Baltimore could be in the market for a major receiver swing, and one proposed deal would send the Ravens’ No. 14 overall pick to Dallas for George Pickens. Bleacher Report’s Kristopher Knox floated the idea as a way to give the Ravens a true No. 1 target while giving Pickens a chance to face the Pittsburgh Steelers team that jettisoned him a year ago.
Knox pointed to Pickens’ age, 25, and his 1,429-yard season in 2025 as the kind of production that would draw interest before or during the draft. He also noted that the Cowboys already have CeeDee Lamb on a $34 million-per-year deal and could at least listen if another team came calling. Dallas applied the franchise tag to Pickens this offseason, and any team that trades for him would have to work out an extension.
For Baltimore, the attraction is obvious. Zay Flowers is 25 and coming off back-to-back 1,000-yard seasons and Pro Bowl nods, but the Ravens still need more help at wide receiver and tight end after losing Isaiah Likely and Charlie Kolar in free agency. Knox said Pickens would fit the need for a legitimate top receiver, and he suggested the Cowboys could replace him with a rookie-contract option such as Kevin Concepcion or Omar Cooper Jr. if they chose to move on.
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The Pickens pitch was only one of Knox’s two Ravens trade ideas. He also said Baltimore should have interest in Bears tight end Cole Kmet if it cannot land a receiver like Pickens. Kmet has 2,939 receiving yards in six seasons, turned 27 in March and could be viewed as available because of the emergence of rookie Colston Loveland in 2025. Knox said adding Kmet would make a ton of sense for Baltimore after the team signed former Bears blocking tight end Durham Smythe last month.
There is still a catch: the Ravens cannot treat receiver as a one-off fix. Gordon McGuinness said his dream scenario would be for Baltimore to take offensive line help in the first round and then circle back to wide receiver in the second or third round. That leaves the Ravens weighing whether to chase a veteran star now, stay patient and build through the draft, or try to do both.
