Longhorns in the NFL: Training Camp news and notes

In the first NFL training camp update of the year we look at Holton Hill, Kris Boyd, Connor Williams and Devin Duvernay.

Baltimore: Devin Duvernay

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According to the Baltimore Sun, rookie wide receiver Devin Duvernay is in the mix at punt returner. With De’Anthony Thomas opting out of the 2020 season, Ravens head coach John Harbaugh said “everybody’s an option.”

Joining rookie wide receiver James Proche and running back Kenjon Barner, the front-runners in the positional battle, were wide receivers Willie Snead IV and Marquise “Hollywood” Brown — and rookie Devin Duvernay.

Duvernay, who ran the 40-yard dash in 4.39 seconds at the NFL scouting combine and was a sure-handed receiver at Texas, does not have high-level punt return experience. But he did occasionally handle kickoffs for the Longhorns, averaging 20.5 yards per return last year (10 attempts for 205 yards) and a career-high 22 yards per return in 2017 (four attempts for 88). – Jonas Shaffer