 Something that I've been thinking about for a while now is why every time Miles Boykin name is brought up amongst Ravens fans, they seem to have this huge problem and issue with their 2019 third round draft pick. Miles Boykin, he's been called so many different things like soft or he doesn't play to his sides or he's nothing but a blocker and some people just flat out say that he's not a good wide receiver. Now I'm not here to tell you that he's headed to the Hall of Fame or anything like that but I just don't think he's been given a fair shot and I feel like so much of Ravens fans' anger towards Miles Boykin is actually displaced and I'm gonna tell you why. So you two team keep it clean, what's going on is saying Raven here with another video and again with Miles Boykin I feel like he has been misjudged about his career with the Baltimore Ravens because when you look at it, we can look at the numbers, it can look sort of underwhelming. He's caught in 2019-13 catches for 198 yards, three touchdowns, 2020 he had 19 catches for 266 yards, four touchdowns but then last season he only had one catch for 6 yards and of course we know that he was hurt last year, he had the hamstring injury then he had the finger injury later on but he was mostly relegated to special teams. So with Miles Boykin, I just feel like all this displaced frustration that a lot of people have been pointing towards Miles Boykin, it should really be pointed to the Ravens. And the reason I say that is because the Ravens have a history, especially even a recent history, when it's come to both the drafting and development or lack thereof at the wide receiver position. I've been saying it so much throughout this offseason, even last offseason too, if you're not a first round draft pick at wide receiver, if you're not a first round pick, you're not going to make it. The odds are already stacked against you before you even step foot on a football field for the Ravens. And this is not, oh man I hate the Ravens, no it's nothing like that but that's exactly what it is, that's exactly what it's been. So many fans, they can be so dismissive of so many wide receivers that have come through for the Ravens. But I always say like I feel bad for those wide receivers because they never got a fair shake. They never did. Let's just go through this list of wide receivers that the Ravens drafted since 2008. And no this is not to make you feel like oh man Harbaugh just been so bad at drafting wide receivers because this issue with the Ravens and wide receivers has even been before John Harbaugh. But since we're in the John Harbaugh era, let's start right there. Let me read you some of these names and tell me if you remember these wide receivers. I'm sure y'all remember plenty of them but a lot of them y'all probably forgot. All right 2008, they drafted Marcus Smith and Justin Harper in the fourth and the seventh round. What did they do for the Ravens? Yeah, nothing. 2010, they drafted David Reed in the fifth round. Now he was a good kick-returner but as a wide receiver like you never really saw anything from him. 2011, Tori Smith. He was drafted in the second round. Now with Tori Smith, it worked out for him, initially it wasn't looking like he was going to because they had traded for Lee Evans from the Buffalo Bills to pair him with Anquan Bolden and Tori Smith, he ended up getting his shot a lot earlier than expected because Lee Evans, he got hurt and Tori Smith certainly made the most of it. They had that connection and of course the rest was history. So shout out to Tori Smith for making it out alive and even being one of the few Ravens wide receivers drafted by the Ravens who get a contract with another team after being with the Ravens. That's crazy. But in that same draft, Tandon Doss, he was drafted in the fourth round and we know that was one of Flacco's picks, Flacco's like give me Tandon Doss but it didn't work out for one Tandon Doss. 2012, they drafted Tommy Streeter, 6-5 fast wide receiver from UM. We know how that went. In 2013, they drafted Aaron Millett. He was like 6-4, 6-5 wide receiver but yeah, that was the last you heard of him. Then the following year in 2014, they drafted Michael Campanero. Oh, that dude could catch anything. He could catch anything but he was just injury prone and it was so sad to see and even the literally the last play of his Ravens career. He was walking off the field and slipped I think on a trash bag or something and he got injured again and I was like, oh man, that was a tough way to go out. But then 2015, this was very interesting because in 2015, they drafted Brashaw Perryman in the first round and Darren Waller in the sixth round, both wide receivers. Now we know Brashaw Perryman, his draft stock went through the roof when he ran his 40 time and that's going to happen to some more players as the combine is going on right now. But it's funny because with Brashaw Perryman and Darren Waller, it just wasn't working out with the Ravens. Now both of them had their off field stuff that they were dealing with. I know with Brashaw Perryman, his dad had passed, which was unfortunate with Darren Waller. He of course had all his stuff going on with the drugs and whatnot. But now his team keeping clean. So that was great. But with the Ravens, it just didn't work out. But it worked out for both of them once they left the Ravens. Once they left the Ravens, that's when things got so much brighter. Of course, Brashaw Perryman, he went to the Browns, spent some time there and also went to the Bucks. And then Darren Waller, he went to the Raiders and he became one of the best tight ends in the league. Now the conversion to Titan, it started with the Ravens, but he went on to the Raiders and the rest was history. Then then in 2016, they drafted Chris Moore. Great special teamer. But as far as wide receiver, it was shaky there. It was shaky. 2017, they didn't draft any wide receivers. 