The Tennessee Titans are less than one week away from opening their season against the New Orleans Saints on Sunday, Sept. 10.
While we haven’t been given official depth charts just yet, most of the starting spots are rather predictable at this point of the year.
It should go without saying that the players who accumulate eight-figure salaries annually are in the starting lineup, such as defensive lineman Jeffery Simmons, safety Kevin Byard and outside linebacker Harold Landry.
However, when it comes to the defensive side of the ball, there are a few spots that are somewhat up in the air, so those are the ones that we’ve provided a brief explanation for.
Also, it should be noted that there are 12 players listed below instead of the 11 since Tennessee will obviously run its fair share of nickel packages throughout the year (five defensive backs).
Without further adieu, let’s take a look at the Titans’ projected starting defenses heading into Week 1.