With 2024 NFL training camps just around the corner, it's time to get up to speed on all 32 NFL teams. Bobby Kownack has the lowdown on position battles, key players and notable subplots across the AFC South.
Catch up on the Tennessee Titans' offseason developments and 2024 outlook below.
Training Camp Dates/Information
- Players report: July 23 (rookie & veterans)
- Location: Ascension Saint Thomas Sports Park | Nashville, Tennessee ()
Notable Roster Changes
| 2024 draft class | Selection |
|---|---|
| JC Latham, OT, Alabama | Round 1 (No. 7 overall) |
| T'Vondre Sweat, DT, Texas | Round 2 (No. 38) |
| Cedric Gray, LB, North Carolina | Round 4 (No. 106) |
| Jarvis Brownlee Jr., CB, Louisville | Round 5 (No. 146) |
| Jha'Quan Jackson, WR, Tulane | Round 6 (No. 182) |
| James Williams, LB, Miami | Round 7 (No. 242) |
| Jaylen Harrell, OLB, Michigan | Round 7 (No. 252) |
Preseason Schedule
- Week 1: vs. San Francisco 49ers | 7 p.m. ET on Saturday, Aug. 10
- Week 2: vs. Seattle Seahawks | 7 p.m. ET on Saturday, Aug. 17
- Week 3: at New Orleans Saints | 2 p.m. ET (NFL Network) on Sunday, Aug. 25
2024 Schedule Notes
- The Titans are tied for the 21st-hardest strength of schedule in 2024 based on their opponents' 2023 win percentage (.491).
- Tennessee is one of six teams with the earliest possible bye (Week 5).
- The Titans finish the season with three straight games against AFC South rivals, including two on the road.
-- NFL Research
What You Need To Know
1) This is Will Levis' team for 2024. Joining him is a new offensive-minded head coach, Brian Callahan, who played an integral role in developing Joe Burrow as the Bengals' offensive coordinator. Along with Callahan's prowess, Tennessee has also built up an impressive arsenal meant to support the young quarterback as he looks to prove to a new regime he has "it." Last season, Levis displayed tremendous arm talent across nine games, but he was woefully inaccurate with a 58.4 completion percentage and a 53.4 PFF accuracy percentage -- both 32nd among qualified quarterbacks (238-plus attempts). If his misses were heavily affected by roster talent, the new-look Titans are now properly equipped to verify that as camp gets underway.
2) For the first time since 2015, the Titans will enter a season without the one-man wrecking crew that is Derrick Henry. Tennessee is instead expected to count on a backfield pairing of Tony Pollard and Tyjae Spears. As for how close the split will hover around 50-50? That remains to be seen. Despite his second straight 1,000-yard rushing season, Pollard didn't flourish as expected in the lead-back role for Dallas, losing 1.2 yards off his per-carry average from 2022 (5.2 to 4.0). Will the Titans elect to keep him fresh, even if he proves his drop-off was due more to recovering from a broken leg than an overwhelming workload? Spears already turned heads in small doses spelling Henry as a rookie and looked explosive on the way to 838 total yards. It'll be a point of interest how Tennessee deploys the two backs, especially considering both collected 50-plus catches in 2023.
3) The receiver arms race in the AFC South netted the Titans Calvin Ridley and Tyler Boyd -- both with fun storylines, as Ridley spurned the rival Jaguars and Boyd followed his former OC to Nashville. DeAndre Hopkins presumably enters camp as top dog, even at 32, given his decorated résumé and a 1,000-yard season already under his belt with Levis. But really, we'll have to see what kind of pecking order emerges in the next couple months. Beyond those three wideouts, former first-rounder Treylon Burks has been tasked with trying out special teams, an ask that calls into question his long-term future in Tennessee after 49 catches over his first two years.
4) Tennessee's right side of the offensive line is completely up for grabs. From left to right, there's No. 7 overall JC Latham outside, Peter Skoronski at guard, Lloyd Cushenberry III at center and then two question marks. Daniel Brunskill, who started 14 games for the Titans last season, will be competing at right guard with Dillon Radunz (11 starts in 2023) and Saahdiq Charles (10 starts for Washington last year). The search for the team's best right tackle -- barring a bump of any of the aforementioned three to the outside -- will likely feature Nicholas Petit-Frere, John Ojukwu and Jaelyn Duncan, a group that combined for 10 starts in Tennessee a year ago. In a neat family twist, Bill Callahan -- the former NFL head coach who's Brian's father and one of the most highly respected O-line gurus in football -- receives the task of coaching them all up and improving a unit that tied for fourth-most sacks allowed in 2023.
5) General manager Ran Carthon went out and procured two new starting cornerbacks for new defensive coordinator Dennard Wilson. That comes as little surprise, considering Wilson specializes in coaching DBs and wants to implement a switch to heavy press coverage, a different philosophy than the Titans typically incorporated last season. Newcomers L’Jarius Sneed and Chidobe Awuzie will take the lead in ensuring that schematic shift proves successful, with Roger McCreary capable of complementing their efforts in the slot. Much like with Burks, former first-round pick Caleb Farley is looking at special teams to supplement his role. The cornerback has played just 12 games since going No. 22 overall in 2021. Health willing, can he find his niche in a different system?
