Who Should I Start? Zay Flowers or Ladd McConkey

Sunday, August 23, 1:59 AM

Baltimore Ravens wide receiver Zay Flowers is a top riser at his position after catching 86 passes for 1,211 yards, coupled with five touchdowns on 118 targets in 2025. He finished as the WR7 in Half-PPR scoring and accounted for 55.9% of Baltimore's targets to wide receivers. Baltimore then gave him a four-year, $140 million extension with $108 million guaranteed, confirming his place at the top of the depth chart. Flowers did suffer a quadriceps injury in training camp. Even so, the issue was not expected to keep him out for long. The bigger concern, however, remains his touchdown total. Flowers has never scored more than five receiving touchdowns in a season. Moreover, he had eight games with fewer than 5.5 fantasy points over the last two seasons. Still, new offensive coordinator Declan Doyle wants more explosive plays, while Flowers remains the Ravens' most dynamic wide receiver, as they do not possess much depth behind him, with Rashod Bateman slated to be the No. 2 and rookie Ja'Kobi Lane as the WR3. Additionally, Bateman was arrested in June and could face a potential suspension. As such, he should be drafted as a high-end WR2 with a realistic chance to finish inside the top 10 again.