The Tennessee Titans & New England Patriots could be playing for the eventual No. 1 overall pick in the 2025 NFL Draft
The 1-6 Tennessee Titans return home to Nashville after enduring an embarrassing two-game road trip to host the 2-6 New England Patriots on Sunday. Tennessee entered Week 8 owning the No. 4 overall selection in April’s 2025 NFL Draft. Coupling their loss to the Detroit Lions with unlikely wins for the Patriots and Cleveland Browns, and the Titans moved up to No. 2 overall.
The Patriots themselves moved from No. 1 to No. 3 overall after defeating the New York Jets. Jerod Mayo’s rebuilding team is now slotted one selection behind the Titans they’ll encounter at Nissan Stadium on Sunday. Both the Titans and Patriots have fair reasons to embrace the #tank.
The Titans are likely moving on from Will Levis at the end of the season. Speaking of Levis, he’s likely scheduled to return as Tennessee’s starter after a two-game absence due to a shoulder injury. The Patriots are expected to start Jacoby Brissett with rookie quarterback Drake Maye remaining in concussion protocol.
It’s unclear what the Titans would do with a top overall selection, but it’d certainly be worth possessing. Whether the Titans would fall in love with a quarterback prospect and draft Levis’ successor, take a two-way superstar like Travis Hunter, or trade back and draft a wide receiver, EDGE, or right tackle, there would be multiple options on the table. Ran Carthon certainly wouldn’t complain, with this roster possessing various holes at premium positions.
Weekly results are having big-time impacts on the ever-changing draft order. The Titans benefited from that last Sunday, whereas the Patriots were victims of their victory. Sunday’s outcome could eventually be decisive to which franchise owns the No. 1 overall pick in the 2025 NFL Draft.
Rooting for losses is never #fun, but Tennessee’s 2024 campaign is clearly going nowhere. It’s difficult to argue that losses aren’t in their best interest. Titans could nearly confirm a top-three draft selection in 2025 with a defeat to the Patriots.