NFL Analyst Names Player Titans Should Target Ahead of Trade Deadline

The Tennessee Titans have been sellers ahead of the trade deadline so far. 

It makes sense, considering that they are currently 1-7 and very far removed from the playoff conversation. The Titans realize this, so they decided to trade Jeffery Simmons to the Chicago Bears and got three draft picks in return. 

The good news is that the Houston Texans and Indianapolis Colts aren't doing much better. The Texans are 2-5 after a bye in Week 8. The Colts just lost their fourth game in a row with Sunday's 42-7 loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars. 

The Titans still have plenty of work to do if they want to turn the season around. At the moment, it's easier to start focusing on the future instead of the present. That's why the Titans opted to trade Simmons instead of keeping him for the rebuild. 

Tennessee is looking to get as much draft capital as possible for the upcoming 2027 NFL Draft. 

ESPN recently released an article detailing moves that every NFL team should make before the trade deadline on Nov. 10. Each team had a player that should be traded away and another that they should consider trading for. 

Even a team like the Titans had a player they should target. NFL Analyst Aaron Schatz thought that the Titans should look into trading for Denver Broncos defensive lineman Sai'vion Jones after getting rid of Simmons. 

Jones wasn't able to earn one of the starting defensive end spots at the Broncos, and Schatz thinks that the Titans could be a good fit. 

"Broncos DL Sai'vion Jones," Schatz said. "After trading away Simmons, the Titans should look for any young, highly drafted defensive linemen who haven't developed with their current teams. Jones might fit the bill, as he was unable to claim the defensive end spot across from Zach Allen this season.  

Jones is in his second year in the NFL after being selected out of LSU in the third round of the 2025 NFL Draft. 

Jones' stats don't jump off the page. He played in only three games last year. He's played in seven games this season and recorded one sack, six total tackles and one TFL. 

It's not going to be the kind of move that will have an immediate impact, but one that can benefit the Titans in the future. 

Schatz wants the Titans to bring in Jones and let him develop under Robert Saleh, who has previously gotten plenty of production from defensive linemen in his system.

At the San Francisco 49ers, Saleh was able to put Arik Armstead in a position to get 10 sacks in 2019. He had the same effect on Kerry Hyder, who went from two sacks in the two years before he joined the 49ers, and then recorded 8.5 in 2020. 

The Titans aren't in a position to make a move to guarantee them immediate success. This team needs to continue preparing for the future. 

Jones could be a player that the Titans could get production from in the future with Saleh's past of developing defensive linemen. 

The Titans definitely wouldn't need to pay too much for Jones either. We'll have to wait and see if the team trades for anyone before the deadline next week.