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Titans' secondary ranked as one of the NFL's worst for 2026
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The Tennessee Titans spent a good chunk of their free-agent money revamping their secondary. After adding Alontae Taylor , Cor'Dale Flott, and others for new head coach Robert Saleh, the team expects to improve a unit that finished 23rd in passing yards allowed per game last season.
However, Pro Football Focus (PFF) placed the Tennessee Titans near the bottom of its 2026 NFL secondary rankings, highlighting their unit as one of the league's weakest groups heading into the season for numerous reasons.
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Rookie safety Kevin Winston Jr. was one of the few highlights from last year. His average depth of tackle on run plays was just 3.0 yards from the line of scrimmage, the shallowest of all qualifying safeties. Coverage was a unit-wide issue, though. Opposing quarterbacks earned a 125.0 passer rating when throwing in the vicinity of the Titans' secondary. Incoming boundary corners Cor'Dale Flott and Alontae Taylor can hardly be considered needle-movers. Taylor is the only defensive back to allow 20 passing touchdowns over the last three years.
While top teams like the Patriots, Texans , and Broncos earned praise for elite coverage talent and strong PFF grades, the Titans were nowhere near that tier. PFF's evaluation emphasized Tennessee's lack of high‑end performers on the back end and the absence of any standout coverage production from last season.
The Titans made several offseason additions, including CB Joshua Williams , CB Nazeeh Johnson (suspended for the first six games) and safety Tony Adams , along with Taylor and Flott. However, PFF's broader league comparison shows the group still has significant ground to make up.
Even with new faces adding to their safety tandem of Amani Hooker and Kevin Winston Jr., and only returning cornerback Marcus Harris, Tennessee's secondary remains one of the biggest question marks on the roster as the team enters a pivotal year of its rebuild.
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This article originally appeared on Titans Wire: Titans' secondary ranked as one of the NFL's worst for 2026
