The Titans turned aside interest in the first overall pick last spring to select Cam Ward. He is set to handle starting quarterback duties for the foreseeable future, but it remains to be seen if Will Levis will remain in Tennessee for 2026. 
Ward was of course widely expected to handle QB1 duties right away during his rookie season, but he did not spend training camp competing for the top spot on the depth chart. In late July, Levis underwent season-ending surgery on his throwing shoulder. Provided he is fully healed in time for next year, the former second-rounder may find himself on a new team.
The Titans have a new front office in place compared to the one which drafted Levis. General manager Mike Borgonzi and president of football operations Chad Brinker will need to decide on keeping him in the fold or moving on. On that note, Charles Robinson of Yahoo Sports reports a “solid expectation” exists among those familiar with Borgonzi that the Titans will explore a Levis trade this offseason.
Drafted as the team’s Ryan Tannehill successor, Levis made a total of 21 starts across the 2023 and ’24 seasons. The Kentucky product did not develop as hoped, and it came as little surprise when Ward was drafted as his replacement. Levis’ rookie contract runs through 2026. Especially with the shoulder surgery taken into account, the return in any potential trade would be quite low.
As Robinson notes, the Titans’ preference for 2026 would be to insulate Ward with a veteran backup to aid in his Year 2 progression. Levis does not fit that description, and a fresh start would presumably be seen as rather feasible for the Borgonzi-Brinker duo. Recent years have produced several success stories in terms of quarterbacks seen as reclamation projects, and at the age of 26 Levis could be seen as one by a suitor willing to make a low-cost addition.
Of course, interested teams in this case will be cautious about Levis based on the status of his recovery. Provided his shoulder heals as planned, though, he could be a trade target this spring.
He’s got future Brown written all over him
Best spots to develop are rams Vikings & cowboys
Green Bay? Malik Willis will likely leave and he’d be a cheap backup for a year.
I can’t see him being a Lafluer guy
Steelers. Couldn’t be any worse than Pickett was a few years ago lol or Rodgers for that matter
I say trade Levi’s to the Raiders for Pickett. I want Pickett to get traded to all 32 teams
This titans roster would flourish with Jamo as the back up QB
For a stick of gum and some nail clippers.
Teams lining up