Zay Flowers

Baltimore Ravens·#4UNDERPAID

Pos WRHt 5'9"Wt 183 lbExp 2 yrCollege Boston College

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Model Score

80.7 MODEL

2023

74.3

2024

76.1

2025

80.7

How good he is at what he is supposed to be doing, out of 100. Not a projection of what he will do next, and not a read on his contract. Median is about 70, and a 95 is rare. How it is built →

Season Stats · 17 games

868th

Rec

1,2116th

Rec Yds

531st

Rec TD

11915th

Targets

71.212th

Yds/Gm

14.713th

Fantasy PPG

Advanced Metrics EPA & Next Gen Stats

0.97374th

EPA / target

3.6 yd9th

Avg separation

6.7 yd

Avg cushion

0.457th

YAC over exp

74.0%

Catch %

STM Take

Flowers climbed from STTM #24 tier 3 as a rookie to #19 tier 3 to #7 tier 1 in 2025, his first tier-1 finish. The Lamar-availability story (STTM #21 tier 6 in 2025 with 13 games played) caps the upside, but the Pro Bowl validation alongside a 1,000-plus yard season at 5'9" 183 confirms the role is locked. Two straight Pro Bowls means the league acknowledges him as a top-10 WR.

Flowers was born in Fort Lauderdale as the 11th of 14 children; he lost his mother at age five and his brother during high school. He played four years at Boston College and broke the school records for career receptions, receiving yards, and receiving touchdowns. Baltimore took him 22nd overall in the 2023 NFL Draft. He has made two Pro Bowls (2024, 2025) and accumulated 237 catches for 3,128 yards and 14 TDs across three seasons.

Strengths

Two consecutive Pro Bowl nods (2024, 2025) at age 25, with a 1,000-plus yard 2025 season.
237 catches through three seasons at a 5'9" 183-pound frame; the slot-plus-deep-threat versatility is rare.

Concerns

Lamar's 2025 13-game season capped the deep-ball volume; another QB-availability year would hit Flowers first.
Recent game log includes a 0.6 PPR week (Wk 13); the size means he gets shut out when coverage doubles.

What to watch: Whether Lamar plays a full season in 2026; Flowers's tier-1 case lives on Baltimore's downfield passing volume.