WR - Baltimore Ravens
- 6' 4"
- 205 lbs
- Age 22
- USC
64°- Wk Rank (ECR)
- WR #50
- Proj.
- 5.8 pts
- Matchup (?)
Ja'Kobi Lane remains more of a speculative rest-of-the-season add for fantasy purposes than a player anyone should be looking to flex for Week 7. Last week, Lane had only a 55.3% route share with a 16.1% target share and 22.7% first-read share. His usage was encouraging, but the route share is still concerning. I can't start a part-time player this week against a secondary that has limited perimeter receivers to the fewest yards per target and fantasy points per opportunity.
Promising rookie Ja'Kobi Lane returned from a wrist injury Sunday and had 4-40-0 on five targets.
A third-round pick from USC, Lane was a standout in training camp. Longtime Ravens beat writer Jamison Henley wrote that in his 27 years of covering the team, Lane had one of the best performances he had seen from any Baltimore rookie.
In his first game back from injury, Lane played 54.4% of the Ravens' offensive snaps, finishing third in WR targets behind Zay Flowers and Devontez Walker. Flowers is the unquestioned No. 1 receiver in Baltimore. Walker, despite his 37 offensive snaps in Week 6, had zero catches on two targets.
Rashod Bateman injured his shoulder on Sunday. If Bateman misses time, Lane will be assured of being on the field in three-receiver sets, and it probably won't take much for Lane to pass Walker on the depth chart, based on how much buzz there was about Lane this summer.
Lane's Week 6 numbers might have looked even better if Lamar Jackson had played, but Jackson's ankle injury forced the Ravens to play Tyler Huntley at quarterback in a 13-10 loss to the Browns. Jackson is likely to return this week.
Lane is a good speculative addition.
