The Tennessee Titans are expected to be aggressive sellers at Tuesday’s NFL trade deadline (Nov. 4). One of the players long-rumored with a potential deadline move is EDGE Dre’Mont Jones. His situation
may be more complicated than initially meets the eye.
Jones was signed to a one-year contract by new GM Mike Borgonzi earlier this offseason. He was added to help a depleted pass-rushing room. And after a slow start to his campaign, Jones has come alive in recent weeks.
Jones recorded 1.5 sacks against the Los Angeles Chargers in Week 9. It marked his fourth consecutive week with at least one sack. Jones has now totaled 4.5 QB takedowns after failing to register one in Tennessee’s opening five contests. He was also credited with a season-high seven pressures by Pro Football Focus.
Jones is a 29-year-old veteran on an expiring contract. That makes him an ideal candidate for the rebuilding Titans to trade him in exchange for draft-pick compensation. Then again, Borgonzi has shown interest in trading players he inherited from previous regimes, such as Jarvis Brownlee, Roger McCreary, and Kenneth Murray, Borgonzi himself signed Jones, which means he fit his vision of the Titans.
Furthermore, Femi Oladejo is the only notable Titans pass rusher under contract through next season. Oladejo only qualifies as “notable” because the Titans drafted him in the second round this year. They can’t rely on him to be overly productive given his lackluster outputs before landing on IR. Jones, Arden Key, and Jihad Ward are all on expiring deals.
Borgonzi needs to revamp the EDGE room this coming offseason, but how much can be achieved in one summer? Jones is performing well enough right now to warrant a legitimate conversation about keeping him and extending his contract. If the Titans keep receiving such contributions from Jones, he’d be an asset to the 2026 team.
