Ravens 2020 free agency preview: WR Chris Moore

Ahead of the opening of free agency, a look at Ravens contract year special teams ace Chris Moore

The next step in the 2020 NFL offseason is free agency. While the Baltimore Ravens have done a brilliant job re-signing key contributors before the free-agent market opens, they still have a bevy of players set to become free agents in a few more weeks.

We’ve been previewing Baltimore’s pending free agents, what they did last season, what their potential is, their value and how likely they are to re-sign with the Ravens. We continue that look at Baltimore’s pending free agents ahead of the start of the 2020 NFL league year with a preview of wide receiver Chris Moore.

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Chris Moore – 2019 review:

If the 2019 season is anything to go by, Moore is a wide receiver in name only. In his fourth year with the Ravens, Moore played in 15 games and drew five targets. He reeled in three of these looks for 21 scoreless yards. Two of these receptions, as well as 18 of the yards, came in the Week 6 win over the Cincinnati Bengals. Unsurprisingly, Moore’s receiving totals were the lowest of his career. Moore was penalized twice during the season for a combined total of 15 yards, essentially giving him a net yardage total of six yards for the season.

In the first seven games of the season, Moore played between 9% and 57% of the Ravens offensive snaps. But from Week 9 onwards he played a combined nine offensive snaps. He did remain a presence on special teams, however. He played 235 special teams snaps, accounting for 54% of the Ravens total plays. But he was not utilized as a kick returner very often, handling just four kickoffs for a total of 81 yards.

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Ravens 2020 free agency preview: WR Seth Roberts

Continuing our look at the Baltimore Ravens’ pending free agents this offseason, we focus our attention on wide receiver Seth Roberts.

The Baltimore Ravens got so close to the Super Bowl and will look to improve themselves this offseason to make another run in 2020. But before we get to free agency and the draft, the Ravens will need to handle their own pending free agents.

We continue our look at Baltimore’s pending free agents with a preview of wide receiver Seth Roberts. Make sure to check out our other Ravens free-agent previews for 2020 for our in-depth look at each pending free agent.

Seth Roberts – 2019 review:

Roberts played in all 16 regular-season games in 2019, although he didn’t start any of them. Roberts played the second-most snaps in 2019 among Baltimore’s wide receivers with Willie Snead getting the most snaps. In spite of the playing time, you’d be hard-pressed to claim he was a dominant part of the Ravens’ offense.

Roberts converted his 35 targets into 21 receptions for 271 yards, with two touchdowns. It was Roberts’ least-productive season in both receptions and receiving yards in any season where he played at least one game. Stoll, Roberts was a reliable chain mover when he caught the ball, with 18 of his 21 receptions earning the Ravens a first down. But his target-per-snap rate of 7.3% ranked 107th among all wide receivers last season.

Roberts saw a season-high five targets in Week 4 against the Cleveland Browns. This game also saw him post a season-high four receptions. Roberts surpassed 39 receiving yards in a game just once, finishing with 66 against the New York Jets in Week 15. Roberts had one reception or less in eight of his 16 games — 105 wide receivers had more receptions than Roberts in 2019, while 98 had more receiving yards.

If we are to take some positives from the season, then we can point to the fact that Roberts did not grass any of his 35 targets. Both Pro Football Reference and PlayerProfiler do not credit him with a single drop all season. But from a pure production standpoint, there isn’t a lot to get excited about.