2018, they drafted two wide receivers, Jaleel Scott and Jordan Lassley. Jordan Lassley, amazing route runner, but the hands weren't there. Then he got released from the team, like I think maybe a year later. And Jaleel Scott, it's just like he disappeared. I think he went to the Jets and son, I don't know what happened after that. Then in 2019, first round pick, Marquise Brown. Certainly has worked out for him thus far. And yeah, while he does need to clean up the drops a bit, he has had plenty of opportunities with the Ravens. And they are very invested in him as you can tell. So shout out to that. And then that was also the draft where they drafted Miles Boykin, but he was in the third round. So again, you're not a first round pick, then opportunities ain't coming. And as you can tell thus far, everybody who we named who hasn't been a first round pick, they disappear in a thin air. And then in 2020, Devon Duvenay and James Proshay, they got drafted in the COVID year. And with Devon Duvenay, he was all pro this year. Not as a wide receiver, but as a returner. But hey, we'll take it. But with Devon Duvenay, he just seems to be a gadget guy for the Ravens. It does not seem like his career is going to really explode in a good way as a wide receiver with the Ravens. And with James Proshay, we see all this potential. We see potential, potential, potential, but it doesn't seem as if the Ravens are ever going to bank on that potential. Now, of course, I hope that I am completely wrong, but based off of recent history, as we've gone over, it's not looking good for either one of those two in the long run. And then last year, first round pick, Rashad Bateman. Oh, Rashad Bateman, he got a lot of opportunity last year. More than the average Ravens wide receiver, especially more than the average Ravens rookie wide receiver. And you can expect him to get plenty more opportunity. He's a first round pick. He's a first round pick. And then you have Tyler and Wallace who was drafted in the fourth round. So he was primarily on special teams and there were a lot of receivers ahead of him. But he was on special teams. He got a little bit of action on offense, but not much. And then unfortunately, his season ended with a fake punt with an injury that he got on a fake punt. So I say all that to say this. Again, if you're not drafted early by the Ravens, if you're not a first round draft pick, then your chances of making it as a wide receiver are slim to none. The odds are stacked against you. So this is why I say, this is not necessarily a Miles Boykin issue. It's not because I know there can be some people too that say, oh man, well, Miles Boykin, oh, it all starts in practice. It starts in practice. That's where you gotta show your stuff and really get your chemistry and your rapport, your quarterback and whatnot. It's true, it does start in practice. But what about all those other guys that we named? Not named Rashal Bateman, not named Holly Will Brown and not named Tori Smith. What about all those other guys? Didn't it start in practice there too? Well, you could say that, but none of those guys made it. None of them. None of them had a crazy impact for the Ravens. None of them. And only one, I remember Tandon Dawes, he got a little contract in Jacksonville with the Jaguars for a little bit. But most of them just, they didn't make it out alive. Their careers started and ended with the Baltimore Ravens. And that's why people say that Ravens are where wide receivers' careers go to die. Now of course, Eric DeCosta, he's changing that. He's trying to change that because he's been going younger at wide receiver year after year after year. He's getting a bit younger and younger. And that's a good thing, we appreciate that. But as far as Miles Boykin, he's, like they're in the midst of this change, that this change is happening, but he's in on the back end. And what I mean when I say that is he's not necessarily part of the change. He's already part of the past. It's just not working out. And now I'm afraid that it's too late. I feel like it's too late. So hopefully for whatever happens on Miles Boykin, I would hope that he would get more opportunity with the Ravens, but I just don't see it happening. I don't, I really don't. And I'm fearful for the other guys that are on the Ravens roster, because you hit amongst fans so much. Oh man, this guy did that in college, this guy did that in college. Whenever you hear them talk about James Pro Shae and Devon Duvenay, these dudes don't drop in college. They did not drop. They had the most receptions in college without drops, broke records. But then you look at their usage on the Ravens, it's like, oh, what, what records did these do again? What was that? Huh? Miles Boykin, he was the number one receiver at Notre Dame and Chase Claypool was the number two. He was the number two. But you look at the situations. It's so important to look at situations. Chase Claypool went to a team where the development of wide receivers is extraordinary in Pittsburgh Steelers. Oh, we've seen it plenty of time. Well, so many wide receivers have come and gone there and they do an excellent job there. But Miles Boykin, he went to the Ravens and that's not their thing. Now we know that every team's not gonna be able to develop every single position. And I get that. And this is why I love that Eric DeCostis trying to change that narrative when it comes to Ravens wide receivers. But my point in this video is just to make sure that you realize what it is instead of what it isn't. And so many people say, oh, Miles Boykin, he's this, he's that, he's that, da, da, da, da. So were all those other wide receivers not drafted in the first round by the Ravens? Were they all just so bad? Or does this have something to do with the team itself and the lack of development? Team Keep It Clean, I love y'all. I appreciate y'all. And just like most wide receivers when it comes to being with the Ravens, if they're not drafted in the first round, then.