The Tennessee Titans spent the offseason trying to make life easier for Cam Ward, adding more juice at receiver with Carnell Tate, the No. 4 overall pick, and Wan'Dale Robinson on a multi-year deal. But all of that shiny new firepower still runs through the same old gatekeeper: the offensive line.
And right now, that gatekeeper has plenty to prove.
Tennessee enters 2026 with three starters back up front in left tackle Dan Moore Jr., left guard Peter Skoronski, and right tackle JC Latham. Austin Schlottmann is set to step in at center, while the right guard job is still unsettled, with rookie Fernando Carmona, Jackson Slater, and Cordell Volson all in the mix during training camp.
That uncertainty is exactly why the group just took a shot to the chin. The Big Lead’s Matt De Lima ranked the Titans’ offensive line dead last at No. 32 heading into the season.
“Skoronski is the one clear strength, but right guard is still open among Volson, Jackson Slater and fifth-round pick Fernando Carmona,” De Lima wrote.
Skoronski remains the standout piece here, and the Moore-Latham tackle combination isn’t a disaster by any stretch. Still, the ranking is hard to argue with when one spot on the line remains unsettled and the whole unit has to prove it can hold together in real games.
The numbers from last season tell the story pretty clearly. Tennessee gave up 56 sacks, sixth-most in the league, and that figure only hints at how often Ward was forced to scramble and improvise just to keep drives alive. The run game had some production - Tony Pollard reached 1,000 yards - but the Titans still finished in the bottom half of the NFL in yards per carry at 4.2.
So the message is simple enough: this line has talent, but it hasn’t earned trust yet. If Tennessee wants the offense to hum in 2026, the front five will have to be a lot more than the weak link.
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