Three teams were in the running for the No. 1 pick in the 2025 NFL Draft before the finale NFL Sunday of the year: Tennessee Titans, New England Patriots and Cleveland Browns. The Browns fell to the Baltimore Ravens on Saturday, 35-10, so their draft pick position was in the hands of Tennessee and New England. It turned out that both teams couldn’t help them.
With their 23-14 loss to the Houston Texans in Week 18, the Titans officially clinched the 2025 No. 1 overall pick. NFL Draft. The Patriots would have retained the No. 1 overall pick if they had lost to the Buffalo Bills, but Joe Milton’s 237 passing yards and two total touchdowns propelled New England to a 23-game upset victory. 16.
The 3-14 Titans were indeed the worst team in the NFL this season. In fact, they set a record by becoming the worst team to bet on in the NFL since 1970, going 2-15 against the spread. The 14 defeats suffered this season constitute the record in franchise history.
What will the Titans do with the No. 1 pick in the draft? They have options. Tennessee could trade this pick for a good return, take do-it-all playmaker Travis Hunter from Colorado or do what many think the Titans will do and take another Colorado star in quarterback Shedeur Sanders.
The son of NFL legend Deion Sanders threw for 4,134 yards, 37 touchdowns and 10 interceptions in 2024, and led Colorado to a 9-4 record. This was the Buffaloes’ best season since 2016. Sanders is considered by many to be the best quarterback in this class, and the Titans need a better quarterback if they want to win games.
Will Levis had an opportunity to step up as the franchise’s quarterback this season, but he struggled mightily. Levis was benched for veteran Mason Rudolph for two games before returning to the lineup for Sunday’s regular season finale. In total, the Kentucky product has thrown 13 touchdowns against 12 interceptions in 2024.
