Dan Moore Jr. is heading into 2026 with a lot on the line, and the Titans may already be eyeing the next move if things go sideways.
Tennessee signed Moore to a four-year, $82 million deal in 2025, and last season he started 16 games while having a rough time in pass protection. He gave up 48 quarterback pressures, including eight sacks, across 621 pass-blocking snaps. There was at least one encouraging sign, though: Moore finished the final six games without allowing a sack.
That late-season stretch matters because the Titans are counting on him to hold down the blind side for quarterback Cam Ward in 2026. If he can’t do that job, the team may not wait long to look elsewhere.
Bleacher Report’s Scouting Department and Brent Sobleski released a 2027 mock draft before the regular season, and they had Tennessee selecting fifth overall. Their pick for the Titans was Texas offensive tackle Trevor Goosby, a player they believe could become Ward’s long-term protector.
Goosby became a full-time starter in 2025 and allowed three sacks and 16 quarterback pressures while earning an 83.3 Pro Football Focus grade. In Texas’ season opener against Texas State, he didn’t surrender a sack or a pressure in more than 50 offensive snaps.
He’s still developing, but the appeal is obvious. Goosby has elite athleticism for the position and a massive 6-foot-7, 325-pound frame. At 21, he has the kind of physical tools that teams hunt for when they’re trying to solve left tackle for the long haul.
For Tennessee, the financial angle is part of the equation too. The Titans could save $15.7 million by moving on from Moore next offseason with a post-June 1 designation. If his 2026 season doesn’t meet expectations, that kind of out could become awfully tempting.
That would open the door for the Titans to redirect that money elsewhere and, in April 2027, use a first-round pick on Goosby as their hoped-for answer at left tackle. Of course, Bleacher Report’s mock has him going top five, and with a long way to go before the draft, the board is far from settled.
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