The Tennessee ****** ans entered training camp with plenty of attention focused on first-round pick Carnell Tate and free agent signee Wan'Dale Robinson. Along with the return of Calvin Ridley, the ****** ans have a new starting core of wide receivers. However, another wide receiver has quietly become one of the biggest stories of camp in Elic Ayomanor.
The second-year receiver has consistently turned heads throughout the first week of training camp, and his performance recently earned praise from ESPN's Turron Davenport as the biggest standout. As Tennessee's receiver competition heats up, Ayomanor is making a strong case that he deserves to be a significant part of the offense in 2026.
For a player looking to establish himself in Brian Daboll's new system, it's been an ideal start.
Ayomanor spent a lot of his rookie season last year as the ****** ans' de facto WR1, after injuries limited Ridley to only seven games played. The former 2025 fourth-round pick finished the season as the team's leader in receiving yards (515) and touchdowns (4) from the wide receiver position.
Despite that, the ****** ans added Carnell Tate with the number four overall pick to pair with the veterans Calvin Ridley and Wan'Dale Robinson, who both have experience in new offensive coordinator Brian Daboll's offense. So, that relegates Ayomanor to WR4, which isn't a slight, and it appears he hasn't taken it that way.
#ridley #pick
The second-year receiver has consistently turned heads throughout the first week of training camp, and his performance recently earned praise from ESPN's Turron Davenport as the biggest standout. As Tennessee's receiver competition heats up, Ayomanor is making a strong case that he deserves to be a significant part of the offense in 2026.
For a player looking to establish himself in Brian Daboll's new system, it's been an ideal start.
Ayomanor spent a lot of his rookie season last year as the ****** ans' de facto WR1, after injuries limited Ridley to only seven games played. The former 2025 fourth-round pick finished the season as the team's leader in receiving yards (515) and touchdowns (4) from the wide receiver position.
Despite that, the ****** ans added Carnell Tate with the number four overall pick to pair with the veterans Calvin Ridley and Wan'Dale Robinson, who both have experience in new offensive coordinator Brian Daboll's offense. So, that relegates Ayomanor to WR4, which isn't a slight, and it appears he hasn't taken it that way.
#ridley #pick
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