The Baltimore Ravens may not have any big names in their receiving corps, but general manager Eric DeCosta loves the group he has assembled.
From second-year receivers Marquise Brown and Miles Boykin to a veteran in Willie Snead to incoming rookies Devin Duvernay and James Proche, DeCosta is very bullish on the group, saying of the crew to Clifton Brown of the Ravens' team website:
“I love Willie Snead and Hollywood Brown … And we drafted Miles Boykin last year. And I think that Chris Moore is one of the best special teams wide receivers in the league. We drafted Devin Duvernay this year, James Proche. We've got Jaleel Scott on the team. We've also got all these tight ends.”
Most of Baltimore's production in the aerial attack this past season came from its tight ends, but DeCosta now feels the weapons for Lamar Jackson are more well-rounded. He added,
Article Continues Below“So we think if you look at our team over the last two, three years, we've done a lot to address skill positions: targets for Lamar, guys that can make plays … We feel really, really good about that. We love the mix of personalities and players and the upside and leadership that we've got. And I think Lamar's got a great chemistry with those guys as well. We think our younger guys are going to continue to make a jump.”
The Ravens won 14 games and captured the AFC North division title this past year, but they ultimately fell to the Tennessee Titans in the Divisional Round of the playoffs due much in part to their offense stalling.
But now, DeCosta clearly feels that Jackson and Co. are better equipped to do damage heading into 2020.