Todd McShay Believes Rookie LaJohntay Wester Can Make an Impact at Wide Receiver
Todd McShay Believes Rookie LaJohntay Wester Can Make an Impact at Wide Receiver
Sixth-round pick LaJohntay Wester is the leading candidate to be the Ravens’ punt returner, but analyst Todd McShay believes the Colorado product can be more than that.
McShay said Wester has the talent to secure a role as the team’s No. 4 wide receiver behind Zay Flowers, Rashod Bateman, and DeAndre Hopkins.
“Wester’s a tough little nugget,” McShay said on “The McShay Show.” “I’m telling you he’s going to get in the Ravens’ receiving room and be like, ‘Hey, I can play on this team.’ I’m telling you he can. He’s going to get his shot.”
Despite Wester’s 5-foot-9, 163-pound frame, McShay added that Wester played with toughness in college.
“[Colorado] had bigger guys, they had faster guys. It was always Wester, though, getting the tough yards in a pinch,” McShay said. “If they were double-teaming or rolling coverage to Travis Hunter, he showed up. And he’s been doing it for a while, just nobody knew about it.”
McShay noted that Wester caught 108 passes for 1,168 yards and eight touchdowns in 2023 at Florida Atlantic, where he played four seasons before transferring to Colorado. In his lone season with the Buffaloes, Wester had 74 catches for 931 yards and 10 touchdowns.
He finished his five-year career with 326 catches, the sixth-most in FBS history.
“I’m very confident in my game,” Wester told our Ryan Mink during rookie minicamp.
Lamar Jackson Chosen for Dream Flag Football Team
Lamar Jackson has two NFL MVP awards and a Heisman Trophy. Could an Olympic gold medal be in his future?
Coming off the announcement that league owners will consider a resolution to allow NFL players to participate in flag football in the 2028 Olympics, NFL.com’s Nick Shook constructed a dream roster.
Unsurprisingly, Jackson got the nod at quarterback.
“Nobody embodies the electric nature of flag football more than Jackson, who would instantly become the greatest threat to every opponent when defenses choose to blitz and free him to run,” Shook wrote. “With over 6,000 rushing yards and 33 rushing touchdowns, plus 20,059 passing yards and 166 touchdown tosses in his career, Jackson is unquestionably the top choice for the job – although Jayden Daniels might make a nice second option.”
