Dealing five-time Pro Bowl receiver DeAndre Hopkins seems like an obvious move for the 1-4 Titans — assuming another team is willing to pay the right price. But if Tennessee doesn’t like what’s on offer, it’s worth keeping Hopkins for the final months of his current contract. Yes, the 31st-ranked passing attack is a scrimmage, but Hopkins still carries much of the workload (20 targets, 14 catches, 175 receiving yards, one touchdown). And if Will Levis is going to make any progress as a quarterback in 2024, he obviously has a better chance of doing so with Hopkins than without him.

Meanwhile, Burks had little to do under new coach Brian Callahan, recording four catches (on eight targets) for 34 yards. He dropped the ball on his first score of 2024 and on the third he lost a battle with Brandin Echols on a contested catch, resulting in Levis’ third interception of the season. In last week’s loss to the Colts, Burks logged a season-low nine offensive snaps.

It’s probably unfair, at least in terms of public perception, that Burks was drafted with the 2022 first-round pick (No. 18 overall) that the Eagles sent in exchange for AJ Brown, who started quickly at Tennessee and grew into certified star in Philly. Burks missed 12 games in his first two seasons. He’s had his moments (including a seven-catch, 111-yard effort in his sixth pro appearance), but he certainly has this not fulfilled the hopes of everyone who thought he could be Brown’s long-term successor. However, Ran Carthon wouldn’t have to sell him like that now; rather, the Titans GM would simply have to find a team who liked Burks as a prospect in 2022 and continues to have interest. Tennessee could increase its draft capital while giving Burks — who has one year left on his rookie contract after this season and a fifth-year team option for 2026 — a chance to jump-start his career elsewhere.