Ravens vast receiver Zay Flowers had a powerful 2023 rookie marketing campaign through which he recorded a team-leading 77 catches for 858 yards.
The previous No. 22 general choose is now targeted on taking his recreation to a different stage in his second 12 months and he believes he is aware of what it should take to do exactly that.
“In all probability deep passes; in all probability extra deep passes. I really feel like I can go get them,” Flowers said, by way of the workforce’s web site. “In the event that they’re within the air, I am going to go get them. That is one of many issues I need to enhance, to reply your query. I am going to say that is one of many issues — simply hitting extra deep balls. As a result of that is what I did in school, so I need to come out and attempt to hit extra this 12 months.”
Flowers was an electrical deep risk throughout his 4 years at Boston Faculty. From 2019-22, he registered 200 receptions for 3,056 yards and 29 touchdowns, averaging 15.28 yards per catch.
The 23-year-old averaged simply 11.1 yards per catch final season, which is strictly why he is aware of he can enhance his numbers.
How does he plan on doing so?
“[It’s] in all probability simply working extra of them and dealing on them with ‘L.J.’ [Lamar Jackson], and dealing on them with the group, truthfully, as a result of I do not suppose we had rather a lot final 12 months, so we need to come out and enhance,” Flowers added.
Baltimore was in the course of the pack with 52 performs of 20-plus yards and 9 performs of 40-plus yards in 2023.
If the workforce hopes to forestall that from occurring once more, it might rely closely on Flowers. Fortunately for the Ravens, he sounds prepared for the problem.
“[I want to] take the entire recreation to the following stage, the whole lot from blocking to catching,” Flowers completed. “I am attempting to get higher at the whole lot, and I am attempting to enhance yearly and show all of the doubters mistaken.”
