Ravens WR Miles Boykin is headed to short-term IR due to a hamstring injury according to Jeremy Fowler of ESPN. Fowler also mentioned fellow WR Rashod Bateman could land in the same situation because of his groin injury.

The injuries to Bateman and Boykin take from the Ravens' wide receiver depth on a team already thin with proven talent at the position. Marquise Brown, Devin Duvernay, and James Proche are among the healthy wideouts for Baltimore with 11 days to go before their Week 1 game.

Four days before his potential preseason debut, nearly three weeks before the Ravens’ regular-season opener, Lamar Jackson was locked in. His passing was accurate. His timing was on. His mood was upbeat. Only a handful of presnap penalties on the Ravens’ offensive line and skill position players had soured coach John Harbaugh’s mood.

Related players: Marquise Brown, Miles Boykin, Deon Cain, Sammy Watkins, Rashod Batemon, James Proche II, Devin Duvernay, Tylan Wallace

The story went on to say now Jackson has to find people to throw to. Brown (hamstring), Boykin (hamstring) and Cain continued to rehabilitate from early-camp injuries. Watkins missed his third straight practice. Bateman (groin) remains out until at least September. Proche II sat out his first practice of camp after appearing to tweak his back Monday. That left just two draft picks at the position available — Duvernay (20 catches as a rookie) and Wallace, a rookie this season.

At wide receiver, Dez Bryant went from inactive to a significant contributor in one week.

Willie Snead IV WR 48
Marquise Brown WR 47
Dez Bryant WR 35
Miles Boykin WR 15
Devin Duvernay WR 13

The story said Bryant's playing time seemed to come mostly at the expense of Duvernay, who played 23 fewer snaps than he did against the New England Patriots. Also worth noting, Brown’s slump continued, he played his lowest snap count since Week 4, the story added. Bryant finished with four receptions for 28 yards, including a 16-yard catch-and-run that led to a game-tying field goal on the team’s final drive of regulation.

Ravens WR Miles Boykin is questionable for Sunday's game against the Philadelphia Eagles, according to Jeff Zrebiec of The Athletic. Boykin was added to the injury report Friday.

The WR2 in Baltimore has been in flux all season, so Boykin potentially missing Sunday would clear the picture a bit.

Miles Boykin is the player who would've been the most affected if the Ravens had signed Dez Bryant. He's also among those who aren't really interested in the talk surrounding Bryant, who left Baltimore on Thursday without a deal.

“Honestly, it has nothing to do with me," Boykin said. "That’s [the front office's] job. My job is to go out there and play to the best of my ability every day, and that’s what I try to do. Whatever happens, happens. But I’ve got to focus on myself and this team first.”

Boykin, a third-round pick from a year ago, is used that focus to become one of the Ravens' most improved offensive players. He's been the perfect complement to the blazing speed of Marquise "Hollywood" Brown, giving Lamar Jackson a big 6-foot-4 target with a huge catch radius. He started off hot in camp last year before mostly disappearing during the season. Coaches see a difference in Boykin this year. He's more polished and fluid. He's not thinking, just reacting, the story all said. We think Boykin will be the team's WR2, but he's further down the overall target list in Baltimore and thus way down our overall WR ranking at 79th.

Ravens WR Miles Boykin has been impressive in camp, according to Jamison Hensley of ESPN. “Anytime the ball is in the air, I’m 6-4, 225, it’s got to be mine,” Boykin said. “Personally, I feel this is time for me to take over."

Boykin is showing confidence and that bodes well for Lamar Jackson, as well as himself. Jackson needs a second WR target to pair with Marquise Brown and TE Mark Andrews, and Boykin is showing out as training camp continues.

Once again, Lamar Jackson finds Miles Boykin deep down the sideline. Boykin, a third-round pick, is having a fantastic start to camp.

Related players: Marquise Brown, Willie Snead, Chris Moore

Boykin is taking advantage of his situation. First-round pick Brown is still out with a foot injury so he's mainly competing against Snead and Moore. We already had Boykin as the third WR among the Ravens, but keep in mind this is going to be a run-first team and it's only early in camp.