Have the Ravens found their Taysom Hill?
That is what Baltimore is currently hoping after drafting quarterback Trace McSorley from the sixth round of this 2019 NFL Draft.
In addition to his traditional position as Saints quarterback, Hill played tight end, wide receiver and running back. He also combined punt and kickoff coverage and the field goal block component.
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McSorley was a dual-threat player as a starter at Penn State — he ran for 30 scores and 1,697 yards and passed for 9,899 yards and 77 touchdowns. It’s easy to see why the Ravens want to utilize him in various ways.
“You saw what the Saints have done down there with their third quarterback,” Ravens coach John Harbaugh stated in May, via ESPN. “That’s something we’ll have an opportunity to do, too, with Trace. He is likely to have the ability to play with exceptional teams. The more you can do. You need players with characters, and he is a man which has a chance to have a huge role for us.”
While the comparisons to Hill are obvious, the Ravens are analyzing McSorley out in a position Hill didn’t play in 2018 — punt returner. McSorley took repetitions returning punts over the previous several weeks at minicamp practices and Ravens OTAs.
“It is something that’s a brand new challenge for me personally, something that I had not really hadn’t ever done,” McSorley said, via the”The Lounge” podcast. “So it’s just something intriguing to be able to come in and learn and attempt to establish myself in a different way that I can be able to have on the area and make an impact.
“It’s been interesting. It’s going well, although it’s had its ups and downs the first couple times doing this. I’m looking forward to have the ability to come out and do anything I can, especially in the particular teams aspect for the team. I would like to prove myself there.”
No matter the Ravens do with McSorley, expect it to be untraditional. Second-year quarterback Lamar Jackson is the newcomer, but it doesn’t mean the field won’t be seen by McSorley.