Zay Flowers is, without question, the Ravens No. 1 wide receiver and the only in-form, consistent downfield target Lamar Jackson has on the entire roster. He is one of the most important players on the 2026 roster. However, that does not mean he is a true No. 1 receiver as the league sees it at this moment in time with the evolution of the pass game and the field getting flooded with spread formations, and therefore, it also doesn’t ensure that the smaller receiver will be paid like a true top-of-market threat in his next contract. Actually, a study of Flowers’s unique import to this offense, and comparing him to the best wide receivers around the league, points to his fifth-year option total ($28M for 2027) are a pretty accurate barometer of where he falls in the pantheon of the game’s best, and the ballpark his annual salary should land in ($30M/season) should he and the team execute a contract extension (and certainly that’s the Ravens intentions).…