Titans Wide Receiver Room Named "Biggest Hole" on Roster

NASHVILLE — The Tennessee Titans' wide receiver group has been ranked at the bottom or near the bottom of any ranking you can find. At this point in the offseason, the Titans' receiver being named the "biggest hole" on the roster by Football Outsiders Aaron Schatz shouldn't be a shock.

"Treylon Burks had 33 catches as a rookie with DVOA and DYAR close to average. He could grow into a top receiver, but the jury's definitely still out. The other outside receiver is Nick Westbrook-Ikhine, who was cut at the start of the offseason but then re-signed a couple of weeks later. Westbrook-Ikhine scored a 30 last year in the ESPN receiver rankings, near the bottom of the league.

The slot receiver will be Kyle Philips, a fifth-round pick in 2022 who played just 64 snaps as a rookie because of injury. Veteran Chris Moore is also around, but he's 30 years old and spent most of his career primarily on special teams before a career season with 548 yards for last year's Texans. The Titans didn't draft a receiver this year until Colton Dowell in the seventh round."

Hard to argue with Schatz's case when he puts it like that. While the Titans are missing top-tier talent, new general manager Ran Carthon did a good job adding depth to the roster on offense and defense. However, receiver got neither talent nor depth in the offseason.

That is why some still think the Titans will make a trade for a veteran receiver. It is hard to believe the Titans could purposefully go into the season with the group they have now, but a trade requires two parties. The Titans' desperation for receiver help doesn't mean a team will give them a better deal. In reality, it probably means they will get the opposite, a worse deal.

That is if a deal happens at all. The Titans could very well be fine with their current group and choose to focus on receiver upgrades next offseason. It will make for a less enjoyable watch during the season, but may be the best way forward from a team building

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