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3 positions Baltimore Ravens must address in the 2020 NFL Draft

By Norman Getsinger

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell announces a pick by the Baltimore Ravens (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images)
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell announces a pick by the Baltimore Ravens (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images) /
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MOBILE, AL – JANUARY 25: Wide Receiver Denzel Mims #15 from Baylor of the North Team during the 2020 Resse’s Senior Bowl at Ladd-Peebles Stadium on January 25, 2020 in Mobile, Alabama. The Noth Team defeated the South Team 34 to 17. (Photo by Don Juan Moore/Getty Images)
MOBILE, AL – JANUARY 25: Wide Receiver Denzel Mims #15 from Baylor of the North Team during the 2020 Resse’s Senior Bowl at Ladd-Peebles Stadium on January 25, 2020 in Mobile, Alabama. The Noth Team defeated the South Team 34 to 17. (Photo by Don Juan Moore/Getty Images) /

2. The Ravens have to pick a wide receiver:

This draft is universally regarded as a deep draft for wide receivers, maybe the deepest draft at the position ever. The Ravens need to take an opportunity to acquire one of the players in this class, and hopefully not in the fifth round either. The Baltimore Ravens have a good wide receiver group but still need to add talent at this position, especially now that a pass-catcher like Hayden Hurst was traded away. Because of the sheer depth of this group, the Ravens can find a quality wide receiver that can start right away, in the middle rounds of the draft. Hopefully, the Ravens don’t wait too long to select someone.

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The biggest strength for the wide receiving group currently is the youth they have. The oldest player is Willie Snead and he is only 27 years old. The players the Ravens do have played well for the most part, but they still have work to do. Marquise Brown was the only receiver that was a real problem for defenses, but there are questions about his durability. Miles Boykin has all the talent in the world, however, he still needs some more development in his game. Willie Snead is a good veteran presence, but he has more than likely hit his ceiling. The Ravens need someone who can come in and compete within this group. The offense as a whole can get even better with some more talent from this draft.

It will be very interesting come draft night to see what the Ravens eventually do to address the position. Eric Decosta was pretty aggressive in his last draft when it came to selecting receivers, so he may decide to wait until someone falls to him. However, there are some very high upside players that won’t be around in rounds four and five. Adding another play-maker at the wide receiver position would make the Ravens offense that much more difficult to play against. Decosta has five picks in the first three rounds of the draft, one of those picks should be a wide receiver.

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