Zay Flowers in the NFL
In the NFL. Photo: Maryland GovPics, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Receiver, Boston College, 2019–⁠22

Zay Flowers

Number
No. 4
Height
5′10″
Weight
172 lb
Class (2022)
Senior
Hometown
Fort Lauderdale, FL
Born
Sep 11, 2000

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Zay Flowers played receiver at Boston College (2019–⁠22). The Baltimore Ravens took Flowers in the first round, No. 22 overall in the 2023 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
1,077
Receiving yards, 2022 (Boston College, 3–⁠9)
National rank
No. 6
In FBS in receiving touchdowns, 2022
Drafted
No. 22
Overall, 2023 NFL Draft (Baltimore Ravens)

Career highs

92rushing yards, career highvs. Richmond, 201910catches, career hightwice; last at Wake Forest, 2022180receiving yards, career highat Virginia, 20203receiving touchdowns, career highvs. Pittsburgh, 2020

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2019Boston College2234115.5358
2020Boston College5689215.9977
2021Boston College4474617.0549
2022Boston College781,07713.81269
Career2003,05615.32977

Rushing

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2019Boston College271957.2146
2020Boston College11413.7122
2021Boston College7699.9047
2022Boston College12403.3022
Career573456.1247

Returns

SeasonTeamPRYdsTD
2022Boston College7430

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2019Boston College4WRFr.
2020Boston College4WRSo.
2021Boston College4WRJr.
2022Boston College4WRSr.5′10″172

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2019Boston College640.4229th (n=499)0.5427.27%
2020Boston College1080.3929th (n=346)0.5542.415%
2021Boston College600.8574th (n=410)0.6751.28%
2022Boston College1070.7961st (n=683)0.7184.014%

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2022 Boston College 12 games, 78 catches, 1,077 yards, 12 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 3vs.RutgersL 21–⁠221011723116
Sep 10atVirginia TechL 10–⁠274790497
Sep 17vs.MaineW 38–⁠17889151–
Sep 24atFlorida StateL 14–⁠447450115
Oct 1vs.LouisvilleW 34–⁠33515126922
Oct 8vs.ClemsonL 3–⁠31875035−2
Oct 22atWake ForestL 15–⁠4310135161–
Oct 29atUConnL 3–⁠13235025−10
Nov 4vs.DukeL 31–⁠38665228–
Nov 12atNC StateW 21–⁠207130235−2
Nov 19atNotre DameL 0–⁠443460397
Nov 26vs.SyracuseL 23–⁠328110233−3
2021 Boston College 12 games, 44 catches, 746 yards, 5 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 4vs.ColgateW 51–⁠071351391
Sep 11atMassachusettsW 45–⁠28268049−9
Sep 18atTempleW 28–⁠311001047
Sep 25vs.MissouriW 41–⁠34862127–
Oct 2atClemsonL 13–⁠19570017–
Oct 16vs.NC StateL 7–⁠332704–
Oct 23atLouisvilleL 14–⁠284430161
Oct 30atSyracuseL 6–⁠216116044–
Nov 5vs.Virginia TechW 17–⁠335504611
Nov 13atGeorgia TechW 41–⁠3028724814
Nov 20vs.Florida StateL 23–⁠26392144–
Nov 27vs.Wake ForestL 10–⁠4111014
2020 Boston College 11 games, 56 catches, 892 yards, 9 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 19atDukeW 26–⁠65162161−6
Sep 26vs.Texas StateW 24–⁠212200154
Oct 3vs.North CarolinaL 22–⁠268610215
Oct 10vs.PittsburghW 31–⁠306162377–
Oct 17atVirginia TechL 14–⁠40757017−6
Oct 24vs.Georgia TechW 48–⁠2711101136
Oct 31atClemsonL 28–⁠343631354
Nov 7atSyracuseW 16–⁠13664139–
Nov 14vs.Notre DameL 31–⁠45325115−5
Nov 28vs.LouisvilleW 34–⁠277870279
Dec 5atVirginiaL 32–⁠438180250–
2019 Boston College 13 games, 22 catches, 341 yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Aug 31vs.Virginia TechW 35–⁠2829115825
Sep 7vs.RichmondW 45–⁠13––––92
Sep 13vs.KansasL 24–⁠481100109
Sep 21atRutgersW 30–⁠163290169
Sep 28vs.Wake ForestL 24–⁠2733112624
Oct 5atLouisvilleL 39–⁠413720533
Oct 19vs.NC StateW 45–⁠2421409−5
Oct 26atClemsonL 7–⁠5915055
Nov 2atSyracuseW 58–⁠2725915030
Nov 9vs.Florida StateL 31–⁠3821017
Nov 23atNotre DameL 7–⁠401202−4
Nov 30atPittsburghW 26–⁠192270183
Jan 2 ✦vs.CincinnatiL 6–⁠38––––−3

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

Before the draft

DrillCombine 2023
Height5′9¼″
Weight182 lb
Arm length29¼″
Hand size9¼″
Wingspan72¼″W
40-yard dash4.42 s
10-yard split1.53 sW
Vertical jump35½″
Broad jump10′7″

Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

In the NFL

4 seasons, 54 games with a stat; latest team: Baltimore Ravens.

Pro Bowls: 2 (2024–⁠25)

SeasonTeamGRecYdsTD
2023Baltimore Ravens16778585
2024Baltimore Ravens17741,0594
2025Baltimore Ravens17861,2115
2026 (so far)Baltimore Ravens4264052
NFL career542633,53316

Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat. Pro Bowls and All-Pro teams by NFL season: rosters and honors, Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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