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Elic Ayomanor — fantasy football 2026

Every game, every stat category, and what the board says. 7.28 points per game in 2025, an ADP of 184.9, usage worth 9.5.

23 years old · 1 season of experience · 2025 draft class

Updated 2026-08-16 · free, no account, no paywall
Every figure below comes from our database. Where a stat is not held, the row is absent rather than zero.
ADP 184.9
Consensus across 2 books, standard deviation 21.1, 29.8 picks between cheapest and priciest. Cheapest on underdog, priciest on espn.
SLEEPER199.8
ESPN170
UNDERDOG215.6
FFA280

Draft-room facts

Goes aroundRound 16, pick 5 in a 12-team draft
Positional rankWR144
ADP standard deviation21.1 picks

What we project for 2026

Our board has him at 73.7 points, 4.5 per game — 27 catches, 341 yards, 2.1 TDs. That is WR6, 265 overall.

The range runs from a floor of 2.9 points per game to a ceiling of 10.5, with the median at 4.5. Boom rate 99%, bust rate 36%. The spread is the actual bet, not the middle number.

He goes at 184.9 on consensus and our board has him 265. We rank him 80.1 picks worse than the room drafts him. At that distance it is a fade: we do not want him anywhere near his ADP.

The offense he plays in, 2026

Tennessee Titans returns 2 of 6 continuity slots, replacing wr1, te1, hc, oc. Cam Ward at quarterback, Robert Saleh as head coach, Brian Daboll calling it. The offense projects to 33.5 pass attempts a game at medium confidence and 24.5 rushes.

In: Mitch Trubisky (qb2), Carnell Tate (wr1), Wan'Dale Robinson (wr2), Nicholas Singleton (rb3), Michael Carter (rb4), Daniel Bellinger (te2). Out: Tyler Lockett (wr4), Julius Chestnut (rb3), Chig Okonkwo (te1), Josh Whyle (te2).

His own projected target share for 2026 is 11.2%, with a bear case of 9.8% and a bull case of 12.5% and a full range of 9.1% to 14.8%. That comes from 25 historical comparables, not from a depth chart.

The projected target split across the offense:

Carnell Tate18.3%
Calvin Ridley18.3%
Wan'Dale Robinson15.5%
Elic Ayomanor 11.2%
Chimere Dike9.1%
Tyjae Spears8.9%

Our written view on this offense in 2026

What the offense looks like: It is an offense that could slowly be on the rise. It could QUICKLY be on the rise if Ward figures it out early in 2026 and could catch people off guard. Tate & Robinson are our primary targets. Ward is a great potential riser especially in SF. RB room is difficult to project, but Pollard it likely to be lead back in 2026 and could be a low end RB2 in fantasy.

Key additions: Titans HUGE adds to coaching staff that could turn this team aroud. HC Robert Saleh & former Giants (and QB whisperer) HC Brian Daboll head head to Tennessee and may a GREAT duo. Bring in WR Wan'Dale Robinson in free agency from NY (1000 yard slot WR last year) & draft WR Carnell Tate 4th overall. Beef up the O line with Austin Schlottmann & Volson. Drafted RB Nicholas Singleton in the 5th round (likely depth).

Key departures: HC Brian Callahan was fired after 1-5 start last season (ass) and this will be a huge help to the Titans offensive success. TE Chig Okonkwo left to Commanders in free agency

Notes: Titans draft Carnell Tate 1.04. Large potential for early breakout & Cam Ward to deliver at a high level. Calvin Ridley is trash but if Cam Ward can sling the rock could produce (we don't want to own Ridley). Ayomanor & Dike COULD be good if Ward produces but with Tate and Robinson around now will never be WR1 on the team. Could gain relevance though. Gunnar Helm entering 2nd year and should operate as TE1. Tony Pollard is aging & only has a few years left (not attractive to own). Tyjae Spears cannot stay healthy. Have to image the Titans will invest in another RB long term (Nicholas Singleton is probably not that guy either).

How the volume number was reached: Same QB Cam Ward returning — anchor to 2025 actuals (33.5 att/g); Regressed 53% toward league mean 33.5, floored at 30 → 33.5 att/g; New OC Brian Daboll — pass rate and tempo may shift; New HC Robert Saleh.

How that share projection was built

25 historical comps for WRs age ~22, prior share 18.5%, same team, OC change. Distribution: median 12.9%, p25-p75 [10.4%, 15.5%], tails [9.1%, 19.8%]. Closest comps: Elijah Moore 2021→2022 (NYJ: 19.5%→12.6%); Xavier Legette 2024→2025 (CAR: 18.5%→14.1%); Marquez Callaway 2021→2022 (NO: 18.7%→10.4%).

self-anchored 30% to own 18.5% role (1yr), 70% to comp median 12.9%

The named comps are the closest historical matches and the arrow is what their share actually did the following season. That is the working, not a summary of it — if you disagree with the projection, this is the part to argue with.

Offensive environment: TEN rates 20.8 against a league average of 23, 2.2 below it on opponent-adjusted least squares (multi-capture merge).

