Bleacher Report says Ravens should propose trade involving young WR
When fully healthy, the Baltimore Ravens have a plethora of talent at the wide receiver position. However, with cut down day quickly approaching, the team will most likely have to part with some talented playmakers.
One of the wideouts who could end up on the outside looking in is Miles Boykin. Brad Gagnon of Bleacher Report named one trade that each NFL team should propose ahead of the 2021 season, and he said that Baltimore should propose trading Boykin to the Atlanta Falcons for a Day 3 pick. When explaining his choice, Gagnon mentioned that the former Notre Dame star still has the potential to grow into a role with the right team.
“With Sammy Watkins and Rashod Bateman joining Marquise Brown and Devin Duvernay on the Baltimore Ravens wide receiver depth chart, there might not be much room left for Boykin. But the 2019 third-round pick still has the skill set to grow into a significant role with the right team, and Atlanta could see him as a potential replacement for Jones at the X receiver spot.”
Gagnon also mentions that Baltimore probably wouldn’t get a huge haul for Boykin due to the fact that he hasn’t produced at a high level so far.
“The payoff wouldn’t be gigantic for the Ravens because Boykin hasn’t put up big numbers early in his career, but since the 24-year-old is a potential cut candidate anyway, a middle-round draft pick might suffice.”
With Boykin seemingly unlikely to make the Ravens’ final 53-man roster, finding a trade partner to get some compensation back for him makes sense. Atlanta seems like a viable trade destination, and it would make sense if the two teams discussed a deal surrounding Boykin in a low risk, high reward move for both teams.
