Tennessee Titans sign DE David Ebuka Agoha

The Tennessee Titans' signing of DE David Ebuka Agoha earns a C+ Contract Value Index (CVI), a middling verdict that reflects the limited upside of a depth-piece addition on a rebuilding roster. At $967,500 AAV against a $1.935M total deal, this is a replacement-level salary commitment—the kind of low-risk, low-reward signing that teams on the downslope of a rebuild use to address roster gaps without meaningful financial exposure. For a Titans team sitting at 3-14 and clearly in transition, the value equation is straightforward: you're not paying for elite production or a franchise cornerstone, but rather for serviceable rotation depth at a position where depth matters. The modest AAV means Agoha's on-field performance will need to exceed typical backup-level contributions for this to grade out favorably; if he's a standard reserve defensive end, the CVI reflects that he's being paid fairly for that role—nothing more. The real question isn't whether the Titans overpaid relative to the salary; it's whether a sub-$1M deal to a depth player meaningfully moves the needle on a 3-14 roster, and the C+ grade suggests it doesn't. In a preseason phase with regular season 91 days away, this is the type of low-leverage transaction that fills a roster slot without tying up cap dollars or creating long-term complications—precisely what a rebuilding team should be doing.