By means of Tuesday afternoon, NFL groups could have their preliminary 53-man rosters i’m ready for the 2023 season. For the Titans, it represents what they hope is a staff that may get again to the playoffs nearest lacking them in 2022. 

Tennessee’s additional quarterback fight between second-year professional Malik Willis and rookie second-round select Will Levis has drawn the most important highlight this summer season, however the pageant at receiver and within the secondary have perhaps been probably the most subtle. 

Right here’s a split at what the Titans’ roster will seem like Tuesday via 4 p.m. ET, the closing date for golf equipment to leave their rosters from the offseason prohibit of 90 gamers to 53: 

Quarterback (3): Ryan Tannehill, Malik Willis, Will Levis

The Titans seem like a three-quarterback staff coming into 2023.

Willis, a third-round select endmost yr, has made obvious strides from his rookie season and Levis has neglected year not too long ago with a lower-body shock. He returned to apply Wednesday and is predicted to play games in Tennessee’s preseason finale Friday towards Fresh England, however he hasn’t earned the additional task outright in a restricted pattern measurement. For now, Willis seems to have the threshold over the second-round select. 

Large receiver (6): DeAndre Hopkins, Treylon Burks, Chris Moore, Nick Westbrook-Ikhine, Racey McMath, Reggie Roberson Jr. 

*Conserve/Bodily Not able to Carry out (1): Kyle Philips (* = doesn’t rely towards 53)

The Titans have shock considerations with two in their lead 3 receivers. Burks suffered a leg shock in a joint apply endmost age with the Vikings, regardless that schoolteacher Mike Vrabel mentioned he has negative structural harm and isn’t anticipated to be out long run. Fellow second-year professional Philips injured his knee in Saturday’s preseason sport in Minnesota and is reportedly anticipated to omit round six weeks. 

Philips’ obvious shock timeline makes him a candidate for the PUP record, the place he wouldn’t rely towards the preliminary 53-man roster and must omit the primary 4 weeks of the common season. That opens up a place for a participant like Reggie Roberson Jr., a 2022 undrafted independent agent who has inspired in coaching camp and the preseason. 

Rookie seventh-round select Colton Dowell is a candidate for the apply squad. 

Operating again (4): Derrick Henry, Tyjae Spears, Julius Chestnut, Hassan Haskins

Chestnut, a 2022 undrafted independent agent, is crispy to reduce off the roster nearest an important coaching camp and preseason thus far. He seems like the Titans’ Negative. 3 operating again. The previous Sacred Center starred in Tennessee’s preseason victory Saturday at Minnesota, with 13 carries for 98 yards, together with a 55-yard landing run. 

Tight terminate (4): Chig Okonkwo, Trevon Wesco, Josh Whyle, Kevin Rader

Former XFL standout Alize Mack is a candidate to assemble the roster, however Rader would serve extra particular groups price, which will have to be a larger precedence for back-end intensity. 

Rader, who seemed in 14 video games with Tennessee endmost season, led all Titans offensive gamers with 46% of particular snaps within the preseason sport towards the Vikings and was once moment within the preseason opener towards the Bears at 42%. 

Offensive sequence (10): Andre Dillard, Peter Skoronski, Aaron Brewer, Daniel Brunskill, Chris Hubbard, Jaelyn Duncan, Corey Levin, Jordan Roos, Justin Murray, Andrew Rupcich

*Conserve/PUP (1): Dillon Radunz

*Conserve/Suspended (1): Nicholas Petit-Frere

Murray, a sixth-year veteran who signed with the Titans 3 weeks in the past, has been the staff’s second-highest graded additional cover within the preseason, in step with Professional Soccer Focal point. Rupcich, a 2022 undrafted independent agent, supplies back-end take on intensity with forming proper take on Nicholas Petit-Frere suspended for the primary six video games of the season for violating the league’s playing coverage.

Defensive sequence/outdoor linebacker (9): Jeffery Simmons, Denico Autry, Harold Landry, Teair Tart, Arden Key, Rashad Weaver, Naquan Jones, Caleb Murphy, Jayden Peevy

The Titans are deep at the edge, however Murphy — an undrafted rookie from Category II Ferris Atmosphere, the place he i’m ready the NCAA single-season document with 25.5 sacks endmost season — has been too just right to decrease and you’ll by no means have too many move rushers. 

In two preseason video games, the 6-foot-3, 254-pound Murphy is attach for a league-high 3 sacks and tenth with a 16.1% power fee, in step with After Gen Stats. 

Within linebacker (6): Azeez Al-Shaair, Jack Gibbens, Monty Rice, Prospect Campbell, Luke Gifford, Ben Niemann

Not anything surprising right here. 

Gibbens, a 2022 undrafted independent agent who made 5 appearances with the Titans endmost season, is predicted to be the forming inside of linebacker along Al-Shaair. Rice, a 2021 third-round select, hasn’t practiced because the preseason opener in Chicago, towards whom he performed seven defensive snaps. 

Secondary (8): Kevin Byard, Amani Hooker, Kristian Fulton, Sean Murphy-Bunting, Roger McCreary, Elijah Molden, Tre Avery, Eric Garror

*Conserve/PUP (1): Caleb Farley

The Titans may just importance any other additional protection — Elijah Molden is the Negative. 3 choice — so the waiver cord might be an choice for intensity. Mike Brown, who performed in 3 video games for the Browns endmost season, is an interior choice. 

With Philips perhaps sidelined to begin the season, Garror — an undrafted rookie — is a punt-return choice. 

Consultants (3): Morgan Cox (LS), Ryan Stonehouse (P), Michael Badgley (PK)

The Titans’ placekicker status remains to be evolving. Tennessee this age discharged the 2 younger kickers combating for the task, Trey Wolff and Caleb Shudak, in partial of Badgley, who had a coarse first moment of apply with the Titans on Tuesday.

Ben Arthur is the AFC South reporter for FOX Sports activities. He in the past labored for The Tennessean/USA TODAY Community, the place he was once the Titans beat editor for a yr and a part. He lined the Seattle Seahawks for SeattlePI.com for 3 seasons (2018-20) previous to transferring to Tennessee. You’ll be able to apply Ben on Twitter at @benyarthur.

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