The Tennessee Titans have a lot of holes to patch this coming NFL offseason, and perhaps none are more important than finding a new quarterback.

While the Titans’ easiest path to a franchise quarterback will be selecting one in the NFL Draft, they could also potentially pursue the free-agent mark or trades to discover an answer.

Lately, more and more momentum has been building toward Aaron Rodgers becoming Tennessee’s next signal-caller, and if that does happen, the Titans will certainly need to surround him with some more weapons.

Cory Kinnan of Daft on Draft recently put together a mock draft and has Tennessee landing both Rodgers and Missouri Tigers wide receiver Luther Burden III during the offseason.

“With a ton of needs on an aging roster, the Titans are not in the position to take a quarterback,” Kinnan wrote. “This could be a team that gets in the market for Aaron Rodgers, so they get him a target here in Luther Burden III. Not the receiver you expected? He’s my WR1 so why not slot him first in this mock draft?”

Burden is widely viewed as one of the most explosive playmakers in this year’s draft class and is coming off of a 2024 campaign in which he caught 61 passes for 676 yards and six touchdowns in what was actually a down year for him.

Last season, he hauled in 82 receptions for 1,212 yards and nine scores.

The idea of the Titans gambling on Rodgers is a risky one, considering that the 41-year-old has not looked like himself with the New York Jets this year.

Rodgers is also under contract for 2025, so Tennessee would either have to trade for the future Hall-of-Famer or hope that the Jets cut him in order to add him.

It should definitely be an interesting offseason in Music City.

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The Tennessee Titans spent a whole lot of time addressing their receiving corps last offseason, signing both Calvin Ridley and Tyler Boyd in free agency.

That gave the Titans a rather fearsome wide receiver room that also included DeAndre Hopkins heading into the 2024 NFL campaign.

It didn’t exactly go according to plan, however, as Tennessee traded Hopkins before the deadline, Ridley struggled in the first half and Boyd has mostly been a non-factor.

That means the Titans will absolutely have to pursue other playmaking options this coming offseason, and one such possibility could be New York Jets star Garrett Wilson.

There is speculation that Wilson could ask for at trade in the coming months, as the third-year wide out does not exactly seem enthralled with playing for Aaron Rodgers.

Should the Jets place Wilson on the trade block, there would be no shortage of suitors for the Ohio State product, and Tennessee would absolutely represent a prime landing spot.

Bleacher Report’s Alex Kay has listed the Titans as a potential destination in the event of a Wilson trade and even feels that Wilson represents the best possible solution for the ailing squad.

“Cooking up a deal with the Jets that includes multiple Day 2 picks and even a potential future Day 1 pick in exchange for Wilson looks like the best option,” Kay wrote. “Executing such a move would allow the Titans to retain their lofty 2025 draft position, putting them in range to bring in a QB to pair with Wilson.”

A tandem of Wilson and Ridley would certainly be impressive, especially considering that Ridley has picked it up a bit during the second half of 2024.

Wilson has hauled in 97 receptions for 1,053 yards and seven touchdowns this season and is under team control through 2026.

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What Rick Barnes said after No. 1 Tennessee beat Norfolk State 67-52 Tuesday afternoon at Food City Center:

How he would assess Tennessee’s offense in the win 

“I thought it was a really good game for us, the kind of game we thought, we knew it was gonna be a low-possession game, that’s how they play. We knew they were going to drive the ball at us. We knew we were going to get a lot of looks and that it’s hard for players to turn down shots when they know they get more daylight than they normally get. And obviously I thought early, I thought we took some quick threes that we shouldn’t have taken, especially from the post position. But otherwise, it played the way I thought. We had a chance to obviously make some threes, but they don’t go down. It changed the game. I didn’t think we did a great job on the glass. I would think them coming in, knowing that we do want to rebound the ball, I thought they really were (terrific). I think they’re a really well-coached team. The program, what they’ve done the last three years and what they’ve done in the past, obviously my time in Northern Virginia back in the day, I know a lot about Norfolk State and that area. And (I have) just great respect for that program. 

