Baltimore Beatdown
The final two wideouts who will duke it out for the WR2 spot on the Ravens All Quarter Century Team are Torrey Smith and Mark Clayton.
Derrick Mason was our winner for the honor to be the WR1 for the Ravens All Quarter Century Team.
With him out, it’s now a decision between Torrey Smith and Marl Clayton as the team’s second and final wide receiver. Which one will ultimately earn the final spot at wideout?
Let’s go ahead and find out!
Smith was a local product out of the University of Maryland when he was drafted by the Ravens in the second round of the 2011 NFL Draft. He made his presence felt immediately with 841 yards and seven touchdowns as a rookie. In 2012, he bested his previous receiving total with 855 yards and recorded a career high eight scores. In year three, Smith notched his first 1,000-yard season with a career-best 1,128 yards to go with four more touchdowns.
In his final season with the Ravens, Smith recorded just 767 yards (his worst with the team) but balanced it out with a new career high of 11 touchdown grabs. He is also still second on the Ravens all-time receiving list among wide receivers, behind only Mason.
Clayton was drafted by the Ravens in the first round of the 2005 NFL Draft. He was named to the PFWA All-Rookie team after posting 471 yards and a pair of scores in his first year. Clayton’s best season came in 2006 when he record 971 receiving yards and five touchdowns.
Over his five seasons with the Ravens, Clayton was a steady contributor as the team’s secondary receiver to Mason with whom he spent his entire tenure with in Baltimore. He ended his time with the Ravens having collected 3,116 receiving yards and 12 touchdowns.
Despite never recording a 1,000-yard season, Clayton is still fifth all-time in Ravens history for receiving yards and the third wideout in the top five behind both the aforementioned Mason and Smith.
