Zay Flowers finished 2025 as AFC North's highest graded wide receiver
Zay Flowers finished the 2025 season as Pro Football Network’s highest-graded AFC North wide receiver, ahead of several star pass catchers across the division.
For years, conversations about elite AFC wide receivers have almost always centered around names in the AFC North. Unfortunately, the elite have more often than not played for the Baltimore Ravens ' rivals. That's changing quickly.
According to Pro Football Network's latest impact grades, Ravens star Zay Flowers currently stands as the highest-graded wide receiver in the division with an 86. 2 grade. Their system is based on the player's performance.
Efficiency, target share, and proprietary, depth-adjusted metrics are all considered to calculate a numerical score and letter grade. That places him ahead of some extremely talented competition throughout the AFC North. Guys like Ja'Marr Chase, Tee Higgins, and Jerry Jeudy come to mind.
📊 The highest-graded NFL wide receiver in every division, per PFSN's WR Impact metric (2025 grades): AFC North: Zay Flowers (86. 2) AFC South: Alec Pierce (84. 6) AFC East: Kayshon Boutte (81.