One thing the Titans and quarterback Cam Ward have learned very quickly this season: Even when Elic Ayomanor isn’t open, he is.

The 6-2, 206-pound rookie wide receiver is off to a very good NFL start, as he ranks first on the Titans in first-down receptions (five), second in receiving yards (69) and tied for third in catches (six).

Ayomanor’s success has not , according to at least one analytics website, come from an ability to regularly shake free of defensive backs down the field.

He’s averaging just 1.6 yards of separation when targeted with passes, which is the sixth lowest figure in the league among qualifiers, per Next Gen Stats .

But that hasn’t stopped Ward from throwing to Ayomanor, whose 13 targets through two weeks rank second on the team behind Calvin Ridley’s 14.

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