2026 Team Previews: Tennessee Titans

Tennessee Titans 2026 Preview

All ADP data is courtesy of Fantasy Pros.

** = target in drafts at this ADP

Drafted Everywhere

Carnell Tate, WR (ADP: 72, WR30): Tate was the consensus top WR in this year’s NFL draft, and he unsurprisingly was the first one off the board to the Titans. Tennessee was a team that sorely lacked a legitimate top target last season, and after investing in Cam Ward first overall, they’re now making a concerted effort to improve his weapons. Tate will immediately be Tennessee’s X receiver, and he’s built for the job. He has great size to win on the outside, and a track record in college of producing – 51 receptions, 875 yards, nine touchdowns as a junior at Ohio State – and crushing man coverage (77.3% success, 89th percentile).

Tate is precisely what the Titans needed for their QB, a reliable weapon who can separate and win down the field where Ward isn’t afraid to test defenses. Tate posted a 68.6% success rate on nines, and an 84.1% success rate on curls, with those routes being his most frequently run patterns. He had defenses in knots, and his stellar rates on digs and posts show that working toward the middle at all levels is a strength. Tate is the WR1 for this team, and while I don’t believe he’ll lead the Titans in targets, I’d be shocked if he doesn’t lead them in yards and touchdown receptions. This was a bottom-feeding offense in 2025, but they’ve made real upgrades here, and the coaching should be much better on offense with Brian Daboll at offensive coordinator. I think Tate will be a productive fantasy WR2.

Tony Pollard, RB (ADP: 79, RB30): Pollard was once the electric, underused back being blocked by the boring veteran who is clearly on last legs. Now it’s Pollard we’re all bored with “blocking” younger, more exciting players. Here’s the thing…Pollard is good! Once it became understood that Pollard isn’t and won’t ever be a goal line maven, his ADP adjusted and now he’s just returning good value while being a sturdy RB2. He’s rushed for 1,000+ yards in four straight seasons, and been over 1,200 total yards in each of them too. He’s caught between 33 and 55 passes in each of the last five seasons, and actually hasn’t scored a receiving TD in three years, which is a regression candidate.

I understand that most people draft for ceiling, and Pollard’s RB1 ceiling is gone. But he is consistently churning out meaningful yardage, posting predictable touchdown numbers, and remains the lead back of an offense that figures to improve in 2025. When bye weeks hit, or injuries abound, players like Pollard become manna from heaven.

Interesting Players

Wan’Dale Robinson, WR (ADP: 122, WR47): Robinson has been a volume hog for a while now, but 2025 was an important shift for him. In 2024 Robinson caught 93 passes, and it was symptomatic of an offense that was very sick. He only managed 699 yards on those 93 catches, and was essentially a full-PPR glitch. He was genuinely providing the cheapest production possible and it was borderline offensive. He caught 92 passes last season, but posted his first ever 1,000-yard season. Robinson wasn’t just getting screens spammed his way, he evolved into a real threat down the field.

Of course the screens and flats were still there, and no, he wasn’t suddenly streaking down the field on go routes. But he was legitimately good on digs and posts in 2025, and it shows in his efficiency as his yards per catch leapt from 7.5 to 11. This matters, because Daboll was hired by the Titans and made sure to get Robinson paid. Robinson should never be the WR1 for any team, but he can be the most-targeted. That’s what I’m expecting from him in Tennessee, and why I believe he can be a pretty strong value when he’s going at this point in drafts. Of course, his size makes touchdowns difficult, but if there’s any reward system for receptions, he gains value.

Tyjae Spears, RB (ADP: 160, RB51): Once upon a time I was really hyped for Spears, but it’s clear in the battle of smallish backs for workload, Pollard has soundly defeated him. Spears is still an explosive player who can add a lot of value as a pass catcher out of the backfield, but I don’t see a world where he gets enough volume to even be a FLEX player. The hope if you do play Spears is a long touchdown, and while he’s got the juice for that, he’s scored 10 times in three years (42 games). There’s just not enough there, and with the addition in the draft of more RB competition, he’s just not on the field enough to be relevant.

Deep Cuts

Cam Ward, QB (ADP: 191, QB26): 2025 was a disaster from a fantasy standpoint for Ward, but nobody in their right mind was expecting him to be impactful in Year 1 on that team. His ADP is still extremely low, as it should be, but I do think there’s a chance he becomes more of a factor.

For starters, he has two brand new toys in Tate and Robinson that are legitimate options and not prayers. Tate in particular pairs nicely with him because he excels down the field, and Ward was promising as a deep ball guy but his terrible receiving corps discouraged those attempts. He has a true option over the middle and deep in Tate, and now a slot option who can actually get open consistently both in the short areas and over the top. Those players allow Calvin Ridley to operate free from opposing defenses’ top DBs, which he really needs at this stage of his career. The offense is set up far better for Ward to succeed now, and he has better coaching too. Ward isn’t an option in one-QB leagues just yet, but he might get there.

Calvin Ridley, WR (ADP: 225, WR78): 2025 was a lost season for Ridley, but this ADP treats him like a complete castoff. Prior to the dumpster fire of last year, Ridley had turned in back-to-back 1,000-yard seasons, and scored eight touchdowns in 2023 with the Jaguars. Now 31, Ridley was clearly miscast as an alpha in Tennessee. He’s not that anymore, and I believe having Ridley operate as a flanker who more often than not won’t have an opponents’ top CB on him will allow him to surprise people. This doesn’t mean he’s going to be a WR2 for me, or even a FLEX consistently, but he’ll be in consideration at times especially when injuries thin things out.

**Nick Singleton, RB (ADP: 227, RB61): Singleton’s career at Penn State was up and down, and the consensus seems to be that while he’s ridiculously talented from a physical standpoint, he needs work as a craftsman. All the speed and power in the world can’t make you correctly read blocks and have cutback vision, and limitations there can cap a player’s ceiling no matter how much of a freak they may be at the Combine or pro days. Still, if you’re big and fast enough you can still make a career out of that!

Singleton has two 1,000-yard seasons on his resume at Penn State, and in 2024 as a junior he caught 41 passes for 375 yards and five touchdowns. 2025 was actually his worst collegiate season, which is weird, but also makes sense as Penn State fell apart in myriad ways. Singleton is built far better than Spears for three-down work, and would be my bet if I wanted to handcuff Pollard. And yes, I highlighted Pollard’s consistency, but he’s nearing the age-30 RB cliff and has logged 240+ carries for three straight seasons. Singleton might not be the smoothest or most refined back, but his combo of size, speed and power is rare. Even if his coaches get frustrated, we saw TreVeyon Henderson in New England cobble together an impactful rookie season despite losing lots of opportunities. I do believe Singleton will be heard from in 2025.

Chimere Dike, WR (ADP: 370, WR119): Dike had some splashy moments as a rookie, but the overall picture of him is as a downfield threat out of the slot, and the slot is now occupied by Robinson. I like the speed he brings to the table, but it’s difficult to see a path to playing time for him, and the path to production with multiple pass catchers ahead of him on the depth chart.

Elic Ayomanor, WR (ADP: N/A): Ayomanor had a little buzz last season due to a barren depth chart, and that cupboard is just no longer bare. Ayomanor’s going to have to earn playing time now, and nothing about 2025 suggests that he will. He was brutal last year, turning in a 7th-percentile win rate vs. man (54%) and somehow and even worse showing vs. zone (65.1%, 4th percentile). It’s bad, I’m hard ignoring.