The Tennessee Titans needed to address the wide receiver position heading into the draft because they needed to find a WR3 who could line up on the outside and address concerns with their depth. Treylon Burks has struggled to stay healthy over the past three seasons, Van Jefferson faces a downward career trajectory, and Tyler Lockett is a short-term fix. The Titans also needed to add a receiver for the long term since most players’ contracts expire before then.
The front office added two receivers in the draft, including a versatile one.
Tennessee Titans draft versatile receiver
After spending the first four years of college with the Wisconsin Badgers, Chimere Dike transferred to the Florida Gators for the 2024 season. He had a breakout senior year, boasting career highs in receiving yards, hauling 42 receptions for 783 yards and two touchdowns in 13 games. Dike also had 14 punt returns for 187 yards.
The Tennessee Titans ink versatile receiver to rookie deal
The Tennessee Titans have signed Chimere Dike to a four-year rookie contract. As Spotrac projects, the deal is worth $5,298,912 with a $1,098,912 signing bonus. Dike is scheduled to earn $1,114,728 in Year 1, $1,279,728 in Year 2, $1,394,728 in Year 3, and $1,509,728, with the opportunity to earn more with Proven Performance Escalators in Year 4.
Here’s Lance Zierlein’s scouting report
“Niche receiver with average hands but good early speed to bypass man coverage and give life to the vertical game. Dike is a second- and third-level receiver whose routes have the energy of a youngster on a playground with all gas and no brakes. He is an early separator with his speed but won’t see nearly as many free or schemed releases as he saw at Florida.
“He catches with downfield focus and good toughness when contested but doesn’t always play with catch-ready hands, which will lead to frustrating misses. He’s more of a field-stretcher than a volume option, but his talent for opening intermediate and deep windows could appeal to teams in need of speed.”
