Odell Beckham

Ravens big free agent acquisitions at the WR position Odell Beckham Jr has been declared OUT for week 3 Vs the Indianapolis Colts. Beckham hurt his ankle in week 2 Vs the Bengals and was unable to return to the game. It’s another tough break for the soon to be 31 year old WR who has struggled to stay healthy his whole career.

Odell’s injury leaves a lot of snaps vacant for the Ravens WR core as he led the WRs in snaps in week 1 and was 3rd in snaps and targets in week 2 despite leaving the game early. In Odell’s absence, the Ravens boosted Rashod Bateman’s snaps significantly as he went from 25 snaps week 1 to 44 snaps week 2. Other Ravens WRs Nelson Agholor and Devin Duvernay seemed to get more involved after the injury to OBJ as well. Agholor in particular had a good showing finishing with a 5-63-1 line playing mostly in the slot.

The Ravens passing attack without OBJ should be more condensed. Higher target shares for standout rookie WR Zay Flowers and Lamar Jacksons favorite target star TE Mark Andrews should be in play. There is possible inclement weather on the horizon in Baltimore for Sunday so monitor the rain and wind there but if the weather is decent expect big days from Andrews, Flowers, and sleeper pick to score a long TD Rashod Bateman.