New York Giants draft: All roads run through the Tennessee Titans

ESPN dishes on what is currently known about Tennessee’s draft intentions

If the New York Giants ultimately determine they want to select Miami quarterback Cam Ward in the 2025 NFL Draft, their path to doing so relies on what the Tennessee Titans do with the No. 1 overall pick.

Will they decide to select Ward? Will they be willing to trade down? What price will they accept if they do trade down?

ESPN’s Titans reporter Turron Davenport and insider Jeremy Fowler looked at what the Titans might be planning to do at No. 1. Here are some of the bullet points of interest to Giants fans:

• Ward is the consensus No. 1 quarterback, but Shedeur Sanders might be “a slightly better fit for a Brian Callahan offense in Tennessee, according to multiple scouts.”
• The majority of league personnel surveyed by Davenport and Fowler believe Tennessee prefers to trade out from the No. 1 pick.
• The Titans currently possess 22 draft picks in the next three years. Per ESPN, Tennessee wants to increase that number to 30. As such, Tennessee is “open for business.”
• Per ESPN, “multiple evaluators polled believe a package of picks — say, a future second-rounder and an early Day 3 pick — might be enough for a team such as the Giants to move from No. 3 to No. 1.” For what it’s worth, evaluators Big Blue View spoke with see that as a starting point for negotiations and expect it to take more than that for the Giants to get the No. 1 pick.
• Sources told Davenport and Fowler they believed the Cleveland Browns will be “very tempted” to take a quarterback at No. 2.

There is a long way to go in the process and nothing is written in stone. It was informative to see Denver Broncos coach Sean Payton say in an interview recently that the Broncos were not impressed by Bo Nix at the Combine a year ago, and that it wasn’t until much farther in the draft process that they determined he was the quarterback they wanted.

So, for now, these are all just talking points to be aware of.