5 Trade Options For Titans WR Treylon Burks
WR Treylon Burks may be traded due to limited productivity and increased depth chart competition.Several top offenses, including the Cowboys, Bengals, Chiefs, and Ravens could be interested.
Burks’ versatility, size, and potential could benefit teams looking for a low-risk, high-potential option.
Two years ago, the Tennessee Titans traded A.J. Brown to the Philadelphia Eagles in exchange for the 18th and 101st overall picks in the 2022 NFL Draft. With the first of the two picks the Titans
acquired, they selected Burks to replace Brown as their next WR1. Two years later, Burks is on the roster bubble due to his lack of productivity within the first two seasons of his NFL career.
It would always be a challenge for Burks to live up to the expectations of an elite wide receiver, but he hasn’t come close to replacing that production. On top of the limited production, he’s also missed 12 games in the last two seasons. Unfortunately, he’s been unreliable with his talent and inability to stay healthy.
Through two seasons, Burks has failed to exceed 500 receiving yards and only has one career touchdown catch. This is a replaceable player if you remove the first-round draft capital that the Titans spent on drafting him.
He truly is replaceable as the Titans signed Calvin Ridley and Tyler Boyd in free agency. With these moves, the Burks, at best, would be competing for the WR4 job. With the lack of playing time he will receive moving forward, Burks will be asked to contribute on special teams to justify his roster spot.
There are a few options the Titans can pursue with Burks, with the potential of being traded as a likely scenario towards the end of training camp.
There are plenty of training camp storylines surrounding the Dallas Cowboys, but one that isn’t talked about nearly enough is their wide receiver corps entering the 2024 season. CeeDee Lamb was phenomenal in 2023, but he can’t be expected to have 1,800+ receiving yards each season.
Brandin Cooks improved in the offense as the year went on, but he will be 31 years old during the regular season. Then there’s Jalen Tolbert, who took a step forward in 2023 but still might not be ready to be one of the team’s starting wide receivers.
Of course, Burks is unproven, but he has the tools of a first-round wide receiver. He would provide some size to the wide receiver corps and add versatility to the offense. We have seen Dak Prescott elevate several wide receivers throughout his career in Dallas, including Randall Cobb, Cole Beasley, and Amari Cooper. This would be a perfect fit and likely low-risk for the Cowboys.