The Tennessee Titans have traded outside linebacker Dre’Mont Jones to the Baltimore Ravens ahead of the 2025 NFL trade deadline per a source, continuing a roster exodus led by general manager Mike Borgonzi and president of football operations Chad Brinker.
In return, the Titans receive a conditional fifth-round pick that can become a fourth-round pick, a source told The Tennessean.
Jones, 28, is in his first year with the Titans after signing as a free agent this offseason. A former third-round pick of the Denver Broncos, Jones has logged 35 career sacks, including 4.5 sacks in his last four games. He’s started all eight games for the Titans in 2025, lining up as an edge defender after splitting his time between defensive tackle, defensive end and outside linebacker in previous stops.
The 2025 season started slowly for Jones, who didn’t log a quarterback hit in any of the Titans’ first five games. But his play has picked up in the weeks since, when he’s notched 4.5 sacks.
Without Jones, the Titans’ options at edge defender include Arden Key, Jihad Ward, Jaylen Harrell and Ali Gaye. Rookie pass rusher Oluwafemi Oladejo is on injured reserve with a leg injury.
Jones is in the first and final year of the one-year contract he signed with the Titans in 2025 and will be a free agent in 2026.
The Titans have already made two in-season trades this year, both moving cornerbacks to the coasts. In September, the Titans dealt second-year defender Jarvis Brownlee Jr., to the New York Jets, turning a seventh-round pick into a sixth-round pick. And after Week 8, the Titans dealt 2022 draft pick Roger McCreary, in the final year of his rookie contract, to the Los Angeles Rams, turning a sixth-round pick into a fifth-rounder.
At 1-8 with eight games to go, the Titans are among the most obvious sellers ahead of this year’s deadline. Few players are thought to be wholly safe from trades as the Titans move toward building around younger core players like quarterback Cam Ward and his fellow rookies Elic Ayomanor, Chimere Dike and Gunnar Helm.
The Titans are off in Week 10 and return to action on Nov. 16, hosting the Houston Texans. The NFL trade deadline officially hits on Nov. 4.
Titans trades 2025
Sept. 23, 2025: The Titans traded CB Jarvis Brownlee Jr., and a seventh-round pick to the New York Jets in exchange for the Jets’ 2026 sixth-round pick.
Oct. 27, 2025: The Titans traded CB Roger McCreary and a 2026 sixth-round pick to the Los Angeles Rams in exchange for the Rams’ 2026 fifth-round pick. Per the conditions of the trade, the Titans will receive the Rams’ best fifth-round pick if there are multiples, and the Rams will receive the Titans’ worst sixth-round pick if there are multiples.
Nick Suss is the Titans beat writer for The Tennessean. Contact Nick at nsuss@gannett.com. Follow Nick on X @nicksuss. Subscribe to the Talkin’ Titans newsletter for updates sent directly to your inbox.
