The 2025 NFL draft is finally here! After months of preparation, evaluations, meetings, interviews, conversations, workouts, and getting to know draft prospects, all 32 NFL teams meet in Green Bay, Wisconsin for the league’s biggest night of the year.
The Tennessee Titans have eight picks (barring trades) in this year’s draft, and here is where we will provide instant analysis for each pick in the 2025 NFL draft.
On the first day, the Titans held the number-one overall pick in the draft. They used it to fill the biggest need they have: Quarterback.
Round 1 (No. 1): Cam Ward, QB, Miami
The Titans used their top overall draft pick in the one way everyone expected them to when they selected Miami quarterback Cam Ward. Ward’s addition to Tennessee instantly improves the offense and puts Will Levis on notice that he needs to improve if he wants to beat out Ward for the starting role.
A zero-star recruit out of high school, Ward has improved at every stop he’s made, culminating in the best performance of his career at Miami. His arm, accuracy, ability to move outside the pocket and extend plays, and his football IQ are all bolstered by his unwavering work ethic. Every bit of hard work he put in over the last several years paid off in dividends, and the Titans made the best possible decision by keeping the top pick and bringing Ward to Nashville.
Round 2 (No. 52): Oluwafemi Oladejo, EDGE, UCLA
The Titans traded down from pick No. 35, giving the Seattle Seahawks that pick while moving back to No. 52 and adding a third-round draft pick. This increases the Titans’ number of picks from eight to nine, and allowed the Titans to select a desperately needed edge rusher in UCLA’s Oluwafemi Oladejo.
Oladejo’s athleticism provides a dynamic presence on the edge that the Titans sorely missed in 2024. The middle of the line was solid between Jeffery Simmons and T’Vondre Sweat, but the Titans lacked any semblance of a run defense, and it showed.
Oladejo will need some development to hone his skills at the edge, but Dennard Wilson is adept at developing players and will have him ready in no time.
This article originally appeared on Titans Wire: 2025 NFL draft: Instant analysis of every Titans selection
The 2025 NFL draft is finally here! After months of preparation, evaluations, meetings, interviews, conversations, workouts, and getting to know draft prospects, all 32 NFL teams meet in Green Bay, Wisconsin for the league’s biggest night of the year.
The Tennessee Titans have eight picks (barring trades) in this year’s draft, and here is where we will provide instant analysis for each pick in the 2025 NFL draft.
On the first day, the Titans held the number-one overall pick in the draft. They used it to fill the biggest need they have: Quarterback.
Round 1 (No. 1): Cam Ward, QB, Miami
The Titans used their top overall draft pick in the one way everyone expected them to when they selected Miami quarterback Cam Ward. Ward’s addition to Tennessee instantly improves the offense and puts Will Levis on notice that he needs to improve if he wants to beat out Ward for the starting role.
A zero-star recruit out of high school, Ward has improved at every stop he’s made, culminating in the best performance of his career at Miami. His arm, accuracy, ability to move outside the pocket and extend plays, and his football IQ are all bolstered by his unwavering work ethic. Every bit of hard work he put in over the last several years paid off in dividends, and the Titans made the best possible decision by keeping the top pick and bringing Ward to Nashville.
Round 2 (No. 52): Oluwafemi Oladejo, EDGE, UCLA
The Titans traded down from pick No. 35, giving the Seattle Seahawks that pick while moving back to No. 52 and adding a third-round draft pick. This increases the Titans’ number of picks from eight to nine, and allowed the Titans to select a desperately needed edge rusher in UCLA’s Oluwafemi Oladejo.
Oladejo’s athleticism provides a dynamic presence on the edge that the Titans sorely missed in 2024. The middle of the line was solid between Jeffery Simmons and T’Vondre Sweat, but the Titans lacked any semblance of a run defense, and it showed.
Oladejo will need some development to hone his skills at the edge, but Dennard Wilson is adept at developing players and will have him ready in no time.
This article originally appeared on Titans Wire: 2025 NFL draft: Instant analysis of every Titans selection
