Alex Bente: Marquise “Hollywood” Brown
When the Ravens took Brown in the first round of the 2019 NFL Draft, they were looking to finally shake off the bad juju of their previous first-round receiver choices. And all of that negative energy felt nearly extinguished after Brown’s incredible first regular-season game against the Miami Dolphins — 147 receiving yards and two receiving touchdowns.
Even though Brown was hampered by injury throughout his freshman season, we were given a decent sampling of his blistering speed, sure hands, and clutch playmaking ability — a jackpot combination that Baltimore had never quite landed on when rolling the proverbial dice with a first-round pick.
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So Brown — who many consider undersized and not quite dominating enough to be a true WR1 — certainly has the potential to be the top guy in Baltimore. Seeing him fully healthy and having a proper off-season to further gel with quarterback Lamar Jackson (no matter how restricted it might be under current circumstances) should give the Ravens a much better understanding of their sophomore speedster. And if the flashes of brilliance we saw in 2019 were a mere trailer to this “Hollywood Blockbuster,” then 2020 will be a must-see, for sure.