The Baltimore Ravens have secured wide receiver Zay Flowers for an additional season, exercising the fifth-year option on his rookie contract to keep him under team control through 2027, per multiple sources.
NFL Insider Jordan Shultz reported: “Sources: The #Ravens are picking up the 5th year option on WR Zay Flowers. He will earn $28M in 2027 since he has made two Pro Bowls.”
According to Jeff Zrebiec of The Athletic: “As expected, the Ravens are picking up the fifth-year $28 million option on WR Zay Flowers rookie contract, per a source. He’s now under contract with the team through 2027, but I’m sure both sides would like to hammer out a contract extension in the coming months.”
ESPN reporter Jamison Hensley also posted: “The Ravens picked up 5th-year option on WR Zay Flowers on Thursday, per source. Flowers is now under contract through 2027, when he will earn $27.298 million. Last season, he finished with career highs of 86 catches and 1,211 yards receiving.”
The move ensures Flowers will complete the 2026 season on the final year of his original four-year, $14 million deal before earning roughly $27.2–$27.3 million in 2027 under the option. While this guarantees short-term stability, both sides are still expected to explore a longer-term extension in the near future.
Drafted 22nd overall in 2023 out of Boston College, Flowers has quickly emerged as one of Baltimore’s top offensive weapons. The 25-year-old has earned Pro Bowl selections in each of the past two seasons and delivered a standout 2025 campaign, hauling in 86 passes for 1,211 yards and six total touchdowns across 17 starts. That yardage total set a franchise record for a Ravens receiver.
Through his first 50 NFL games (48 starts), Flowers has compiled 237 receptions for 3,128 yards and double-digit touchdowns, already placing him among the top five in team history in both catches and receiving yards. He also posted back-to-back 1,000-yard seasons in 2024 and 2025.
The decision comes ahead of the May 1 deadline for teams to exercise fifth-year options on first-round picks from the 2023 draft class. It also arrives amid a rapidly rising wide receiver market, highlighted by Jaxon Smith-Njigba of the Seattle Seahawks landing a four-year, $168.6 million deal, setting a new benchmark at the position.
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