2021 NFL Draft: 3 early positions of need for Baltimore Ravens

2. Wide Receiver

Last year, the Baltimore Ravens doubled up at the receiver position for the second draft in a row. And with another draft filled with quality wide receivers, the same thing could happen once again in Baltimore. In 2020, they selected Devin Duvernay from Texas and James Proche from SMU. Duvernay has been predominately a gadget player while Proche has seen a large portion of work on special teams.

As for Baltimore’s other receivers, Hollywood Brown has been solid in his number one role while Myles Boykin has been inconsistent as the number two. Willie Snead is entering a contract year and will likely be gone after this year. This week, they signed veteran Dez Bryant to the practice squad but has spent the last two years out of football.

If the Baltimore Ravens decide to throw more picks at the position, they have their pick of the litter this year.

At the end of the first round, they could look to target players such as Amon Ra-St. Brown from USC. St. Brown can be a quality slot receiver at the next level, offering great long speed and sneaky good route running that could make him a favorite of Lamar Jackson. If not in round one, then in round two they could look at Ohio State’s Chris Olave (who is off to a hot start). Conversely they could potentially draft Jackson another big-body receiver in Sage Surratt from Wake Forrest.