The Baltimore Ravens will utilize the TE a lot in 2008

Blogged under Positional Preview, Bloglockers, Front Page, General by admin on Tuesday 22 July 2008 at 11:18 am

6′5″, 252 pound TE Todd Heap has been the secret weapon in the passing game for a while now but he will likely be the #2 receiver on the Ravens by the end of the season.  He has great hands and he’s very tall often causing problems for defensive players.  Heap only played in 6 games last season due to injury but he still caught 23 passes for 239 yards (10.4 avg) with 1 TD grab.  Look for Heap to catch at least 60 passes this season if he plays a full year.  Heap has now played in 88 games in his NFL career and he has caught 339 passes for 3,897 yards (11.5 avg) with 27 TD grabs. 

31-year old Daniel Wilcox is more of a blocker than a receiver but he does a good job at it.  He only played in 5 games last season for the Ravens due to injury and he caught 6 passes for 18 yards (3.0 avg) with 1 TD grab.  If Heap is injured the Ravens’ passing game would suffer as Wilcox is not in the same league as Heap as a receiver.  Wilcox has now played in 48 games in his NFL career and he has caught 71 passes for 557 yards (7.8 avg) with 6 TD grabs.

PROJECTED GRADE FOR THE 2008 SEASON:  B+

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