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Zay Flowers Baltimore Ravens · #4

Wide Receiver · 5' 9", 183 lbs · Fort Lauderdale, FL · Age 26

Zay Flowers is a Wide Receiver for the Baltimore Ravens, drafted 22nd overall, 2023. In 2026 he caught 18 passes for 352 yards and 2 touchdowns.

Wide ReceiverDrafted 22nd overall4-yr veteran
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Baltimore Ravens · #4 · Wide Receiver
Zay Flowers
Season avg18 rec · 352 yds · 2 td
Career avg255 rec · 3,480 yds · 16 td
Live win probabilitySeason
No scheduled game — showing season pace. Illustrative.
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352yds
2td
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Scouting report

Zay Flowers — the report card

Read his whole game at a glance, then dive into any skill. Grades are percentiles vs every active player at his position.

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Wide Receiver · Rotation piece · Impact 50
Zay Flowers is a Wide Receiver for the Baltimore Ravens, drafted 22nd overall, 2023. In 2026 he caught 18 passes for 352 yards and 2 touchdowns.
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Receiving
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Scoring
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Receiving yards
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Act II

Where Zay Flowers stands

Live ladders from the Balladex models, and what he's chasing. Rankings recompute nightly from real production, accolades, and search demand.

The laddersmodel · recomputes nightly
1
Jared Goff Detroit Lions▬
29%
2
Bryce Young Carolina Panthers▬
23%
3
Brock Purdy San Francisco 49ers▬
22%
4
Tyler Shough New Orleans Saints▬
11%
5
Kirk Cousins Las Vegas Raiders▬
9%
✦ Balladex Consensus: #6 of 1982 — a blend of the Impact index, current production, career résumé and live search demand. Recomputes as the data does.
Futures & chases
—MVP odds
50Impact index
310Star score
Career scoring average0.0 ppg
Seasons in the index0
Accolades on file0
Stat explorer

Zay Flowers — every number, three levels deep

Headline → metric → the raw history behind it. Real career data; tracking-only metrics labeled.

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Receiving
352 YDS
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Volume
18 REC
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Big-play
19.6 Y/R
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Scoring
2 TD
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The engine

How the model sees Zay Flowers

Projection = recency-weighted per-season production, nudged along a position aging curve, banded by his year-to-year volatility. No black box — every number shows its work.

Projected 2027  modeled
51
rec
23–78
764
rec yds
420–1107
3
td
2–5
70
targets
32–109
10
games
4–16
Bands widen as confidence drops. Derived live from the real 4-season history below.
What moves the rec line vs last season
Last season 18 → projected 51 rec
Baseline (recency-weighted)
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Age curve
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Net vs last season+32.5 rec
Everything it reads
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4 seasons of real box production
every game line, verified
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Recency × games weight
recent, healthy years anchor the baseline
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Year-over-year trend
his own trajectory, season to season
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Position aging curve
age 26 — applied to the projection
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Role & usage context
target / carry share and snaps fold in
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Availability signal
games last 3: 17 / 17 / 3
health
The real history it trains onsource: Pro-Football-Reference / ESPN · verified

Zay Flowers career stats, season by season

Career stats by season
SeasonGRecYdsTDTgtY/R
20231677858510811.1
202417741,059411614.3
202517861,211511814.1
2026 in progress · 3 games31835222219.6
Career532553,48016364
Source: Pro-Football-Reference. Backtested against completed player-seasons in the index. The same engine powers the report-card percentiles and the DNA radar — one model, asked different questions. Illustrative.
Act III

The Lab

Every number, live and interactive. Real career data; models labeled.

Gold = award / milestone season · hover any bar. Real season totals.
Context

Are the Baltimore Ravens built to win?

Team projection rolled up from the roster + last-season baselines — and what it means for his role.

10–7proj record
96off index
65def index
+27net
75%playoff odds
65roster
Roster delta · what changed
Offense grades A+ (96), defense C (65) by our position-percentile roster model. QB play indexes at 94, pass rush 30, coverage 99.
How his role moves
Projected 10–7 on a 17-game slate — modeled from the current roster's production percentiles, not a calibrated Vegas line. His snaps, target/carry share and usage move with roster health.
Balladex Impact
50 of 99
Rotation piece tier.
Rarity
◆ Rated
Collectible tier.
Résumé
0 accolades
Career honors on file.
Act IV

The Ballad of Zay Flowers

Birth to now — the making of a legend, narrated and scored.

