30 Ravens takes 30 Days out from the 2020 season opener
By Ian Schultz
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11) Marquise “Hollywood” Brown becomes the Ravens first 1100+ yard receiver since Torrey Smith in 2013. Brown had 584 yards on 46 catches last season playing primarily on one leg in what was a run happy offense. I expect the Ravens to remain run happy overall, but they will have better balance this season with Brown likely to be one of the biggest beneficiaries.
12) Fellow second year wide receiver Miles Boykin puts up 35+ catches, 600+ recieving yards and 5+ touchdowns in what becomes somewhat of a coming out party. Offensive coordinator Greg Roman has been talking up Boykin all off-season and talking about how he is going to “fill his plate” with more things this year. It all leads to an emergence from the Notre Dame product.
13) Rookie wide receivers Devin Duvernay and James Proche both make impacts but in different ways. Duvernay wrestles the starting job from Willie Snead by Week 6 and finishes the year with 30+ catches, 500+ yards and three touchdowns. Proche wins the punt returner and kick returner job and has two return touchdowns.
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14) Mark Andrews continues to rise in the ranks of the TE elite. Despite playing just 41% of the snaps last season, Andrews tallied 64 catches, 852 yards and 10 TD’S. This year with Hayden Hurst in Atlanta, Andrews sees his workload increase substantially and he threatens the single season receiving touchdown mark set by Michael Jackson in the team’s inaugural season.
15) Fellow tight end Nick Boyle emerges as more of a dual threat TE. Boyle was re-upped last season for three years and $18M primarily to be a blocking tight end. He quietly sneaked in 31 catches for 321 yards last year and scored his first touchdown. His role continues to evolve in this Ravens offense.