During the 2024 NFL Scouting Combine, Tennessee Titans general manager Ran Carthon made it clear that the team would add to its quarterbacks room that currently includes Will Levis and Malik Willis.
Willis is set to be the backup as things stand now, but Tennessee wants to bring in competition for the No. 2 spot after the Liberty product struggled during his first two years in the NFL.
One candidate for the role is former Cincinnati Bengals signal-caller Brandon Allen, according to ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler, who notes that the Titans “might go with a second-wave passer” in free agency, which Allen is.
Tennessee will likely sign a backup but might go with a second-wave passer. Brandon Allen — a former Brian Callahan disciple — is a candidate.
A former sixth-round pick of the Jacksonville Jaguars, Allen spent three seasons (2020-2022) under the coaching of Callahan, who was the Bengals’ offensive coordinator from 2019-2023.
Allen, who served as a backup to Joe Burrow, played in 12 games (six starts) in that span, completing 61.5 percent of his passes for 1,096 yards and seven touchdowns to four interceptions. He spent the 2023 campaign with the San Francisco 49ers but did not take a snap.
If its holds true that the Titans won’t be targeting a first-wave backup option, that takes guys like Jacoby Brissett, Tyrod Taylor, Joe Flacco and Gardner Minshew off the board.
Allen would be an OK addition to provide some competition for Willis but is hardly the kind of backup who can keep the team afloat if Levis were to sustain a multi-week injury.
That said, with the Titans unlikely to compete for much in 2024, having that kind of backup isn’t exactly vital.
