The Baltimore Ravens had arguably their best year in the Lamar Jackson era. While the quarterback put together a historical stat line, the rest of the roster was also well-built, leading to an electric regular season campaign. However, their season came to a heartbreaking end against the Buffalo Bills in the Wild Card round.
As a result, some changes were necessary for the roster. Baltimore has been hard at work throughout the offseason, acquiring veteran talent and a fantastic collection of rookies. However, one analyst believes their pursuit might lead them to find a stable secondary wide receiver.
Do the Baltimore Ravens Need a Permanent Answer at WR3?
Last season was arguably the best in Jackson’s already legendary career. Throwing for 4,172 yards and 41 touchdowns, he cost just four interceptions, finishing with a passer rating of 119.6.
That, alongside Derrick Henry’s explosive year, which totaled 1,921 yards and 16 touchdowns, paved the way for the Ravens to have the second-best offense on PFSN’s Offense+ metric. However, they had one critical flaw.
Outside of Zay Flowers, the team did not have a second reliable wide receiver. Rashod Bateman was a solid WR2, tallying 756 yards on the season. But an injury to Flowers paved the way for Baltimore to have its fourth-lowest passing success rate of the year against the Bills.
Ultimately, that was enough for Buffalo to secure a win. This offseason, the Ravens have taken a swing at DeAndre Hopkins and rookie LaJohntay Wester to fill that hole for a consistent third wide receiver.
However, Ian Cummings, in his way-too-early mock draft for the 2026 season, believes their permanent solution arrives next season. For the team that’s drafted the most wide receivers in the first round since Jackson took over the offense, another pass catcher in the first round isn’t a complete surprise.
For Cummings, though, the answer to the Ravens’ ailments is Jordyn Tyson out of Arizona State. With Hopkins a one-year rental who could realistically retire at the end of the year, and Bateman’s contract ending soon, adding Tyson might be a wise choice.
Getting his first run as a primary target in 2024, Tyson put up 1,101 yards and 10 touchdowns for the Sun Devils, impressing Cummings. “He’s an easy accelerator with deceptive motion and smooth fluidity, and his body control can come up big down the field.”
Arizona State WR Jordyn Tyson is pushing for that WR1 spot in the 2026 Rookie Class:
💥75 Receptions
💥10 Touchdowns
💥1,101 Receiving Yards
💥51 1st Down Receptions
💥3.04 Yards Per Route Runpic.twitter.com/8NiCyzZGiR— Snoog’s Fantasy HQ (@FFSnoog) May 14, 2025
For a team that has tried to diversify its offense every year since their two-time MVP took over the starting quarterback job, a trio of lethal wide receivers might be the perfect recipe for success.
With a playoff breakthrough feeling inevitable at this point, Tyson might just be the final piece of the puzzle.