{"id":106328,"date":"2025-06-05T15:57:14","date_gmt":"2025-06-05T15:57:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/106328\/"},"modified":"2025-06-05T15:57:14","modified_gmt":"2025-06-05T15:57:14","slug":"ravens-wr-depth-chart-where-rashod-bateman-fits-after-extension","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/106328\/","title":{"rendered":"Ravens WR depth chart: Where Rashod Bateman fits after extension"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/football\/nfl\/teams\/baltimore-ravens\/366\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Baltimore Ravens;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Baltimore Ravens<\/a> have always been a franchise known for defense.<\/p>\n<p>Nowadays, they are a great all-around team that possesses one of the top-scoring offenses in the NFL. The Ravens are a team that promises to beat opponents in a variety of ways, exchanging ground-and-pound for an all-out attack.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>The running back room features the bruising, punishing <a href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/football\/nfl\/players\/derrick-henry\/732145\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Derrick Henry;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Derrick Henry<\/a>. The tight end room features the steady duo of <a href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/football\/nfl\/players\/mark-andrews\/820699\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Mark Andrews;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Mark Andrews<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/football\/nfl\/players\/isaiah-likely\/1125111\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Isaiah Likely;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Isaiah Likely<\/a>. The quarterback room features the two-time league MVP and dual-threat <a href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/football\/nfl\/players\/lamar-jackson\/877745\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Lamar Jackson;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Lamar Jackson<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s about time the receiver room has caught up.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/football\/nfl\/players\/zay-flowers\/1177053\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Zay Flowers;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Zay Flowers<\/a> is the headliner, but he&#8217;ll keep his running mate, <a href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/football\/nfl\/players\/rashod-bateman\/1108208\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Rashod Bateman;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Rashod Bateman<\/a>, going forward after the fifth-year receiver inked a three-year, $36.75 million extension. After adding <a href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/football\/nfl\/players\/deandre-hopkins\/560241\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:DeAndre Hopkins;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">DeAndre Hopkins<\/a> to the fold, the Ravens are a terrifying bunch for opposing defenses to match up with.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s a look at the receiver depth chart in Baltimore as minicamp and training camp approach.<\/p>\n<p>Ravens WR depth chart<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Flowers is the unquestioned receiver atop the depth chart in Baltimore, but this is a deeper room than Ravens fans are used to.<\/p>\n<p>Hopkins joined the group ahead of his age-33 season, <a href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/article\/ravens-sign-wide-receiver-deandre-232104085.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:signing a one-year deal worth $6 million in free agency;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">signing a one-year deal worth $6 million in free agency<\/a>. It&#8217;s the three-time All-Pro&#8217;s latest attempt at chasing a Super Bowl after he fell short with the <a href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/football\/nfl\/teams\/kansas-city-chiefs\/339\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Kansas City Chiefs;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Kansas City Chiefs<\/a> in 2024. He was used sparingly in Kansas City last season, something Baltimore will also have the luxury of doing if they choose to.<\/p>\n<p>That is thanks in large part to the presence of Bateman, who is coming off a career year. The 25-year-old should only continue to grow as a player in his fifth season, especially with all the talent around him.<\/p>\n<p>Baltimore has not traditionally been recognized for having a strong receiver corps. However, the combination of Flowers, Bateman and Hopkins creates a formidable trio.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Wallace, Walker and Wester round out the room, for now, bringing plenty of speed to the table.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/football\/nfl\/players\/anthony-miller\/749136\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Anthony Miller;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Anthony Miller<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/football\/nfl\/players\/malik-cunningham\/1062314\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Malik Cunningham;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Malik Cunningham<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/football\/nfl\/players\/keith-kirkwood\/746244\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Keith Kirkwood;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Keith Kirkwood<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/football\/nfl\/players\/dayton-wade\/1172969\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Dayton Wade;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Dayton Wade<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/football\/nfl\/players\/jahmal-banks\/1214294\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Jahmal Banks;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Jahmal Banks<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/football\/nfl\/players\/xavier-guillory\/1215379\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Xavier Guillory;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Xavier Guillory<\/a> are also set to compete for a roster spot in training camp.<\/p>\n<p>While it&#8217;ll take some time for the roster to be finalized, one thing is for certain \u2013 this Ravens&#8217; offense will be a challenge to deal with in 2025.<\/p>\n<p>This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/sports\/nfl\/2025\/06\/05\/ravens-wr-depth-chart-rashod-bateman-zay-flowers\/84047442007\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Ravens WR depth chart: Baltimore receiver room ahead of minicamp;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Ravens WR depth chart: Baltimore receiver room ahead of minicamp<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Baltimore Ravens have always been a franchise known for defense. Nowadays, they are a great all-around team&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":106329,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2052],"tags":[184,117,2282,4695,292,7,4698,110,895,759,6,13052,169,2850,4648],"class_list":{"0":"post-106328","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-baltimore-ravens","8":"tag-baltimore","9":"tag-baltimore-ravens","10":"tag-baltimoreravens","11":"tag-deandre-hopkins","12":"tag-derrick-henry","13":"tag-football","14":"tag-isaiah-likely","15":"tag-kansas-city-chiefs","16":"tag-lamar-jackson","17":"tag-mark-andrews","18":"tag-nfl","19":"tag-rashod-bateman","20":"tag-ravens","21":"tag-the-ravens","22":"tag-zay-flowers"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/114631582845601585","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/106328","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=106328"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/106328\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/106329"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=106328"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=106328"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=106328"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}