Ravens vs. Steelers NFL Week 5: Top rookies to watch
By Andrew Kim
Marquise “Hollywood” Brown, WR, Ravens
Hollywood has been quiet the past two weeks but teams are making sure he does not beat them deep. After catching 12 catches and 233 yards with two touchdowns the first two weeks, Brown only has six catches for 71 yards the following two weeks.
A Steelers secondary that traded for Minkah Fitzpatrick will have to account for him, as Marquise Brown moves around in the Ravens offense. Pittsburgh has a middle of the pack secondary with Joe Haden, Mike Hilton, Steven Nelson, and Terrell Edmunds that will have to limit a top-ten passing offense in Baltimore.
The rookie deep threat from Oklahoma should have a better game this week as Lamar Jackson has tried a few deep shots each game and it will be only a matter of time till he hits a few.
Miles Boykin, WR, Ravens
Even though Miles Boykin is not a starter, the rookie receiver from Notre Dame has been involved a bit late in games. Boykin has been a red zone threat and only has five catches for 48 yards in four games but has two touchdowns. He has had problems with drops at times so he will need to clean those up for potentially more playing time over Seth Roberts as Willie Snead is the main slot receiver.
When he is on the field, Boykin is a mismatch nightmare with the size and the speed to be an outside receiver in this offense. The Pittsburgh secondary will have to limit the impact of these two rookie receivers for Baltimore.