2019 NFL Draft: WR prospects for Ravens in each round

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WACO, TX – OCTOBER 28: Lil’Jordan Humphrey #84 of the Texas Longhorns leaps past defenders Jameson Houston #11 and Taion Sells #2 of the Baylor Bears in the second half at McLane Stadium on October 28, 2017 in Waco, Texas. Texas won 38-7. (Photo by Ron Jenkins/Getty Images) /

Round 4: Lil’Jordan Humphrey

Surprise, surprise, another big-bodied wide receiver for the Baltimore Ravens. Are you noticing a trend yet? You should be, because fixing Lamar Jackson’s accuracy issues will be much easier once he has huge targets to make up for inaccurate passes.

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Somewhere down in Texas is a 6’4″ 225-lbs. receiver named Lil’Jordan Humphrey. Humphrey lined up opposite Collin Johnson, another massive receiver, with the Texas Longhorns, giving the team two small forwards at the wide receiver spot. Humphrey would come to Baltimore and continue to add big-time height at the receiver spot, only further making Jackson’s job easier in the passing game.

While Humphrey lacks any sort of deep speed, he still maintains good skills after the catch and can be a crafty kind of play-maker. With the ball in his hands, Humphrey’s long build makes him a long strider and he can simply gallop his way down the field and through his competition.

The 2019 NFL Draft has wide receivers aplenty, but the best ones come in the form of bigger, box-out kind of players. For the Baltimore Ravens, this is more than a welcome addition to the team. If the Ravens elect to pass on a receiver early in the 2019 NFL Draft, Humphrey would be right up there ally in terms of a guy they like to look at.

Matching Humphrey with last year’s fourth round pick Jaleel Scott will give Jackson a lot of height to throw to, and the youth for them to grow together for the long-term.

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