Mike Borgonzi is now in place as the Titans’ general manager. Whereas his authority won’t attain the extent of lots of his colleagues across the league, he can have an attention-grabbing determination early in his tenure. Tennessee holds the No. 1 choose in April’s draft, however shifting down the board will likely be thought-about.
“Draft picks are our biggest form of currency, so when there’s opportunities to trade back to collect more picks, we’re going to do that,” Borgonzi said during his introductory press conference via ESPN’s Turron Davenport. “We’re going to have a look at all avenues so far as that primary choose,” president of soccer operations Chad Brinker added. “However we gained’t cross on a generational expertise with the primary choose within the NFL Draft.”
Heisman winner Travis Hunter is broadly seen as the highest prospect within the 2025 class, however the two-way star (who’s considered as prone to play nook within the NFL at this level) wouldn’t fill Tennessee’s want on the quarterback place. With the Browns, Giants and Raiders proudly owning the second, third and sixth picks, Tennessee taking Hunter would add one other layer to the QB sweepstakes in April. Generally, although, Borgonzi’s stance about prioritizing the quantity of picks is cheap.
The Titans personal eight picks this yr, however solely two are within the high 100. Transferring down would assist Borgonzi attain his purpose of constructing 30 complete picks within the subsequent three years, which will likely be key in shaping the route of the franchise shifting ahead. Given the demand for passers amongst many groups on the high of the board and the shortage of accessible quarterbacks considered as being Day 1 prospects (Cam Ward and Shedeur Sanders), a robust trade-up market would probably exist if the Titans elected to entertain gives this spring.
In fact, the workforce’s stance on that entrance will depend upon the analysis of Hunter and the signal-callers who may problem him for listening to their names known as first on draft evening. Whereas Brinker is about to carry tiebreaking authority on many roster-building strikes, it will likely be Borgonzi having the final say concerning the draft. How the latter proceeds on that entrance will likely be one of many extra attention-grabbing league storylines throughout the spring.
