Thirty Years Says Titans Receiver Depth Is Usually a Summer Illusion

Training camp always produces intriguing Titans receivers. Thirty years covering the franchise says real depth isn't revealed by summer highlights. It's revealed when the fourth receiver has to make a season-defining play.

By PAUL KUHARSKY

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Every camp produces multiple interesting receiver stories. 

A rookie. A veteran looking reborn. Maybe an undrafted free agent. 

We add them together.

We mistake them for real depth. We start believing the Titans have finally solved the position.

Tennessee Titans wide receiver Chimere Dike (17) makes a catch during the NFL football team's training camp Wednesday, July 29, 2026, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)
Chimere Dike gives the Titans hopes of receiving depth/ ASSOCIATED PRESS, George Walker IV

Then September arrives.

Thirty years says this is one of the biggest annual illusions around this franchise.

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Paul Kuharsky has covered the Tennessee Titans since 1996, first for The Tennessean, then ESPN.com and now independently at paulkuharsky.com. He is a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame selection committee and one of the longest-tenured Titans beat reporters in the franchise's history.