The receiver room has seen plenty of turnover in Tennessee this offseason. Despite the changes already made, more could be on the way in the near future. 
According to Jim Wyatt of TennesseTitans.com, there is a strong chance of “another addition before the season at receiver”. The top of the depth chart at this time last season consisted of A.J. Brown and Julio Jones, of course, but that led to mixed results on the field.
Despite having the worst statistical season of his three-year career, Brown easily led the team in receiving yards with 869. Jones, meanwhile, was only able to suit up for ten contests and likewise had a career-worst season. Overall, the team ranked 23rd in the league in the passing game; as the AFC’s top seed, however, they were obviously able to enjoy a high degree of success without an efficient aerial attack.
Not surprisingly, given his injury troubles and lack of production, Jones was released in March. That left the team looking – for the second straight offseason – for a new compliment to Brown, after seeing Corey Davis depart in free agency one year earlier. Days later, they traded for Robert Woods with the aim of accomplishing that very goal.
Woods had become expendable for the Rams, given their signing of Allen Robinson and potential reunion with Odell Beckham Jr. However, when he makes his Titans debut, he won’t be doing so alongside Brown, as the team envisioned when they acquired him. After it became clear a new contract couldn’t be agreed upon with the latter, he was traded to the Eagles in exchange for a first round pick during Day 1 of the draft.
With that selection, the Titans added Treylon Burks. One of the most unique receiving prospects in this year’s class, he should have a clear path to playing time alongside Woods and returnee Nick Westbrook-Ikhine. Other than Beckham, remaining free agents include Will Fuller, T.Y. Hilton and Cole Beasley. Any of those could provide a short-term boost to the passing game as the Titans look to integrate new receiving pieces into their offense.
Options aren’t great, Fuller only one under 30. They really need some strong veteran leadership with that WR group though (beyond Woods). The Corey Davis decision looks worse each year. Imagine having him on around 10mil/yr instead of wading through this kind of talent each off-season.
That’s how I feel about them trading AJ Brown. Davis broke out when he didn’t have to be the #1 guy. Brown cost Philly a first, a third, and $25 million per year. The idea that Tennessee only offered him $16 million a year is wild. Now they’re counting on Burks to fill that role when he might not be ready to run a full route tree AND there are conditioning concerns. They spent so, so much money to hold onto Landry, but would only offer their young #1 receiver 64% of what someone else would trade huge draft capital for the right to pay him?
I don’t understand why Will Fuller isn’t already signed. Of course he’s got significant injury history but he’s a top guy when he’s on the field, and his injury history should be priced in to his contract at this point. You telling me the Packers couldn’t use Fuller on a heavily incentivized low guaranteed 1 year deal?
As could the Titans. Fuller could at least partially compensate as the deep threat lost when Brown was traded.
Only problem is that you’re now relying on a player with a significant injury history, one coming off a torn ACL, and a rookie. Given that they moved on from Julio due to his unavailability, that would be rather risky