One analyst ranks Titans' 2026 free agency class near the bottom
A recent article ranking the 2026 free agency class for each team surprisingly placed the Tennessee Titans near the bottom of the league.
The Tennessee Titans have been incredibly active since the start of free agency. They've let players go and brought in new ones, hoping their roster will improve and win more than three games in 2026. The Titans had the most cap space to work with at the onset of free agency, but how have the moves they made impacted the overall roster?
ESPN's Ben Solak recently ranked each team's free agency class by which one improved its roster the most. Because each team has a different amount of cap space to work with, Solak used criteria such as value, roster flexibility, contract details, compensatory picks, and what they could have done but didn't. Based on that criteria, Solak ranked the Titans' free agency class at 28.
After noting the team's key acquisitions, Solak wrote that he loved the deal for John Franklin-Myers, but he didn't love any of the other moves, concluding with this: I won't knock the Titans too much for doing what struggling teams have to do in free agency -- overpay veterans to ensure the roster is functional and the locker room has leaders. The Titans got a lot better over the past month. But it doesn't feel like it did for the Patriots last season, when the resulting ceiling seemed sky-high.
This rebuild is more than a one-year effort. It's interesting that Solak felt that way about the New England Patriots' 2025 offseason. If you look back at their acquisitions, Stefon Diggs is the most notable free agency signing.