Titans GM: Team open to trading No. 1 pick in 2025 NFL Draft

Mike Borgonzi is now in place as the Titans’ general manager. While his authority will not reach the level of many of his colleagues around the league, he will have an interesting decision early in his tenure. Tennessee holds the No. 1 pick in April’s draft, but moving down the board will be considered.

“Draft picks are our biggest form of currency, so when there’s opportunities to trade back to collect more picks, we’re going to do that,” Borgonzi said during his introductory press conference via ESPN’s Turron Davenport. “We’re going to look at all avenues as far as that number one pick,” president of football operations Chad Brinker added. “But we won’t pass on a generational talent with the first pick in the NFL Draft.”

Heisman winner Travis Hunter is widely seen as the top prospect in the 2025 class, but the two-way star (who is viewed as likely to play corner in the NFL at this point) would not fill Tennessee’s need at the quarterback position. With the Browns, Giants and Raiders owning the second, third and sixth selections, Tennessee taking Hunter would add another layer to the QB sweepstakes in April. In general, though, Borgonzi’s stance about prioritizing the volume of picks is reasonable.

The Titans own eight selections this year, but only two are in the top 100. Moving down would help Borgonzi reach his goal of making 30 total picks in the next three years, which will be key in shaping the direction of the franchise moving forward. Given the demand for passers amongst many teams at the top of the board and the scarcity of available quarterbacks viewed as being Day 1 prospects (Cam Ward and Shedeur Sanders), a strong trade-up market would likely exist if the Titans elected to entertain offers this spring.

Of course, the team’s stance on that front will depend on the evaluation of Hunter and the signal-callers who could challenge him for hearing their names called first on draft night. While Brinker is set to hold tiebreaking authority on many roster-building moves, it will be Borgonzi having the final say concerning the draft. How the latter proceeds on that front will be one of the more interesting league storylines during the spring.