Blockbuster Trade Proposal Has Ravens Acquiring George Pickens for First-Round Pick
The Ravens must bolster their receiving corps, each at extensive receiver and tight finish. They’re possible to take action within the draft, however in addition they might make veteran additions through free company or commerce.
Bleacher Report’s Kristopher Knox got here up with two potential trades the Ravens might make for pass-catchers, considered one of which might be a blockbuster.
Knox’s splashy proposal has the Ravens buying All-Pro extensive receiver George Pickens from the Dallas Cowboys in trade for his or her first-round choose (No. 14 total).
“Baltimore could use a legitimate No. 1 receiver, and Pickens would certainly fill that need,” Knox wrote. “He may also relish a chance to go up against the Pittsburgh Steelers team that jettisoned him a year ago.”
The Ravens have a No. 1 receiver in Zay Flowers, who’s coming off back-to-back 1,000-yard seasons and Pro Bowl nods, however Pickens has a unique ability set. Flowers is fast and shifty, whereas Pickens is a 6-foot-3 contested-catch monster.
The Cowboys utilized the franchise tag to Pickens this offseason, and Owner Jerry Jones has mentioned he needs him in Dallas long run. However, Knox believes the Cowboys is likely to be open to a commerce.
“Given Pickens’ age (25) and proven production (1,429 yards in 2025), teams will likely inquire about him just before or during the draft,” Knox wrote. “The Cowboys, who are already paying CeeDee Lamb $34 million per year, might listen. Replacing Pickens with a receiver like Kevin Concepcion or Omar Cooper Jr.—on a rookie contract—would make plenty of financial sense.”
The query is whether or not buying and selling for Pickens would make monetary sense for the Ravens.
Flowers, 25, is eligible for a contract extension for the primary time this offseason, and he is in line for a giant payday. A group buying Pickens must signal him to a contract extension, and he is additionally going to be costly.
Knox’s different commerce pitch has Baltimore touchdown tight finish Cole Kmet from the Chicago Bears for a conditional 2027 fourth-round choose.
“If the Ravens can’t land a receiver like Pickens — or even if they do — they should have interest in Bears tight end Cole Kmet,” Knox wrote. “Kmet has been productive all through his Bears tenure, however he could also be seen as expendable as a result of emergence of rookie Colston Loveland in 2025.
“For Baltimore, adding Kmet would make a ton of sense. The Ravens lost tight ends Isaiah Likely and Charlie Kolar in free agency. Kmet is a solid pass-catcher who has tallied 2,939 receiving yards in six seasons and who just turned 27 years old in March.”
The hypothetical commerce would reunite Kmet with new Offensive Coordinator Declan Doyle, who was the Bears’ OC final season. The Ravens signed former Bears blocking tight finish Durham Smythe final month.
