Tennessee Titans
Battle card · first-round draft history, season-by-season record, and how Titans top picks have shaped the franchise.
R1 Picks
54
Hall of Famers
4
7.4% hit rate
Avg pick slot
13.2
Highest pick
#1
John Matuszak · 1973
All-time record
412–463–2
0.471 win %
Playoff seasons
20
of 56
The Story
- Tennessee Titans have made 54 first-round selections and produced 4 Hall of Famers (7.4% hit rate).
- Their highest selection on record is #1 overall in 1973, when they took John Matuszak.
- Across 56 seasons in this dataset they have a 412-463-2 record (0.471) and reached the playoffs 20 times.
- In seasons after holding at least one top-10 pick, Tennessee Titans added an average of 1.0 wins versus the prior year (21 such seasons in the data).
- Their most-drafted position group is OL, taken 14 times in Round 1.
- Texas is their go-to talent pipeline, supplying 3 first-round picks.
- Their best season was 1999: 13-3-0 (+68 point differential).
- Their worst was 1972: 1-13-0 (-216 point differential).
Wins per Season
R1 Pick Slot by Year
Position Breakdown
Point Differential by Season
Impact of Top-10 Picks (Next-Season Wins Delta)
| Draft Year | Pick | Player | Prior-Year Wins | New-Year Wins | Delta | HoF? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | #3 | Dan Pastorini | 3 | 4 | +1 | |
| 1972 | #6 | Greg Sampson | 4 | 1 | -3 | |
| 1973 | #1 | John Matuszak | 1 | 1 | +0 | |
| 1975 | #6 | Robert Brazile | 7 | 10 | +3 | HoF |
| 1978 | #1 | Earl Campbell | 8 | 10 | +2 | HoF |
| 1982 | #8 | Mike Munchak | 7 | 1 | -6 | HoF |
| 1983 | #9 | Bruce Matthews | 1 | 2 | +1 | HoF |
| 1984 | #2 | Dean Steinkuhler | 2 | 3 | +1 | |
| 1985 | #3 | Ray Childress | 3 | 5 | +2 | |
| 1986 | #3 | Jim Everett | 5 | 5 | +0 | |
| 1987 | #3 | Alonzo Highsmith | 5 | 9 | +4 | |
| 1995 | #3 | Steve McNair | 2 | 7 | +5 | |
| 2005 | #6 | Adam Jones | 5 | 4 | -1 | |
| 2006 | #3 | Vince Young | 4 | 8 | +4 | |
| 2011 | #8 | Jake Locker | 6 | 9 | +3 | |
| 2013 | #10 | Chance Warmack | 6 | 7 | +1 | |
| 2015 | #2 | Marcus Mariota | 2 | 3 | +1 | |
| 2016 | #8 | Jack Conklin | 3 | 9 | +6 | |
| 2017 | #5 | Corey Davis | 9 | 9 | +0 | |
| 2024 | #7 | JC Latham | 6 | 3 | -3 | |
| 2025 | #1 | Cam Ward | 3 | 3 | +0 |
Hall of Fame Selections
| Year | Pick | Player | Pos | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | #6 | Robert Brazile | LB | Jackson St. |
| 1978 | #1 | Earl Campbell | RB | Texas |
| 1982 | #8 | Mike Munchak | G | Penn St. |
| 1983 | #9 | Bruce Matthews | G | USC |
Every First-Round Pick
| Year | Pick | Player | Pos | College | HoF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | #14 | Doug Wilkerson | G | North Carolina Central | |
| 1971 | #3 | Dan Pastorini | QB | Santa Clara | |
| 1972 | #6 | Greg Sampson | T | Stanford | |
| 1973 | #1 | John Matuszak | DE | Tampa | |
| 1973 | #14 | George Amundson | RB | Iowa St. | |
| 1975 | #6 | Robert Brazile | LB | Jackson St. | HoF |
| 1975 | #15 | Don Hardeman | RB | Texas A&M-Kingsville | |
| 1977 | #11 | Morris Towns | T | Missouri | |
| 1978 | #1 | Earl Campbell | RB | Texas | HoF |
| 1982 | #8 | Mike Munchak | G | Penn St. | HoF |
| 1983 | #9 | Bruce Matthews | G | USC | HoF |
| 1984 | #2 | Dean Steinkuhler | T | Nebraska | |
| 1985 | #3 | Ray Childress | DT | Texas A&M | |
| 1985 | #11 | Richard Johnson | DB | Wisconsin | |
| 1986 | #3 | Jim Everett | QB | Purdue | |
| 1987 | #3 | Alonzo Highsmith | RB | Miami (FL) | |
| 1987 | #20 | Haywood Jeffires | WR | North Carolina St. | |
| 1988 | #22 | Lorenzo White | RB | Michigan St. | |
| 1989 | #23 | David Williams | T | Florida | |
| 1990 | #15 | Lamar Lathon | LB | Houston | |
| 1993 | #13 | Brad Hopkins | T | Illinois | |
| 1994 | #26 | Henry Ford | DT | Arkansas | |
| 1995 | #3 | Steve McNair | QB | Alcorn St. | |
| 1996 | #14 | Eddie George | RB | Ohio St. | |
| 1997 | #18 | Kenny Holmes | DE | Miami (FL) | |
| 1998 | #16 | Kevin Dyson | WR | Utah | |
| 1999 | #16 | Jevon Kearse | DE | Florida | |
| 2000 | #30 | Keith Bulluck | LB | Syracuse | |
| 2002 | #15 | Albert Haynesworth | DT | Tennessee | |
| 2003 | #28 | Andre Woolfolk | DB | Oklahoma | |
| 2005 | #6 | Adam Jones | DB | West Virginia | |
| 2006 | #3 | Vince Young | QB | Texas | |
| 2007 | #19 | Michael Griffin | DB | Texas | |
| 2008 | #24 | Chris Johnson | RB | East Carolina | |
| 2009 | #30 | Kenny Britt | WR | Rutgers | |
| 2010 | #16 | Derrick Morgan | DE | Georgia Tech | |
| 2011 | #8 | Jake Locker | QB | Washington | |
| 2012 | #20 | Kendall Wright | WR | Baylor | |
| 2013 | #10 | Chance Warmack | G | Alabama | |
| 2014 | #11 | Taylor Lewan | T | Michigan | |
| 2015 | #2 | Marcus Mariota | QB | Oregon | |
| 2016 | #8 | Jack Conklin | T | Michigan St. | |
| 2017 | #5 | Corey Davis | WR | Western Michigan | |
| 2017 | #18 | Adoree' Jackson | CB | USC | |
| 2018 | #22 | Rashaan Evans | ILB | Alabama | |
| 2019 | #19 | Jeffery Simmons | DT | Mississippi St. | |
| 2020 | #29 | Isaiah Wilson | T | Georgia | |
| 2021 | #22 | Caleb Farley | DB | Virginia Tech | |
| 2022 | #18 | Treylon Burks | WR | Arkansas | |
| 2023 | #11 | Peter Skoronski | OL | Northwestern | |
| 2024 | #7 | JC Latham | OL | Alabama | |
| 2025 | #1 | Cam Ward | QB | Miami (FL) | |
| 2026 | #4 | Carnell Tate | WR | Ohio St. | |
| 2026 | #31 | Keldric Faulk | DE | Auburn |