The Tennessee Titans were back on the field for practice on Saturday and began working on issues that came to light in the preseason opener against the San Francisco 49ers.
With the sun beating down on a hot day, the Titans got to work and had some heated competition, with some of the position battles coming into focus. Fernando Carmona continued his ascension and has the inside track to the starting right guard position, although head coach Robert Saleh insists that Cordell Volson and Jackson Slater are still in the mix.
Cam Ward appeared to bounce back with some solid work during the team period, but the secondary still struggled and gave up some splash plays.
There were some uneven moments, and some players struggled, but as always, some players rose above and flashed. Here is a breakdown of some of the standouts from Saturday’s practice.
Cam Ward bounced back
After struggling against the 49ers, Ward bounced back on Saturday and had a big day. Although he started slow, he picked it up and had multiple touchdown passes. Some of the analysts in practice thought this could have been his best day of training camp, completing 21-of-25 passes on Saturday, including five touchdown tosses.
Ten observations from Saturday's @Titans practice, when QB Cam Ward heated up on a sweltering hot day.
— Jim Wyatt (@jwyattsports) August 15, 2026
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Femi Oladejo continues to show growth
After a strong outing against the 49ers, Oladejo continued to show some growth as a pass rusher in this session.
Top 5 PFF Grades for the #Titans defense in the first preseason game.
— Daniel Caribbean Titan (@CaribbeanTitan) August 14, 2026
Femi Oladejo 88.7
Malik Herring 85.1
Mani Powell 83.5
Jordan Elliot 74.4
Keldric Faulk 72.5
Running game continued to impress
With Tony Pollard, Nick Singleton, and Kalel Mullings not participating, both Tyjae Spears and Julius Chestnut flashed in the running game on Saturday. This continued the trend that started against the 49ers.
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— TURRON DAVENPORT (@TDavenport_NFL) August 15, 2026
-Former Titans LB Jayon Brown in attendance
-John Franklin-Myers, Jackie Marshall returned to practice
-No sign of Jaylen Harrell, Kalel Mullings, Tony Pollard, Jacob Martin, Nicholas Singleton
-Joshua Williams has the yellow no contact jersey on
-JC…
The Titans will now turn their full attention to the defending Super Bowl champs, the Seattle Seahawks, in both a joint practice and a preseason matchup.
This article originally appeared on Titans Wire: Titans training camp: Standouts from Saturday's practice