What You Need to Know:

• Baltimore let 31.9% of last year’s WR target share leave by trading away Marquise Brown (23.9%) and not re-signing Sammy Watkins (8.0%).
• Duvernay claimed 7.7% target share in his 2nd season, nearly doubling his target total from his rookie campaign (from 26 to 47).
• His slot rate increased over his rookie year, from 47.3% of pass snaps to 60.8%. Willie Snead’s departure was key, leaving extra slot snaps available.
• James Proche looks like Duvernay’s primary competition for that spot going forward. Proche – who arrived in the same draft but 3 rounds later – ran 86.4% of his routes from the slot in 2021 but got about one-third of Duvernay’s playing time.
• After Baltimore traded away WR Marquise Brown on the 1st night of the NFL Draft, HC John Harbaugh told reporters that Duvernay “made a jump” in his 2nd season and that “his best has yet to come.”
• Duvernay closed his college career with a 106-1,386-9 senior-year receiving line. He then ran a 4.39-second 40 at the 2020 Scouting Combine.
• WRs who went later than Duvernay in the 2020 draft included: Gabriel Davis, Tyler Johnson, Darnell Mooney, K.J. Osborn and Donovan Peoples-Jones.
• The closest thing to a significant name the Ravens have added at WR this offseason has been undrafted free agent Slade Bolden, a slot type from Alabama.

Draft Sharks Bottom Line:

Duvernay looks like a good bet for a significant bump in playing time and target share. The Ravens now sport little beyond TE Mark Andrews in terms of proven pass-catchers. Duvernay’s best fit might be in the slot, but he has experience both inside and out and brings speed that can translate anywhere. Barring a jump from his late-round ADP, Duvernay looks like all upside as a 2022 fantasy prospect. He’s a particularly attractive addition to a best-ball roster that already has Lamar Jackson.