Ravens Training Camp: Is TE Mark Andrews' Production 'Likely' To Drop?
In 2021, tight end Mark Andrews set the Baltimore Ravens' single-season records for receiving yards (1,361) and receptions (107) while reeling in nine touchdowns. Andrews was named to the 2021 All-Pro Team and elected to his second Pro Bowl appearance for his historic season.
Andrews' 2022 campaign was not quite as fruitful, but he was still voted to the Pro Bowl after recording 73 receptions for 847 receiving yards and five touchdowns.
Flash forward to 2023 training camp, and the offense looks completely different compared to a year ago. Baltimore hired a new offensive coordinator in Todd Monken and signed free agent receivers Odell Beckham Jr. and Nelson Agholor during the offseason. The Ravens committed to improving their receiving corp and selected Zay Flowers with the No. 22 pick in the 2023 NFL Draft. Not to mention Rashod Bateman is eventually returning to the offense after undergoing foot surgery in 2022.
With all these new additions, Baltimore's passing attack is expected to take the next step with franchise quarterback Lamar Jackson back to 100 percent.
A revamped receiving room means more wideouts needing more targets, so where does that leave Andrews?
Parker Hurley of Ebony Bird suggests that Andrews will continue to drop in production in 2023 and not register more than 70 receptions or 850 yards.
Andrews has been one of Jackson's favorite targets since the two were drafted by Baltimore in 2018, but the Ravens have now the personnel to spread the ball around. Andrews has never played with a group of wideouts this talented before and also has competition at his own position.
Isaiah Likely had a strong rookie campaign in 2022 recording 373 receiving yards and three touchdowns so he is not going anywhere. Charlie Kolar is also fully healthy after only appearing in two games last season as a rookie. Kolar, a pass-catching threat for the Iowa State Cyclones in college, was drafted ahead of Likely in the 2022 NFL Draft due to his receiving upside so there is a chance both tight ends take targets from Andrews.
But there is a possibility that all this talent takes defenders away from Andrews, therefore, allowing him to remain a productive option in the passing game. His new offensive coordinator also knows a thing or two about getting the most from the tight end position.
During his three-year stint with the Georgia Bulldogs, Monken spent time coaching the No. 1 tight end in college football, Brock Bowers. In Monken's final season with Georgia, Bowers received the John Mackey Award which is given awarded annually to the best tight end in the country.
Whether he drops in production or not, Andrews will still have an important role in Baltimore's offense this season.
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