Wide receiver is certainly a position of need for the Baltimore Ravens, and they will likely address this concern in both free agency and the draft.

Regarding WR prospects to watch at the Senior Bowl this week, Illinois record-setter Pat Bryant is near the top of the list. Bryant garnered All-Big Ten and All-American honors for the Illini as he caught 54 passes for 984 yards.

He also caught 10 touchdowns, tying Brandon Lloyd for the single-season school record. Lloyd, who played in the NFL for 11 seasons and led the league in receiving yards in 2010, flew in from Denver to be on hand when Bryant tied his record in the Illini’s 38-28 win over Northwestern at Wrigley Field.

Bryant spoke of Lloyd’s presence on this special day, telling The Sports Bank it was “just a baller recognizing a baller.”

And given how entertaining and engaging the Jacksonville, FL native is in media sessions (as you can see below), he should interview very well at the combine.

Right now, he projects as a prospect who could possibly come later on day two but is more likely to go early on day three, but that should change.

Given how he’s done this week at the Senior Bowl practice sessions, where he’s been turning some heads, he should shoot right up the draft boards.

He’s versatile and can play in the slot and out on Peter. This trait would help him fit in well with the Ravens, who need production from this position group.

WR1 Zay Flowers was selected for the Pro Bowl, and WR2 Rashod Bateman had a breakout year, but there wasn’t much else to talk about this past season regarding the guys below them on the depth chart.

The Ravens did select a receiver in the fourth round of this past draft, Devontez Walker, but he only had one catch during his rookie season. Meanwhile, Nelson Agholor is getting on in years (by NFL wide receiver standards) and will need to be replaced with younger blood soon.

Bryant is somewhat like Lloyd in that he’s a bit under-sized. However, if he hits the weight room hard through the pre-draft process, he should alleviate that concern enough that it won’t affect his draft stock too much.