The Tennessee Titans quarterback room is getting a bit of a makeover after signing veteran Brandon Allen from the San Francisco 49ers.
After last year's backup Mason Rudolph left in free agency to return to the Pittsburgh Steelers, the Titans were in need of making an addition to get some insurance for Levis.
Now that Levis has a teammate in the quarterback room with him, how does that bode for his future with the team?
There is a possibility that the Titans roll into the 2025 campaign with Levis as the leading candidate to be the starter and Allen as the backup. However, it isn't very likely.
There may have been more caution in the wind if the Titans opted to sign someone like Sam Darnold, Aaron Rodgers or Russell Wilson, because any of those veterans would have come in expecting to supplant Levis as the starter. Allen, a career-long backup with 10 career starts in nine seasons, isn't coming in expecting to be any more than a No. 2.
In fact, Allen has spent a good chunk of his career as the third-string quarterback, much like he did in the past two years with the 49ers.
This means that there is a very slim chance that the Titans are done at quarterback this offseason, and considering they still hold the No. 1 overall pick, there's a higher likelihood that Tennessee keeps the selection to take Miami's Cam Ward.
Though there has been speculation of a potential trade back in the draft, the Titans may not if they feel Ward is their guy moving forward. The move to sign Allen shows that they are still keeping Ward open as an option, which could very well mean Levis will be replaced as the franchise quarterback just two years after being drafted.
Titans Draft Plans Look Clear After QB Signing
The Tennessee Titans are on the clock for next month's NFL Draft, and things have been unclear as to who they will pick No. 1 overall.
When the Titans were placed in the No. 1 slot back in January, there appeared to be four prospects in line for the top pick: Miami's Cam Ward, Colorado's Shedeur Sanders, his teammate Travis Hunter and Penn State pass rusher Abdul Carter.
With Sanders' stock taking a dip and Carter suffering a foot injury that required surgery, Ward and Hunter remained as the top two options. Now, it looks clear that Ward is the top prospect.
Ward's status as a quarterback also gives him an edge over the Heisman Trophy winner Hunter, whose double duty at wide receiver and cornerback will unlikely be replicated in the NFL.
The Titans are in a position where they could take a quarterback since Will Levis has failed to live up to expectations two years into his career, but they aren't in dire need to make a move at the position.
However, the Titans choosing to sign third-string quarterback Brandon Allen from the San Francisco 49ers shows that Tennessee is likely going to take Ward with the No. 1 overall pick, or at least take a quarterback at some point in the draft.
The Titans could still take Hunter with the No. 1 pick, but at that point, they should look to trade down and hope to pick up an additional selection or two to help aid their rebuild.
With the free agent quarterback options drying up, it's looking very clear that Levis is the QB1 going into the draft, and the Titans may never get a chance to pick No. 1 again, so Ward is almost certainly on their radar as the offseason continues.
