Torrey Smith wants to remain with Baltimore Ravens

With the Baltimore Ravens eliminated from the NFL playoffs Saturday, free-agent-to-be Torrey Smith says he wants to remain a Raven.

The Baltimore Ravens are transitioning to offseason mode Sunday, a day after their 2014 season ended with a 35-31 AFC Divisional Playoff loss to the New England Patriots.

One of those offseason decisions involves the future of wide receiver Torrey Smith, who will become a free agent when the new league year begins in March.

For his part, Smith wants to remain in Baltimore:

Torrey Smith says he would like to re-sign with the #Ravens before he becomes a free agent in March.
— Baltimore Ravens (@Ravens) January 11, 2015

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Smith became a bit of a different receiver in 2014, with career lows in targets, receiving yards and yards per catch and matching a career low with 49 receptions.

But his 11 touchdown grabs was a career high and he added a scoring catch in the loss at New England Saturday night.

In the playoffs, he had five catches in 12 targets for 90 yards and a score following a regular season with 49 receptions, 767 yards and 11 touchdowns.

Smith was a second-round pick by the Ravens out of Maryland in the 2011 NFL Draft and has spent his entire four-year career in Baltimore.

Smith’s base salary this season was $837,168 with a $1,078,392 cap hit, according to Spotrac. This was the final year of his four-year rookie contract.

Smith did lead the NFL this season, drawing 12 pass interference penalties for 261 yards—an average of 21.7 yards per flag.

Smith was Joe Flacco’s second-most targeted receiver in 2014 with 92, behind only Steve Smith’s 134. According to Pro Football Focus, Smith had 11 drops and passes were intercepted eight times when thrown his way.

According to Pro Football Focus, Smith had 11 drops and passes were intercepted eight times when thrown his way.

His 55.1 percent catch rate on targets ranked 93rd among NFL wide receivers, according to PFF, and counting the playoffs, he was given a negative grade for the season at minus-2.0 while participating in 73.4 percent of the offensive snaps.

Smith could be a good candidate for the Ravens to keep, if the price is right. He is an average receiver with an above-average skill at drawing flags. That’s certainly not worth elite wide receiver money.

The top 10 highest-paid receivers, according to Sportrac, are listed below:

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We’re not talking comparable ability, we’re talking pure dollars—Smith is eight years younger than White, but unless someone is willing to overpay for the thought that Smith has yet to reach his ceiling, he shouldn’t get anywhere close to elite receiver money.Smith is obviously not in that category. He’s due a raise, but it will probably be somewhere in the range of Roddy White money with the Atlanta Falcons (three years, $18 million).

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