Lamar Jackson makes social media push for DK Metcalf to join Ravens; QB also discloses top draft wish

Throughout Lamar Jackson’s career with the Baltimore Ravens, the team had just one 1,000-yard wide receiver for the superstar quarterback to throw to. Marquise Brown has been the only wide receiver to have 1,000 yards since Jackson arrived in Baltimore, recording 1,008 yards in 2021. 

Jackson hasn’t had the best wide receivers at his disposal, and is making a push for the franchise to acquire one of the top wideouts in the game. DK Metcalf may be available to acquire in a trade and Jackson — who hasn’t signed his massive contract extension — wants him in Baltimore. 

Metcalf would easily be the top wideout in Baltimore if he would join the Ravens, having 216 catches for 3,170 yards and 29 touchdowns in his first three seasons — averaging 14.7 yards per catch. He’s one of only eight players in NFL history to have 200 catches, 3,000 yards, 25 receiving touchdowns, and average over 14 yards per catch after his first three seasons — joining the likes of Randy Moss, Jerry Rice, Tyreek Hill and others. 

Metcalf finished with 75 catches for 967 yards and 12 touchdowns last season, averaging a career-low 12.9 yards per catch. He also finished with a career-best drop percentage of 3.1. If the Seahawks were to actually move Metcalf, they could get a nice package of draft picks for him — should they find a suitor willing to give them a nice price. 

Jackson isn’t done recruiting players to the Ravens, also asking the team to select Ahmad “Sauce” Gardner — one of the top players in the draft. Baltimore has the No. 14 pick, so it’s no guarantee Gardner will even get there. Pairing Gardner with Marlon Humphrey and Marcus Peters would be dangerous for opposing pass-catchers going forward.

Jackson is showing the signs he wants to be with the Ravens for a long time, trying to get talent to join him in Baltimore. That may not be Metcalf and Gardner, but Jackson is sure trying to make it…