How the Ravens approach the wide receiver position in this year's draft will be interesting.

Baltimore's top two targets, Zay Flowers and Rashod Bateman, are young, under contract, and coming off career years. However, the depth chart behind them is uncertain, with Nelson Agholor and Tylan Wallace both pending free agents and Devontez Walker coming off a rookie season in which he played sparingly.

On-field workouts for wide receivers at the NFL Scouting Combine will be held Saturday, and the Ravens are eyeing prospects who might fit into Offensive Coordinator Todd Monken's attack. Baltimore's draft strategy will be impacted by what happens during free agency in March.

"I think it's a pretty good class draft-wise and free agency-wise as well," General Manager Eric DeCosta said. "I'm very happy to see the development that our young receivers have made the last couple of years. [Wide Receivers Coach] Greg Lewis does a great job coaching those guys up. Our players really did a good job this year.

"We feel like there is a good opportunity for us to find some good talent either through free agency or the draft, in every round and every price point."

The Ravens have more pressing needs than wide receiver, so it's unlikely they'll take one during the first two rounds. However, DeCosta has drafted eight wideouts since becoming general manager in 2019, and with the Ravens expected to have 11 picks, there's ample opportunity for them to draft at least one wideout again.

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