Injury alert
Questionable — hamstring injury
Practice: Limited in practice — hamstring injury
Updated Fri 4:16 PM ET · Est. return Oct 4 · Source: ESPN injury report · Practice: NFL official injury report, week 4 (via nflverse)
Is Zay Flowers playing this week?
QuestionableZay Flowers is listed as Questionable for the week 4 game against the Tennessee Titans (hamstring injury). Questionable means the status is uncertain, and it usually settles closer to game day.
Estimated return: Oct 4.
Official practice report (week 4): Limited in practice, hamstring injury.
Kickoff: Sun, Oct 4 · 1:00 PM ET.
Checked Oct 3, 6:36 PM ET against the ESPN injury report and the NFL's official weekly report (via nflverse). Injury news can change up to kickoff, so confirm with the team close to game time.
From the beat
What reporters are saying about him, last 3 days.
Interesting injury note here on #Ravens WR Zay Flowers, who has 10 catches for 234 yds and a TD in 2 games:
John Glennon @glennonsports · 1d ago · View on X
Ravens QB Lamar Jackson (back) has no injury designation for Sunday’s game against the Titans after full participation in back to back practices. WR Zay Flowers (hamstring) is QUESTIONABLE after being limited Friday. He was a full participant on Thursday. Left tackle Ronnie
Jamison Hensley @jamisonhensley · 1d ago · View on X
WR Zay Flowers, after being full participant Wed and Thurs, is limited Friday and gets a questionable designation for Sunday's game against Titans because of hamstring. LT Ronnie Stanley (toe) and WR Chris Moore (ankle) are also questionable.
Jeff Zrebiec @jeffzrebiec · 1d ago · View on X
T Ronnie Stanley and WR Zay Flowers questionable for the #Ravens. Flowers limited today after a full practice yesterday.
Mike Garafolo @MikeGarafolo · 1d ago · View on X
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Fantasy football · Week 4
Our own start/sit calls for every player, with a projected score, the range of likely outcomes and the reasons spelled out. Built from usage, matchup, Vegas lines and injuries. How we rank
Start if active. Questionable — hamstring injury.
Why we say start
- Projected 10.1 points, #21 among WRs this week, inside the top 24 we recommend starting.
- Questionable — hamstring injury.
- Official practice report: Limited in practice, hamstring injury. If active, about 15.5 points; the projection is discounted for the chance of not playing.
- BAL's offense is expected to score about 27 points, a strong scoring spot.
- Averaging 6 targets a game.
Recent form
Dashed line: the usual 12.8 a game
This week's matchup
- Expected team score
- ~27 pts
- Vegas line
- BAL favored by 11.5
- Game total
- 42.5
- TEN vs WRs
- 12% more points
- Last game snaps
- 33%
All week 4 wide receiver rankings →Start or sit tool →How our past calls did →
Age
26
Height
5'9"
Weight
183 lb
College
Boston College
Experience
3 seasons
Draft
2023 · Pick #22 (BAL)
Status
ACT
Grade Breakdown
What do these mean?Why 99.2?
This grade is the top mark among all wide receivers, driven by huge production on the ball whenever he was targeted — through just 3 games, a small sample where a big play or two can swing things.
Lifting the grade
- EPA per target of +1.550, 2nd of 89 receivers
- 83% success rate on targets, best in the league
- Week 1 vs IND: 54-yard touchdown catch on 2nd and 9
Written by StatGrades AI from this season's play-by-play through week 3. It explains what happened; a grade isn't a forecast (what grades do and don't predict).
EPA / play
1.639
Success rate
83%
WPA (sum)
0.68
Opponent adj.
-0.090
Plays graded
12
Advanced stats
2026 season through Week 3 · tracking data from NFL Next Gen Stats| Week | Separation | Cushion | YAC above exp |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2.4 | 3.7 | +9.7 |
| 3 | 3.2 | 4.0 | +2.4 |
What do these mean?
- Separation:
- Average distance from the nearest defender at the moment of the catch.
- Cushion:
- Average distance from the nearest defender at the snap.
- YAC above exp:
- Yards after catch above what the situation would be expected to produce.
- YAC / rec:
- Average yards after the catch per reception.
- Expected YAC:
- Expected yards after the catch, based on tracking data.
- Air yards share:
- Share of the team's intended air yards that were thrown toward this player.
- Intended air yds:
- Average depth of the targets thrown his way.
- Catch %:
- Receptions divided by targets.
Next Gen Stats data via nflverse (CC BY 4.0). Updated after games are final, not live, and covers QB, RB, WR and TE.