2026 schedule

Opponent-adjusted pass defense faced, against 2025 ratings. Positive is an easier slate.

Full season+5.1 · easier
Weeks 1–6+0.2 · neutral
Weeks 12–17+10 · easier
Fantasy playoffs (15–17)+9.6 · easier

Read this narrowly. Our own testing found that season-long strength of schedule does not survive as a draft input — defensive quality is among the least stable team properties year to year, and a preseason slate is built on last year's identities. The playoff-weeks column is the only one we would let break a tie, and even then it is a tiebreaker rather than a reason. The finding.

Dynasty context not redraft

Everything in this section is about his dynasty trade value — what he is worth as a long-term asset in the trade market. It is not a forecast of his 2026 fantasy scoring. A player can be a fine redraft pick while his dynasty value falls, and the reverse. The redraft read is above; this is a different question with a different answer.

Where he sits in the dynasty value cycle

His dynasty value has moved -5.2% over the last twelve months. The market cycle classifies him as stable.

For context on how long this lasts at the position: the average career at his position produces 2.1 elite seasons and 2.6 startable seasons.

The five most similar seasons, and what their dynasty value did next

Matched on production profile — blended production + pedigree. The last column is how that player’s dynasty value moved the following year — a market outcome, not a scoring one.

PlayerSeasonTheir PPGSimilarityNext year
Marquez Callaway20218.977%-27.8%
Tim Patrick202010.777%+15.6%
Tim Patrick20219.873%-15.2%
Romeo Doubs202310.373%-0.4%
Romeo Doubs20227.872%+45.3%

Of the 5 with a following season on record, 2 gained value, 2 lost it and 1 held roughly flat.

Four years of dynasty value

02,0004,0002026
Monthly superflex value, 2025-05 to 2026-07. Down 3% across the series, peaking at 3,756.

The player

Draft capital and athletic profile

Drafted2025, round 4, pick 136 by TEN
CollegeStanford
Age at draft22
Height6′2″
Weight206 lb
40-yard dash4.44s
Vertical38.5″
Broad jump127″

The record, season by season

2025 · TEN · 16 games

His best game was Week 2 against LA — 15.6 PPR on 6 targets and a 19.4% target share, in a game that finished 19-33. His worst was Week 13 against JAX at 1.5, on 5 targets, final score 3-25. Across 16 games he cleared 20 points 0 times and came in under 8 points 9 times. In the 6 games decided by 8 points or fewer he averaged 6.7; in the 10 decided by more, 7.7. He scored more when the game was not close.

Earned against scored

His usage that season was worth 9.5 points per game. He scored 7.28, 23.4% below it. The engine classified the season as unlucky. On receiving touchdowns specifically he finished 4 against 2.26 expected, a gap of 1.7.

WkOppScorePPRRecTgtYdsTDTgt%Snap%
1DEN12-203.32713028%79%
2LA19-3315.64656119.4%73%
3IND20-4113.84538114.7%74%
4HOU0-266.42744030.4%82%
5ARI22-213.82418010.8%72%
6LV10-205.73527014.7%93%
7NE13-314.92529015.6%96%
8IND14-389.24852021.6%94%
9LAC20-277.63646028.6%64%
11HOU13-163.12611016.7%85%
13JAX3-251.5155014.3%85%
14CLE31-298.41314112%80%
15SF24-372.7111703.7%81%
16KC26-98.83458014.8%56%
17NO26-3413.74737120%81%
18JAX7-41831050030.3%94%

Production

Receptions41
Targets89
Receiving yards515
Touchdowns4
Points per game7.28
Yards per target5.79
Catch rate46.07%

Role

Snap share80.56%
Target share18.47%
Air-yards share32.51%
WOPR0.506
RACR0.542

Efficiency

Average depth of target12.2
Yards after catch per reception2.8
Yards before catch per reception9.8
Total YAC115
Broken tackles0
Drop rate0.1%
Passer rating when targeted65.5
Receiving EPA per game-0.6

Scoring position

Red-zone targets8
Red-zone target share15.7%
End-zone target share31.6%
Expected receiving TDs2.26
Actual receiving TDs4
Receiving TD luck1.74

Where that ranked

Against everyone in the 80+ targets pool that season:

Points per game43 of 44
Yards per target43 of 44
Target share37 of 44
Air-yards share22 of 44

Who else ate

The offense threw it 570 times. He took 16.82% of the targets. 0 team-mates cleared the competing-target threshold.

Elic Ayomanor 16.82%
Chigoziem Okonkwo14.93%
Chimere Dike13.99%
Gunnar Helm10.4%
Van Jefferson9.83%
Tyjae Spears9.45%

By quarterback

He caught passes from 2 quarterbacks that season, and the splits are not close.

QBGamesTargetsPPGY/TTgt%
Cam Ward15797.235.8917.69%
Brandon Allen1108530.3%

Blowouts against close games

7 of his 16 games were blowouts, 45.2% of his snaps coming in them. He averaged 7.51 in those and 6.65 in close games — a meaningful share of his scoring came with the game already decided.

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