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Ravens' Draft: Fixing Wide Receiver Gap for Jackson

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The Baltimore Ravens draft strategy has produced stars like Lamar Jackson and Kyle Hamilton, but their wide receiver corps remains a weakness. With the draft approaching, experts highlight wide receiver as a top need, alongside tight end, center, and defensive tackle. Last seasons performance, with Rashod Bateman and DeAndre Hopkins underperforming, underscores this issue. Fans and analysts fear this weakness hampers the passing game, making a deep playoff run challenging. General manager Eric DeCosta is under pressure to address this concern, likely by selecting a reliable wide receiver early in the draft.

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Ravens' Draft: Fixing Wide Receiver Gap for Jackson

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NFL News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now!Ravens' Draft: Fixing Wide Receiver Gap for Jackson. Machine-transcribed; use the interactive transcript above to jump the player to any line.

0:00On March 26, the Baltimore Ravens have built a strong roster through the draft, with stars like Lamar Jackson, Kyle Hamilton, and Zay Flowers. But why receiver keeps being a glaring weakness year after year? Heading into next month's draft, experts point to why receiver as the top need, alongside tight end, center, and defensive tackle as the team. Searches for reliable targets for Jackson. This season showed the problem clearly, with Rashad Bateman managing just over 200 yards and free agent addition, Deandre Hopkins at 3, 130, forcing the offense to lean heavily on flowers and tight ends Mark Andrews and Isaiah likely. Fans and analysts worry this gap holds back the passing game, making a deep playoff run tough without upgrades, especially after pass veteran signings. Flopped. Final manager Eric DeCosta has made no moves yet in free agency or the draft, so all eyes are on him, grabbing a solid number two receiver early.

1:00Likely in the first or second round, to finally fix this ongoing issue. That's the story for today, NFL News Today, driven by AI, I'm Cory with the story.

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