Devontez Walker

Draft capital (Ja'Kobi Lane, R3; Elijah Sarratt, R4) pushed Walker to WR4 on the depth chart behind Lane, in a room that already includes Flowers and Bateman — a crowded route tree with limited target share to spare.

A groin issue limited practice reps in the week leading into the 2026 opener and kept Walker out against Indianapolis, compounding an already thin opportunity share while rookies get in-game reps ahead of him.

Baltimore's run-leaning play-calling (negative PROE) caps the size of the passing-game pie for every non-Flowers receiver, limiting the ceiling even if Walker wins snaps.

A deep average depth of target (~24.5) with a heavy share of deep looks gives Walker a boom-week ceiling as a field-stretcher whenever he is on the field, even within a limited snap role.

Rashod Bateman's production has wavered, and if that continues, Walker's vertical skill set is a plausible fit to absorb some of the WR2 opportunity rather than the rookies, who profile more as possession/slot pieces.