Baltimore Ravens loading up the plate for Miles Boykin in 2020
The Baltimore Ravens want to increase Miles Boykin’s workload for 2020.
It’s hard to imagine the Baltimore Ravens‘ roster having more talent than already meets the eye, but that could definitely be the case in 2020 with second-year receiver Miles Boykin.
Boykin was a third-round pick for the Ravens in 2019 after they had already selected Oklahoma’s Hollywood Brown in the first round.
Boykin was a late-bloomer at Notre Dame with only 18 receptions in 13 games heading into his final season in South Bend, but he broke out in 2018 with 59 receptions for 872 yards and eight touchdowns.
After his strong finish at Notre Dame, Boykin set the Scouting Combine on fire with one of the most impressive individual workouts you will ever see.
Boykin’s insane athletic testing results
Despite the fact that he was raw coming out of college, Boykin’s athletic traits were enough to get him picked in the top 100 and he wound up playing in all 16 games for the Ravens in 2019, starting 11.
Despite playing close to 40 percent of the offensive snaps, Boykin caught just 13 passes, three of which went for touchdowns.
He flashed his big play ability and tremendous talent, and heading into the 2020 season, the Ravens are expecting a lot more from him.
Greg Roman said he's really going to "load the plate" of Miles Boykin this year. Expecting a lot of action for him this season. Also talked about getting Duvernay and Proche involved and how multiple the offense will be personnel wise.
— Ryan Mink (@ryanmink) June 23, 2020
There are certainly a lot of mouths to feed in Baltimore this year, but Boykin should not be discounted just because of how much this Ravens team emphasizes the run and the fact that he may be the third option in the passing game.
It’s possible if not probable that he emerges as the Ravens’ WR2 this year in terms of targets (Willie Snead was second among receivers in 2019) and it would be fascinating to see what he could do with at least 70 looks over the course of the season.
No one on the Ravens’ 2019 roster received 100 targets in the passing game.
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With Lamar Jackson’s meteoric rise in 2019 both as an overall player and more specifically as a passer, it stands to reason that the Ravens’ passing game will open up even more in 2020 and Boykin should be a direct beneficiary of that.