The Baltimore Ravens have faced questions about their wide receiver group ever since the 2022 draft, where they traded former No. 1 wideout Marquise Brown to the Arizona Cardinals. Baltimore opted not to draft a replacement for the fourth-year player, and so far haven’t signed a veteran at the position either, signaling confidence in their young players.
When listing out three wide receivers that the Ravens should try to trade for, Justin Melo of The Draft Network highlighted a multitude of different skillsets in his options. He named Nelson Agholor of the New England Patriots, Darius Slayton of the New York Giants and Marquez Callaway of the New Orleans Saints. When discussing Agholor, Melo talked about how New England has an “abundance” of wideouts.
“The Patriots possess an abundance of receivers, especially for an offense that will likely run 12-personnel with frequency. Agholor is entering a contract season. The former Philadelphia Eagle is set to carry a cap hit of approximately $14.882 million and the cash-strapped Patriots would save nearly $10 million by trading him, via Spotrac. If the Patriots were satisfied with Agholor’s performance last season, they wouldn’t have spent premium capital to acquire two receivers in the offseason. Agholor to the Ravens makes sense.”
Melo then mentioned that Slayton could be a replacement for Brown in the Baltimore offense.
“Once touted as an intriguing deep-speed threat, Slayton could potentially help the Ravens replace the field-stretching ability their offense lost when they traded Marquise Brown to the Arizona Cardinals. The Giants have a surplus at receiver and the Ravens could utilize Slayton’s skill set.”
For Callaway, Melo talks about how the receiver deserves more snaps and targets than he’s currently slated to get in New Orleans, and the Ravens could provide him with that.
“Callaway’s path to snaps in New Orleans’ new-look offense appears dicey. The coaching staff remains high on Tre’Quan Smith, who’s an excellent blocker in the running game. New Orleans’ offseason activity has bumped Callaway into a positional battle to make the Saints’ final 53-man roster. Callaway is a quality NFL receiver that deserves more snaps and targets than he’ll find in New Orleans. The Ravens could provide Callaway with that opportunity.”
It’s unclear if Baltimore is considering adding a veteran option at wide receiver, either through free agency or via trade. However, if they decide to go either of those routes there are no shortage of options. It would depend on how much the team trusts their young players such as Rashod Bateman, Devin Duvernay and James Proche II, as well as how much capital they’d be willing to invest both asset and money wise.
