Four Titans breakout candidates for the 2024 NFL season

The 2024 season brings a breath of fresh air to the Tennessee Titans with first-year head coach Brian Callahan now at the helm.

Plenty of talent has followed Callahan to Nashville as has an exciting draft class. As the team looks to find its footing in this new era of Titans football there will surely be a handful of players who are capable of taking a massive leap this fall.

Here are my four breakout candidates for the 2024 Tennessee Titans:

1. QB Will Levis

Any Titans breakout list that does not include QB1 is null and void. Levis spent most of his rookie season running for his life behind one of the worst offensive lines in football. Not only that, but the lack of weapons at wide receiver resulted in a few too many "Screw it, D-Hop is down there somewhere" throws.

Brian Callahan has had plenty of success navigating around subpar offensive lines during his time with the Cincinnati Bengals. Even when Joe Burrow went down with a season-ending injury he helped backup QB Jake Browning lead the league with a remarkable 70.4 completion percentage in 2023. Oh, I almost forgot to mention the additions of an explosive Calvin Ridley and Tyler Boyd, who brings five years of experience under Callahan, to play alongside DeAndre Hopkins. 

2. RB Tyjae Spears

Spears' skillset should fit seamlessly into Callahan's scheme. The Tulane product showed plenty of burst with the ball in his hands as a rookie in 2023. Spears should see an uptick in touches as he figures to receive the bulk of the third-down work even with the addition of Tony Pollard.

Spears was balanced in his production last season totaling 443 rushing yards and 385 receiving yards with three total touchdowns. Though Pollard will take away from a full workload, Spears will have a great opportunity to eclipse the 1,000-yard mark in rushing and receiving in his second year in the NFL.