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PFF’s fantasy football recap focuses on player usage and stats, breaking down all the vital information you need to achieve fantasy success in 2025.<\/p>\n

Tennessee Titans<\/strong><\/a> @ <\/strong>Atlanta Falcons<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

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Titans WR <\/strong>Elic Ayomanor<\/a><\/strong><\/a>\u2019s usage suggests a regular-season role:<\/strong> Ayomanor was put in motion at a high rate for his second-straight preseason game, which is something the other Titans wide receivers don\u2019t do often.<\/p>\n

The Titans completely reworked their wide receiver room from last season, as Calvin Ridley<\/a> was the only returning player near the top of the depth chart. The Titans added veterans Tyler Lockett<\/a> and Van Jefferson<\/a> while drafting Chimere Dike<\/a> and Elic Ayomanor<\/a> in the fourth round of the draft.<\/p>\n

In the first preseason game, Jefferson was the X receiver and Ridley was the Z, while Lockett played i the slot in three-receiver sets. Ayomanor was the backup Z, taking two snaps from Ridley, while playing both snaps in 13 personnel. Dike was the backup slot, taking one snap from Lockett. The Titans decided to rest both Ridley and Lockett for this game.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Unsurprisingly, Ayomanor started as the Z receiver, while Dike joined as the slot receiver. The Titans had wide receivers in motion on 254 plays last season, which was the eighth-lowest among teams. Ridley had a 13% motion rate, which was clearly the highest among the Titans\u2019 top wide receivers. Ayomanor went into motion six times last week, while the rest of the wide receivers on the roster combined for five motions. Only one of Ayomanor\u2019s motions was with Ward on the field. This week, Ayomanor was in motion on five of his 10 plays with the starters. It would not be surprising if Ayomanor is in for a package of plays each week where it\u2019s helpful to have a wide receiver in motion.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Cam Ward<\/a> left the game after three drives, but all three wide receivers who started this game kept playing. Jefferson and Ayomanor were taken out before the two-minute drill drive, while Dike kept playing. Last week, when Ward stopped playing, Jefferson\u2019s day was also done. The fact that Jefferson was playing at a point when no projected starters were also on the field suggests his starting job might not be secure. Jefferson’s benching would likely mean Ridley would move back to the X receiver spot, which he played in 2023 with the Jacksonville Jaguars<\/a>. Since Dike has played explicitly in the slot in three-receiver sets, it would be Ayomanor who would take a starting spot.<\/p>\n

Darnell Mooney<\/strong><\/a>\u2019s temporary replacement:<\/strong> Casey Washington<\/a> is a clear top-five wide receiver on the depth chart after sitting out this game.<\/p>\n

Washington was a Falcons sixth-round pick in 2024, playing only nine offensive snaps as a rookie in the fourth quarter of blowout losses. He has been a standout at training camp, and head coach Raheem Morris recently suggested that<\/a> Washington will replace Mooney in the starting lineup if Mooney misses time in the regular season. Mooney is dealing with a shoulder injury<\/a> but would not have played even if he were healthy.<\/p>\n

Washington started the first preseason game while the top four wide receivers on the depth chart had the night off. In this game, Washington was added to the long list of players with a secure roster spot who didn\u2019t play. Washington would be a sneaky pick-up in deep leagues for anyone who might need a wide receiver in Week 1. The Falcons play the Tampa Bay Buccaneers<\/a>. Mooney gained nine receptions for 105 yards and two touchdowns in the first game against Tampa Bay in addition to four receptions for 86 yards and a touchdown in the second.<\/p>\n

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