Elic Ayomanor drafted by Tennessee, becomes first Hatter ever selected in NFL draft

By James Tubb on April 26, 2025.

Medicine Hat’s Elic Ayomanor made history Saturday morning.

The Stanford wide receiver was selected 136th by the Tennessee Titans in the fourth round of the 2025 NFL Draft, becoming the first Medicine Hat product to be drafted into the National Football League.

Ayomanor was born in Medicine Hat and came up through Medicine Hat High School before transferring to Peddie School in New Jersey for one year. He finished his last two years of high school at Deerfield Academy in Deerfield, Mass before he committed to Stanford University in 2021. He redshirted with Stanford in 2022.

He made his NCAA debut with the Cardinals  in 2023, recording 62 catches with six touchdowns for 1,013 yards. He won the 2023 Jon Cornish Trophy as the top Canadian player in the NCAA and holds the Stanford record for receiving yards in a game.

On Oct. 13, 2023 against the Colorado Buffaloes, Ayomanor caught 13 passes for a school-record 294 receiving yards. He led Stanford to a comeback victory tallying three touchdown receptions, including an overtime catch in which he pulled the ball over the helmet of the second overall pick in the 2025 NFL Draft, Travis Hunter.

In his second season on the field with Stanford, Ayomanor recorded six touchdowns with 63 catches and 831 yards. He declared for the NFL Draft on Dec. 21, 2024.

When he suits up in his first NFL game, Ayomanor will join Daniel Federkeil as the two Medicine Hat products to play in the NFL. Federkeil was drafted fifth overall by the CFL’s Toronto Argonauts in 2006 but signed with the Indianapolis Colts shortly after. He won Super Bowl XLI with the Colts in 2007. After four seasons in the NFL, Federkeil retired from pro football before signing with the Calgary Stampeders in 2013. He retired in 2018.

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