Titans Just Changed Their Draft Outlook With The Jeffery Simmons Deal

The 2027 NFL Draft board just got another jolt.

Chicago and Tennessee swung a major deal involving All-Pro defensive tackle Jeffery Simmons, with the Bears sending the Titans first-round picks in 2027 and 2028, plus a 2027 fourth-rounder. In return, Chicago gets Simmons and a 2028 fifth-round pick. It’s the kind of move that immediately ripples beyond the present season and straight into the future draft landscape.

With that trade in place, the 2027 first round now looks like this:

1. Los Angeles Chargers
2. Tennessee Titans
3. Miami Dolphins
4. Washington Commanders
5. Philadelphia Eagles
6. Houston Texans
7. New York Jets (from Colts)
8. Arizona Cardinals
9. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
10. New York Jets
11. New Orleans Saints
12. New York Jets (from Cowboys)
13. Las Vegas Raiders
14. Cleveland Browns (from Rams)
15. Atlanta Falcons
16. Baltimore Ravens
17. Seattle Seahawks
18. New England Patriots
19. Carolina Panthers
20. Dallas Cowboys (from Packers)
21. New York Giants
22. Jacksonville Jaguars
23. Cincinnati Bengals
24. Pittsburgh Steelers
25. Detroit Lions
26. Cleveland Browns
27. Denver Broncos
28. Tennessee Titans (from Bears)
29. Buffalo Bills
30. San Francisco 49ers
31. Kansas City Chiefs
32. Minnesota Vikings

That puts the Titans in possession of the Bears’ 2027 first-rounder at No. 28, and it also marks the fifth first-round pick in this draft class that has been dealt.

That’s a big number, especially for a 2027 class that already looked loaded. The flood of pick movement says plenty about where the league’s head is right now: teams think proven players matter more than waiting on potential, especially if they believe their window is open.

There’s still time for more movement, too. The source material points to the possibility that the Las Vegas Raiders could be active with defensive end Maxx Crosby, who had already been traded to the Ravens in the offseason before that deal was reversed.

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