NFL insider believes Titans are looking to trade back in the NFL draft

The NFL draft is only 9 days away, and teams are starting to leak both facts and misinformation to NFL Insiders as they prepare for the biggest event of the offseason.

The Tennessee Titans are no different, with general manager Mike Borgonzi and his staff putting the final touches on the team's draft plans. Now, the big question is what they will do with the fourth overall selection. That is something NFL Insider Albert Breer discussed in his takeaways column for Sports Illustrated, connecting the Titans to a potential strategy that has been making rounds through the fanbase.

Which teams could trade up

Teams picking behind the Jets are looking to move down. Count the Cardinals, Titans, Giants, Browns, and Commanders among those already looking at trying to drop down in the order to accumulate capital. The problem for those five is finding teams to move up.

Breer did mention the Dallas Cowboys and New Orleans Saints as teams who could be willing to move up, but really focused on a potential deal with Arizona. If the Titans decided to move back to accumulate more capital, it would be interesting not only to see what compensation they would receive but also which players they would ultimately select.

Breer followed that note about the Titans potentially having interest in a top wide receiver in his quick hits.

And here are a few more notes on what I’m hearing as we draw closer to the draft…

I’d say Ohio State WR Carnell Tate is secure as a top-10 pick, and could go as high as No. 4 to the Titans or No. 5 to the Giants. After that, I don’t sense there’s a consensus No. 2 at the receiver position, with USC’s Makai Lemon, Arizona State’s Jordyn Tyson, Texas A&M’s KC Concepcion, and Indiana’s Omar Cooper Jr. among those that different teams see as the next guy after Tate. I also think the depth of the draft class at the position could lead some teams to pass on receivers altogether in the first round.

This isn’t the first time Tate has been connected to Tennessee, but it has quieted down over the past month. There is no doubt the Titans would like to add a playmaker on the outside for Cam Ward, but by most accounts, that addition is usually targeted on Day 2.

Could Tate be in play in a potential trade-down scenario, similar to what Breer discussed in the opening? Anything is possible at this time of the year.

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