T'Vondre

Sweat

As Schefter notes, the deal won’t become official until the new league year, which starts in a few weeks. Johnson was the subject of trade rumors at the deadline last year, but nothing materialized. He now gets a new home in Tennessee. Sweat, a former second-round pick, had a quiet rookie season with one sack and four TFLs. Despite appearing in five fewer games, Sweat upped his sack total to two in 2025. Pro Football Focus also charted him as a markedly improved player. He ranked fourth in run defense grade and top-20 in pass-rush grade among defensive linemen. Sweat has two more years on his rookie contract.

Sweat makes his return to a roster that has allowed the fourth most fantasy points per game to opposing backfields this season. Sweat has continually graded as a top performer against the run throughout this career, making his return a significant boost to a struggling unit.

The Titans will now be without their big man against the run for the next four games, at minimum. Expect Shy Tuttle to fill in in his absence.

Rejoice, Jonathan Taylor fantasy managers, as Sweat is one of the best young nose tackles in the game. Sweat was a Friday downgrade to not participating, opening up the possibility that he’s had a setback. At the very least, he should be considered extremely questionable for Week 4.

Neither will T’Vondre Sweat, who has been sidelined with an ankle injury. Oli Udoh looks to be next in line for snaps at right tackle for Tennessee. It’s a big downgrade for Cam Ward’s protection as the rookie quarterback continues to fight against his supporting cast to produce aesthetically pleasing statistics.

That makes two absences for Mullings this week. If the sixth-round rookie cannot suit up for Week 2, that would leave the Titans with just Tony Pollard and Julius Chestnut as the available running backs on the active roster. Pollard totaled 19 touches against the Broncos last week, with Tyjae Spears (ankle) on injured reserve. He is likely to do so again against a slightly softer Rams defense. Titans OT JC Latham (hip) and DT T’Vondre Sweat (ankle) were also not seen practicing.

Latham aggravated a preseason hip injury in Week 1 against the Broncos. The 22-year-old tackle played 45 snaps before exiting, with Oli Udoh replacing him at right tackle. Latham’s status for Week 2 and the foreseeable future remains in doubt. Also not practicing for the Titans Wednesday were S Quandre Diggs (hand) and DT T’Vondre Sweat (ankle).

Sweat was poked in the eye in the first half of the Titans’ Week 16 matchup against the Colts. He left the game and went to the locker room, but returned to the sideline. Sweat returned late in the second quarter.

Sweat didn’t practice at all this week, but the questionable tag gives him a shot at getting in some reps over the weekend before suiting up on Sunday. Linebacker Kenneth Murray is also questionable after missing all three sessions. Titans reporter Paul Kuharsky noted that Murray told reporters the plan is for him to play. Kuharsky added that he expects Sweat to be a go as well. The two have combined for 4.5 sacks and 19 TFLs this year.

Sweat was added to Thursday’s injury report as a limited participant and was unable to practice at all on Friday. While the rookie, Sweat, does not always show up in the box score, his potential loss is significant. At 6-foot-4, 366 pounds, Sweat frequently takes on double teams and despite the extra offensive attention, he has tallied three tackles for loss or no gain thus far.