Here is a list of some of the main free agent/trade/waiver pickups the Titans have had at the wide receiver position and how those acquisitions panned out.

• Yancey Thigpen, signed at age 29 in 1998 from the Pittsburgh Steelers. Coming off a year in Pittsburgh where he had 79 catches for 1,398 yards and seven touchdowns in 1997, Thigpen barely exceeded those numbers in three injury-plagued seasons in Tennessee with 91 catches for 1,430 yards and nine touchdowns.

• Carl Pickens, signed at age 30 in 1999 from the Cincinnati Bengals. Pickens was coming off a 57-catch season for 737 yards in ’98, but the tank was empty by the time he got to Tennessee. Pickens had just 10 catches for 242 yards in nine games, two years removed from a 1,000-yard season.

• David Givens, signed at age 26 from the New England Patriots in 2006. Givens was a sad tale in that after being signed to a lucrative deal, he played just five games, catching eight passes for 104 yards before suffering a career-ending knee injury.

• Eric Moulds signed at age 34 in 2007 from the Houston Texans. Moulds had some big years in Buffalo, but was on his last legs as a Titan. He did catch 32 passes for 342 yards.

• Nate Washington signed in 2009 at age 26 from the Pittsburgh Steelers. Not a heralded player at the time, Washington proved to be the best free agent receiver the team has signed. He inked a six-year deal and played out entire six-year contract with the Titans, catching 307 passes for 4,591 yards, including a 1,000-yard receiving season in 2011.

• Randy Moss in 2010, claimed off waivers at age 33 from a second stint with the Minnesota Vikings. The superstar Hall of Famer was a Titan for half a season and was inexplicably left on the sideline for much of his tenure in Tennessee. Moss managed six catches for 80 yards, as the Titans offered the flimsy excuse that Moss and Kenny Britt both played the X receiver position and could not be on the field together. Moss sat out the 2011 campaign, but returned for a final season in 2013 with the 49ers.

• Andre Johnson signed in 2016 at age 35 from the Indianapolis Colts. Johnson had his best years in Houston, putting up a Hall of Fame caliber resume. By the time he got to Nashville, he was nearly done. He managed nine catches for 85 yards and suddenly retired in midseason. He did have one shining moment as a Titan, catching a game-winning TD pass from Marcus Mariota to beat the Detroit Lions.

• Rishard Mathews signed in 2016 at age 27 from the Miami Dolphins. Not a big-name signing, but he had two very productive years for the Titans before he imploded his career in 2018 by asking for his release and winding up with a half season with the New York Jets before being out of the league. His best year was in 2016 when he had 63 receptions for 945 yards.

• Eric Decker signed in 2017 at age 30 from the New York Jets. Decker, once one of Peyton Manning’s favorite targets in Denver, spent the final season of his NFL career with the Titans. He had a respectable 54 catches, but didn’t provide much after the catch with only 563 yards receiving.

• Julio Jones was acquired from the Atlanta Falcons in 2021 at age 31. He was in and out of the lineup with hamstring issues. He had one 100-yard receiving game for the season, and was released at season’s end after catching 31 passes for just 434 yards.

• Robert Woods was acquired in a trade in 2022 from Los Angeles Rams at age 30. Woods was coming off a torn ACL, which seemed to limit him. Still, he played in every game, but totaled just 53 catches for 527 yards as part of an anemic Titans passing attack.