Featured Image: John Franklin-Myers celebrates a sack against the Cincinnati Bengals in Mile High Stadium on Monday, Sept. 29. (Photo Credit / Justin Edmonds / Getty Images)
After a disappointing season, the Titans now look for a bounce back in 2026 as they build up to a 2027 season in their new stadium.
The Titans came into free agency with three main holes to fill—receiver, corner and edge. After three days of players being able to agree to contracts, they’ve filled two.
In this article, I take a look at the three most important free agent additions for the Titans in 2026.
Wan’Dale Robinson | Receiver | four-year, $78 million
Robinson is coming off of his best season yet with career highs in yards (1,014) and touchdowns (5). Robinson immediately fills the slot role for the Titans and provides a safety blanket for Cam Ward to feel confident in for year two.
At 5’8” 172 pounds, Robinson is one of the smallest receivers in the NFL. However, his quickness and change of direction give him the advantage in the quick passing game. Robinson gives Ward a quick option to hit if pass protection fails and one that has experience with mass amounts of targets.
He’ll also help other offensive players adjust to the offense of new Titans offensive coordinator Brian Daboll, who Robinson played under for his entire career.
John Franklin-Myers | Defensive Tackle | three-year, $63 million
Franklin-Myers has been a model of consistency in his time in the NFL. In his last five seasons, Franklin-Myers has recorded at least five sacks in four—including his three-year stint with current Titans head coach Robert Saleh.
Similar to current Titans superstar Jeffery Simmons, Franklin-Myers is one of the best pass rushing defensive tackles in the NFL. Last season, Franklin-Myers racked up a career-high 7.5 sacks.
The Titans are obviously believers in having two dominant interior players, and this signing is an even bigger sign of that. He’s no T’Vondre Sweat, but he fits Saleh’s defense better and will provide much needed juice to a pass rush that was dead in the water when Jeffery Simmons could not take over.
Cor’Dale Flott | Cornerback | three-year, $45 million
Flott came out of nowhere for the Titans and, quite frankly, most of the league. Flott is the antithesis of what Robert Saleh typically looks for in a corner, but has plenty of experience with Daboll as his head coach from 2022-2025. Out of LSU, Flott was one of the smallest corners the league had ever seen. Standing at 6 feet 0 inches and 175 pounds, Flott has decent height and is definitely on the slight side of things when it comes to the scale, but his aggressiveness and ability to read and react in zone are immediately obvious upon watching him play.
Flott has slowly but surely improved his way into a good second contract with the Titans, but just because it’s his second doesn’t mean he’s an older guy. At 24 years old, Flott is younger than Akheem Mesidor who is currently training to be in the 2026 NFL draft—let alone fighting for his second contract in the league. The Giants really wanted to keep their rising start corner, but the Titans pried him away and hope to reap the rewards after the Giants developed Flott.
Flott is technically the smallest of the three corners signed by the Titans, but his mentality is the closest to one of a true outside corner and that’s where the Titans want him to play. He’ll be expected to be the Titans cornerback one when the season kicks off again in the fall.
Other signings:
Alontae Taylor | CB | three-year, $60 million
Daniel Bellinger | TE | three-year, $24 million
Austin Schlottman | C | two-year, $9 million
Jordan Elliot | DT | two-year, $8 million
Tommy Townsend | P | two-year, $5 million
Despite the heavy spending, the Titans still lack talent in several areas, and the draft is still wide open for them in every round. The pass rush spot is still severely underwhelming, and I’d be surprised if that position continued to be overlooked.
