NASHVILLE – Chimere Dike made a big splash during his rookie season, earning All-Pro and Pro Bowl honors as a return man.
In June, Dike was asked if he might have more difficulty in Year 2 because he won't surprise teams any longer.
With a smile, Dike did his best to be polite.
"I think after Week 9," Dike said, "I wasn't a surprise either."
This is true.
During the course of the 2025 season, Dike established the all-time NFL rookie record for all-purpose yards, and he also had the most all-purpose yards in a season by any NFL player since Darren Sproles in 2011. Dike also broke the franchise record for single-season punt return average.
But after a stellar rookie season, Dike is hungry for more.
As a returner, and as a receiver.
"I think it's always a process of trying to become the best player that you possibly can," Dike said. "So, every opportunity you get to go out there just go prove it and make plays."
A fourth-round pick of the Titans in the 2025 NFL Draft, Dike was one of the team's bright spots last season.
But he made it clear he's far from satisfied, following a year when he totaled 2,427 all-purpose yards, including 1,588 kickoff return yards, 398 punt return yards, 423 receiving yards, 18 rushing yards and six total touchdowns. Dike's total ranked third in franchise history for all-purpose yards in a season behind Derrick Mason's 2,690 all-purpose yards in 2000 and Chris Johnson's 2,509 yards in 2009.
With a punt return average of 17.3 yards and a kickoff return average of 25.6 yards, Dike became the NFL's first player since Detroit's Jack Christiansen in 1952 (21.5 punt return average and 25.6 kickoff return average) to qualify with an average 17.0+ yards per punt return and 25.0+ yards per kickoff return in a season.
Dike has worked this offseason to learn a new offense – he's on his fourth coaching staff in as many years – and to get his body right.
The group around him has gotten better, with the additions of veteran Wan'Dale Robinson, and Carnell Tate, the fourth pick of the 2026 NFL Draft.
Dike plans to be better himself.
"Iron sharpens iron," Dike said. "We have a lot of guys who have different skill sets, but they all have high character and different experiences, and they're fun to work with. We all want to be better individually, and compete individually, but at the same time we want to the best that we can be."
