The Tennessee Titans hold the No. 1 pick in the 2025 NFL Draft. After president of football operations Chad Brinker said earlier this week that the team wouldn’t pass on a “generational talent,” the focus has been on players like Colorado cornerback/receiver Travis Hunter and Penn State edge rusher Abdul Carter.
But the Titans are in need of a quarterback and more draft picks, which means trading the top pick or selecting a quarterback with the first pick are both options they are considering.
Titans coach Brian Callahan met with Colorado quarterback Shedeur Sanders on Friday at the East-West Shrine Bowl. New General Manager Mike Borgonzi, Brinker, assistant coaches, and scouts from the team were also present, according to Jim Wyatt from the team’s website.
Callahan came away with a positive impression of Sanders, who is the son of Colorado coach and Pro Football Hall of Famer Deion Sanders.
“You can tell he’s been raised right,” Callahan said. “He’s mature. He has a really poised way about him, and he seems like a really good kid. I enjoyed talking to him. And, you could tell he’s a guy who has been in the spotlight. He knows how to handle himself. He’s been paid money, so he has a financial perspective.”
Although Sanders didn’t throw on Friday, he is expected to participate in practices in the coming days.
Callahan explained that the pre-draft process is “invaluable,” especially for quarterbacks.
“It’s big,” Callahan said. “It’s another chance to be in contact with them. Even though Shedeur didn’t throw today, I got a chance to talk to him for 15 minutes, and that’s one touchpoint to probably what’s going to be multiple – Combine touchpoint, pro day touchpoint, 30-visit touchpoint, to where you really get to uncover everything about the player.
The film is the film, but the rest of it is important – who they are, how they function, what their personality is, what they are like in the building when you get them in for a 30-visit. And then you get to the point where you have a full picture of the player and the person, and it allows you to make the best decision. Every one of these matters, and they all have different values over the course of the process.”
“Especially for the first exposure for this, it was invaluable for me to put a name to a face for Shedeur and talk to him. And there are other players here, too, that you get your first exposure to in the scouting process.”