“But their defense, we knew they were going to try to slow it down, tempo us. Try to get us not to play in a high-possession game. And they did a good job with that. And it was good for us. Because it’s really kind of what you could see in the first round of the NCAA Tournament game. But our guys stayed with it and just kind of grinded it out.”

Chaz Lanier continuing to make progress in this offense while producing at a high rate 

“Well he is producing, but he’s got to keep going. He’s got to learn to continue to cut harder. He’s got to come off knowing that he doesn’t have, he’s not going to have as much time to get set up and those type things. And obviously people are scouting him and I thought, I do know he’s gotten better defensively, which is something that is important obviously. But he’s going to have to continue to add to speed to his game. We want to get out and run. But I just think he’s got to be able to catch the ball more. I think he had some good looks. What did he shoot from three? 6 of 16? … I thought early he took a couple that weren’t very good, but overall that— and I thought it because he didn’t get set up to answer your question kind of. I thought he just kind of drifted into it and they did a good job closing out where he didn’t get his normal rhythm. But, again, it’s a really good game for us because we talked about how we’ve gotta continue to learn how to guard the ball. Not so much one-on-one, but more as a team where people trying to — we knew they were gonna go downhill hard and they did and did a good job of not fouling them, which we didn’t wanna do that. Other than Z’s five turnovers, again when you’re playing a low possession game, everything gets magnified because of just a low possession game. And every one of those possessions mean that much more. But again, it was good. When we put together our buy games, we want to get challenged. We felt these were two great games to get us ready for conference play and now you can throw it all out. We’re 0-0 like everybody else. Rankings mean nothing. None of it other than maybe people look at it as a way to build their resume right now. But the fact is 0-0 with everybody in the league.”

If he’s comfortable with Tennessee’s minute distribution

“Well, again, in a game like this, Bishop is working his way back. His minutes will go up. He’s had, he practiced really yesterday for the first time and I thought he did well. So we have confidence that his minutes will go up. We just need Dstone and we need Igor. Those guys can shoot the ball. And both of them took not good shots early in the game, just trying to, we don’t worry about them making the three, they’re going to. They’re good shooters, they’ll do it. But if they’re pressing to do that, they’re not. And then Shack’s thumb or finger’s been bothering him and in the second half, I just didn’t think he looked comfortable and that’s why we didn’t play him very much.”

The things he likes most about his Tennessee team heading into SEC play

“Well, I think obviously rebounding. I mean, every game, as I said, takes on its own identity. It plays, and again, today played the way we thought it would play and you’re hoping you’re gonna shoot the ball well ’cause you know you’re gonna get some looks at it. We knew they would change some defenses, show us some different looks, but we wanted to, again, we knew they were gonna really drive the ball as hard as anybody that we played all year. And they’ve got some guys that can finish it well at the rim. But when I look at it in January, I think everything we do (has to improve). I mean we obviously gotta rebound the ball better. Different team coming in here Saturday and then after that, it’s gonna be a different team. 

“So we’re gonna have to adjust from game to game. But there are certain fundamental things that we have gotta improve on. It goes back to ball-screen defense, guarding the basketball, finishing the defensive set. Then on offense, not throwing lifelines, turning the ball over in unnecessary ways. We’ve gotta improve there. What did we shoot from the free throw line today? 10-of-16. So, you know, that’s better than probably what we’ve been shooting. But turnovers, shot selection, valuing that basketball is a high premium that we’ve gotta continue to improve with.”

What makes Tennessee sophomore forward Cade Phillips so good on lob plays and in the pick and roll

“He works and you know, the more he gets out there, you know, his experience, I thought he had a really good day for us. He can jump, he’s more athletic. He’s, as they say, he’s farm strong. People might look at him and think he’s not that strong, but highly competitive. He’s probably improved as much as anybody. I don’t think there’s any question from the last spring to today, he’s improved more than anybody on our team. And the more he’s out there, the more he’s gonna get confident knowing what’s going on. Great teammate, wants to do the right thing, but he’s competitive. Not afraid to stick his nose in there and go after it.”