshall, Pat Coogan, and Jaren Kanak. Although he’s behind Tony Pollard and Tyjae Spears, we loved Singleton’s value as a player who could have been drafted in the late second round, and it’s easy to imagine him capping off drives based on his nose for the end zone.

 

With our Day 3 selections, DJ Campbell could have immediately pushed for a starting job at right guard, Harold Perkins Jr. was a steep discount on Anthony Hill Jr. for a role that might be similar, John Michael Gyllenborg would have a fairly open depth chart at tight end, Deion Burks would add speed on offense, and Jalon Daniels could be the No. 3 quarterback in Year 1 depending on if Will Levis is on the roster behind Ward and Mitchell Trubisky.