Titans' Elic Ayomanor could become next breakout rookie after Calvin Ridley injury

Drew Bishop

Titans' Elic Ayomanor could become next breakout rookie after Calvin Ridley injury image

Emeka Egbuka. Tetaroia McMillan. Matthew Golden. 

The rookie wide receivers this season have been excellent but there's still one on the precipice of breaking out: Elic Aymanor. 

The Tennessee Titans drafted the wideout in the fourth round out of Stanford. He's averaging around 6 targets a game and has 34 receptions for 196 yards and a TD through six weeks. 

Now that Calvin Ridley is questionable with a hamstring injury, Ayomanor could shine as the true #1 in the Tennessee offense. 

This comes as head coach Brian Callahan was fired after a 4-19 start in his tenure with the Titans. 

Rookies Cam Ward and Ayomanor are two of the few bright spots on this roster and if they can connect more as the season goes it will bode well for Tennessee's future. 

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Ayomanor, who has had epic games in college like his 13 catches for 294 yards and 3 touchdowns against Travis Hunter and Colorado last season, has proven he's up to the task. 

Now he's just gotta go out there and prove it. 

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Drew Bishop

Drew Bishop is a freelance writer with The Sporting News. After graduating from the Klein College of Media and Communication at Temple University, he worked in local media in Sandusky, Ohio at BCSN and the Sandusky Register, freelancing as a reporter, broadcast director and play-by-play commentator for high school sports. He then moved on to KRIS 6 News where he serves as a producer in the news department.