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The Tennessee Titans are set to undergo a full organizational rebuild in the 2026 offseason, which will begin with another top-five pick in the 2026 NFL Draft. General manager Mike Borgonzi will have to focus his efforts on replacing former head coach Brian Callahan, but his current agenda will revolve around the upcoming College Football Playoffs.
Although the Titans are not likely to end the season with the No. 1 pick for the second consecutive year, they will almost certainly have their choice of options. Borgonzi is committed to building around Cam Ward for at least one more season and will reflect that in the upcoming draft.
The Titans have a lot of ground to cover in the upcoming months, with almost everything on the table in the offseason. Still, Borgonzi should have his eyes on a few of the biggest names in college football during the sport’s biggest stage.
Every Tennessee Titans fan should be getting excited watching these eight players in the 2025-2026 College Football Playoffs, with the hope that they will join the team in the 2026 NFL Draft.
The Titans have Amani Hooker and Xavier Woods both under contract for at least one more season, seemingly making safety a secure position in the offseason. However, Tennessee is on track to end the year with a bottom-10 passing defense for the second consecutive year and nothing should be off the table.
Ohio State’s Caleb Downs is the top safety of the draft, but the Titans are not likely to target him in the first round. Instead, Alabama’s Keon Sabb is a much more realistic and intriguing prospect for them to consider.
Sabb’s career has been hindered by injuries, but he is one of the most athletic and physical safeties to grace the college football scene in the last decade. Sabb is not as gifted a tackler as some other players in the class, but he is arguably the best in pass coverage. Tennessee has not had a legitimate ball-hawk safety like Sabb since trading Kevin Byard in 2023.
Ohio State is typically well-represented in the NFL Draft and is on track to repeat that trend in 2026. No player on the Buckeyes’ roster has increased his stock more than Arvell Reese, who has suddenly become arguably the best prospect of the entire class.
Reese’s physical traits have always impressed and had his teammates selling fans on his talent long before his official breakout. In just his second season of college football, Reese has broken through with 62 tackles, 6.5 sacks and two batted passes in 2025.
Reese is capable of playing both inside and outside linebacker, two primary positions of need for the Titans. Tennessee might be eyeing a more traditional linebacker, but this defense desperately needs a playmaker like Reese, who could very well end up becoming the team’s first-round pick.
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