The quarterback-wide receiver duo is considered one of the most important combinations for a team to have in the modern-day NFL. Having a good or elite connection between signal-caller and wideout is often the main driving factor in how potent an offense is.
The Baltimore Ravens’ lack of premier talent at the wide receiver position in their franchise history has been well-documented. While they long struggled to draft and develop players at the position, that tide may be beginning to turn thanks to Zay Flowers.
Flowers, the team’s first-round pick in 2023, became the team’s first wide receiver draft pick in franchise history to make a Pro Bowl last season. In his second career season, Flowers led the Ravens in receiving with 74 receptions, 1,059 yards, and five total touchdowns.
With Flowers emerging as a rising star at the position and Lamar Jackson established as one of the league’s elite quarterbacks, where do they rank in the hierarchy of duos? According to Fox Sports, they’re a Top 10 combination in the league.
In a recent ranking of the of the 10 best QB-WR duos in the NFL today, Fox Sports listed Jackson and Flowers at No. 8.
“Jackson was already one of the game’s best quarterbacks before the Ravens selected Flowers in the first round of the 2023 NFL Draft” the article reads. “However, the addition of Flowers has helped make Jackson one of the league’s top passers, too.”
As the paragraph goes on to note, Jackson had a career-best season himself in 2024 and one of the most impressive statistical campaigns of any quarterback in history. Jackson threw for 4,172 yards with 41 touchdowns and only four interceptions. He led all quarterbacks in both passer rating and yards per attempt, while still rushing for 915 yards and averaging 6.6 yards per carry on the ground.
Although he finished second behind Josh Allen in MVP voting, it was certainly an MVP-caliber season from the two-time winner, and he was named first-team All-Pro. It’s hard to attribute all of Jackson’s success merely to Flowers, but there’s certainly a correlation between the simultaneous growth of the two.
In the Fox Sports’ ranking, the Jackson-Flowers duo ranks ahead of QB C.J. Stroud and WR Nico Collins of the Houston Texans and QB Tua Tagovailoa and WR Tyreek Hill of the Miami Dolphins. They’re one spot below the Washington Commanders’ Jayden Daniels-Terry McLaurin combo and Baker Mayfield and Mike Evans in Tampa Bay.
While it’s fair to debate whether they should be higher or not, the fact that the Ravens have a QB-WR duo considered one of the league’s best was a foreign concept for many years. It’s further proof of how the team’s offensive makeup and dynamic has grown recently.
The Jackson and Flowers connection should only continue to grow in Year 3 and beyond, so it’s possible they could continue to climb lists like these in the seasons to come.
You can find the full ranking from Fox Sports here.