Fantasy Football Player Notes

Since missing the 2022 season due to a gambling suspension, Calvin Ridley has produced two straight 1,000-yard seasons and hasn't missed a game over that span. He endured gruesome quarterbacking in Tennessee last year, and now Ridley gets to play with top overall draft pick Cam Ward, an aggressive downfield thrower. Ridley is the Titans' undisputed No. 1 receiver, and I think he's likely to see more than the 120 targets he had last season. There's a good chance Ridley will provide WR2 numbers at a low-end WR3 price.

Ayomanor got a lot of positive buzz during the NFL Draft process, only to slip to the fourth round of the NFL Draft. The fall was possibly due to some medical concerns, but I can't fully confirm that. Ayomanor is a detailed route runner who can stretch the field (top-60 in aDOT across his final two seasons). In his final two collegiate seasons, he ranked 137th and 78th in yards per route run (per PFF). He lands in a wide-open receiver room behind Calvin Ridley. I wouldn't be surprised to see Ayomanor cracking the starting lineup quickly and ascending to the WR2 spot on this depth chart behind only Ridley for weekly targets. Ayomanor could be a decent matchup-based flex to begin the year with WR3/4 upside.