2000-09-11

The beginning

Zay Flowers is a Wide Receiver for the Baltimore Ravens, in his 4th NFL season.

Baltimore Ravens

Turning pro

Drafted 22nd overall, 2023 as a Wide Receiver.

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Zay Flowers is a Baltimore Ravens wide receiver, drafted 22nd overall, 2023.

Chapter

Across 4 seasons (2023–2026) he has caught 255 passes for 3,480 yards and 16 touchdowns.

Chapter

Most recently he caught 18 passes for 352 yards and 2 touchdowns in 2026.

Off the field

Measurables
Active
Height
5' 9"
Weight
183 lbs
Draft
22nd overall, 2023
Born
Fort Lauderdale, FL
Age
26
Jersey
#4
Background

Zay Flowers is from Fort Lauderdale, FL and is 26 years old. He was drafted 22nd overall, 2023 and plays wide receiver at 5' 9", 183 lbs.

Over 4 seasons (2023–2026) he has caught 255 passes for 3,480 yards and 16 touchdowns. Flowers is currently on the Baltimore Ravens roster.

The person

Zay Flowers is a starting-caliber wide receiver who has caught 255 passes for 3,480 yards and 16 touchdowns across 4 seasons (2023–2026).

Receiving255 career catches, 3,480 yards, 16 touchdowns.
Best season86 catches for 1,211 yards in 2025.
Yards per catch13.6 yards per reception over his career.
First-round pedigree22nd overall, 2023.
Durability53 career games played.
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FAQ

Zay Flowers — frequently asked

The questions people ask most about Zay Flowers, answered.

What position does Zay Flowers play?
Zay Flowers is a Wide Receiver for the Baltimore Ravens.
When was Zay Flowers drafted?
Zay Flowers was drafted 22nd overall, 2023.
How many seasons has Zay Flowers played?
4 (2023–2026).
What are Zay Flowers's career stats?
He has caught 255 passes for 3,480 yards and 16 touchdowns.
Zay Flowers career stats & accolades are real, and team projections and recent-game home/away splits are computed from real production. DNA ratings, grades, tonight's projection, ladders, live win probability and simulator outputs are Balladex model output. Not affiliated with the NBA.
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Current role & opportunity

Usage last season · depth chart current · nflverse
Depth chart
WR1
listed starter
Snap share
45%
of offensive snaps
Target share
22%
WOPR 0.48
Listed as the starter (WR1) on the current depth chart

This role & opportunity data feeds the model's competition-aware projection — snap and target share from last season, depth-chart rank from the current roster.

Weekly matchups

Fantasy points allowed by position · 2026 schedule · Balladex
Next matchup
@ IND
Week 1 · Plus
Season outlook
57
avg matchup score (0–100)
Smash / Tough
3 / 7
weeks favorable / tough
Playoff weeks
48
Wk 15–17 outlook
W1 @ INDW2 vs NOW3 @ DALW4 vs TENW5 @ ATLW6 @ CLEW7 vs CINW8 @ BUFW9 vs JAXW10 vs LACW11 @ CARW12 @ HOUW13 · BYEW14 vs TBW15 @ PITW16 vs CLEW17 @ CINW18 vs PIT

Each week grades Zay Flowers's opponent by the fantasy points that defense allowed to his position (2025), tiered Smash → Avoid. A transparent Balladex model estimate; see the full weekly matchups grid.

Injury history

Weekly injury reports · nflverse
Injury episodes
9
since 2023
Games missed
1
listed Out
Lower-body
6
ankle / knee / soft-tissue
Concussions
0
head, reported
Most recent reports
2026 Wk4 · Hamstring (Questionable)2026 Wk3 · Hamstring (Questionable)2026 Wk2 · Hamstring (Doubtful)2026 Wk1 · Hamstring2025 Wk16 · Neck2025 Wk8 · Shoulder

Home surface: grass (natural grass).

Real weekly injury-report history (game-status designations, most recent 4 seasons). Rest days and load-management designations are excluded.

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