Titans reshape roster and cap space with shrewd free agency moves, positioning for draft success and future flexibility.
The Tennessee Titans had a lot of money and a lot of needs to fill in free agency.
General Manager Mike Borgonzi went to work quickly once the free agency window opened.
His biggest moves were bringing in former New York Giants receiver Wan'Dale Robinson, former Denver Broncos defensive lineman John Franklin-Myers, Alontae Taylor and Cor'Dale Flott.
Borgonzi didn't stop there, making other moves to add depth at positions of need, including offensive line, tight end, and defensive line.
After all the moves the team made in free agency, there were questions about how much money the team would have entering the 2026 NFL Draft.
The Titans did make one move to free up cap space and get out of an awful contract that former General Manager Ran Carthon drew up, releasing cornerback L'Jarius Sneed, freeing up $11.4 million in cap space.
According to Spotrac, Sneed was on a four-year, $76 million deal and played only 12 games for the Titans over the last two seasons due to injury. Calvin Ridley also agreed to a restructured deal, which gave the team another $11 million in cap space.
Carthon made some notably bad free-agent moves. He brought in Lloyd Cushenberry, Sneed, Calvin Ridley and Tony Pollard. Pollard is really the only one who has lived up to his contract, finishing with 1,000 yards the last two seasons. Cushenberry and Sneed are no longer on the team, and Ridley played in seven games due to injury last season.
104.5 The Zone's Zach Lyons shed some light on how the Titans' cap space situation looks with the 2026 NFL Draft on the horizon. Tennessee has $63.5 million in top-51 cap space, $55.8 million in effective cap space and $134.4 million in new 1st-year cash.
This includes the recent contract of former Los Angeles Chargers offensive tackle Austin Deculus.
It seems the team will have ample cap space for the draft and beyond.
The question is, do the Titans go with the best player available at No. 4 overall, or take an edge rusher like David Bailey or Rueben Bain Jr.?
If the Titans do go with the strategy of taking the best player available, they could land the likes of Notre Dame running back Jeremiyah Love.
However, they could miss out on finding another edge rusher to pair with Jermaine Johnson. On the updated Titans depth chart, Johnson is set to start with inexperienced edge rusher Femi Oladejo, who the team took out of UCLA in last year's draft.
Oladejo played in six games before suffering a season-ending injury. It's clear that depth is needed at the position.
The Titans will have a big decision to make in April, but at least they still have plenty of cap space for the near future.