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The Tennessee Titans<\/a> released what they are calling their “first unofficial depth chart<\/a>” for the 2025 season, just five days before they open up the season against Bo Nix<\/a> and the Denver Broncos<\/a>. There were a couple of notable takeaways, such as Cedric Gray<\/a> beating out James Williams<\/a> to start at inside backer, but arguably the biggest surprise came at wide receiver.\u00a0<\/p>\n The Titans depth chart lists three starting wide receivers: Calvin Ridley<\/a>, the veteran Tyler Lockett<\/a> and … rookie fourth-round pick Elic Ayomanor<\/a>. Ayomanor being listed as a starter over the veteran Van Jefferson<\/a> was a bit unexpected. It was believed Ayomanor could develop into a potential playmaker in Year 1, but not many saw him being listed as a starter in Week 1.<\/p>\n Ayomanor wasn’t even the first wide receiver the Titans selected in this past draft, as Tennessee took Chimere Dike<\/a> out of Florida 33 picks before landing the 6-foot-2 Stanford product. Ayomanor caught 60 passes for 800 yards and six touchdowns in back-to-back seasons for the Cardinal before declaring for the 2025 NFL Draft. That includes a 1,000-yard campaign in 2023.\u00a0<\/p>\n Ayomanor made a statement performance against eventual Heisman winner and No. 2 overall pick Travis Hunter<\/a> in 2023, when he caught 13 passes for 294 yards and a whopping three touchdowns in a 46-43 overtime victory. Those 294 receiving yards set a Stanford program record.\u00a0<\/p>\n Ayomanor caught five of nine targets for 72 yards with a long of 35 yards in the preseason. Jefferson on the other hand caught three of six targets for 102 yards in the exhibition season. He had a bad drop deep down the field in Week 2 vs. the Atlanta Falcons<\/a>, but rebounded with a 65-yard touchdown catch and run against the Minnesota Vikings<\/a>\u00a0the following week.<\/p>\n