Rookie Stat Projections for Odafe Oweh and Rashod Bateman
With the 17-game season debuting this year, ESPN's Mike Clay looked at the top five projected leaders among rookies in each of the major statistical categories. Two Ravens rookies made the lists at their respective positions.
Clay projects Bateman to finish fifth among all rookies in receiving yards with 657, behind Ja'Marr Chase, DeVonta Smith, Jaylen Waddle, and Kyle Pitts.
"This paints a very positive picture for Chase, Smith and Waddle in 2021," Clay wrote. "Assuming they stay healthy, all three are positioned to play significant offensive roles out of the gate.
"Pitts' projection would place him fifth all-time for a rookie tight end and give him the most receiving yards by a first-year player at the position since Evan Engram's 722 yards in 2017. And while Bateman's upside is limited by Baltimore's run-heavy scheme, he has a path to an every-down role opposite Brown."
Marquise Brown, Marlon Brown, and Torrey Smith each had seven touchdowns as rookies. Smith led the group with 841 receiving yards.
Oweh also made the list as Clay projects him to finish with 4.5 sacks as a rookie. That's third-best behind Jaelan Phillips and Kwity Paye, but it wouldn't be surprising to see Oweh emerge from the group.
"In 2019, rookies combined for 126.5 sacks, and first-round rookies combined for 60," Clay wrote. "Both totals were the most since 2011. But in 2020, those numbers dropped to 71.5 and 18, respectively – both of which registered easily as the fewest in over a decade. Chase Young's 7.5 sacks paced all rookies last season, though he was the only first-year player with more than four. Four others had more than 2.5 sacks.
"Phillips and Paye have paths to big 2021 roles with underwhelming competition for reps with their new teams, and it may not take Oweh long to overtake Bowser and/or McPhee in Baltimore. Turner and Tryon have a tougher task in finding opportunities with Cameron Jordan and Marcus Davenport on the Saints' depth chart and Shaquil Barrett and Jason Pierre-Paul back in Tampa Bay."
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