NFL Draft Rumors: Titans' 'Wish List' is to Trade Out of No. 1 Pick amid Carter Buzz

It wasn't that long ago that the Chicago Bears traded the No. 1 overall pick of the 2023 NFL draft to the Carolina Panthers.

Well, the Tennessee Titans might want to make it two times in the last three years where the top pick is traded before the draft.

"This is exactly what I'm hearing. If there's a wish list for [general manager Mike] Borgonzi in Tennessee, it's to trade out of this pick," NFL draft analyst Todd McShay (11:35 mark) said on the Thursday episode of his show.

Notably, Borgonzi told reporters last month, "We won't pass on a generational talent with the first pick in the NFL draft."

McShay suggested those comments could be something of a smokescreen to imply to other teams the Titans are fine staying at No. 1 overall and using the selection on a potential game-changing player such as Cam Ward, Travis Hunter or Abdul Carter.

In fact, McShay even projected Carter to go No. 1 overall to the Titans in his mock draft.

On the surface, Tennessee likely needs a long-term answer at quarterback. But if it doesn't think Ward or Shedeur Sanders are worth selecting with that top pick, it could get a haul in return and address other needs on a team that has room for improvement in multiple areas after going 3-14 last season.

Chicago got a haul when it traded its top pick to the Panthers in exchange for wide receiver DJ Moore, the Nos. 9 and 61 picks in the 2023 draft, a 2024 first-rounder than turned into the No. 1 overall selection, and a 2025 second-round pick that will be used this year.

That No. 1 overall pick in 2024 was the one the Bears used on Caleb Williams, while Carolina chose Bryce Young with the top pick in 2023.

Perhaps a quarterback-needy team will like what it sees in Ward or Sanders and jump at the chance to select its signal-caller of the future much like the Panthers did with Young. And Young finally seemed to hit his stride at the end of the 2024 campaign after a rough start to his career.

Or perhaps the Titans will follow McShay's projection and select Carter, who the draft analyst called "the best player in this draft."

There is still plenty of time before the first round on April 24 for the Titans' front office to make up its mind with that No. 1 pick. For now, it holds the cards that will start the upcoming draft and will have the right to select any player it prefers.

But if one of the players don't stand out, it could move that No. 1 pick.