Baker Mayfield: 3 bold predictions for 2021 season
1. Baker will throw for at least 30 touchdowns
Again, Mayfield will do something in 2021 that he has never done in his career; throw for at least 30 touchdowns.
He came up just short of that mark in his rookie campaign, throwing for a then NFL rookie record of 27. Keep in mind though, he only made 13 starts. He finished with 26 last year.
Along with the returning Beckham, Mayfield will have Jarvis Landry, Rashard Higgins, Donovan Peoples-Jones, David Njoku, Austin Hooper, Harrison Bryant, Nick Chubb, and Kareem Hunt back in the saddle. All of those players caught multiple touchdowns passes from Mayfield, with the exception of Chubb. Baker and Chubb did connect on a 40-yard screen pass for a touchdown against the Steelers in the Divisional Round.
Along with all of those players, Mayfield will get speedster Anthony Schwartz and dynamic playmaker Demetric Felton added to the mix. Those were two of the Browns 2021 draft picks. Schwartz has Olympic-level sped and Felton can be used as a running back or line up as a receiver.
In the game that Beckham went down, Mayfield tossed a career-best five touchdowns.
Head coach Kevin Stefanski showed that he has some trick plays up his sleeve in his first year in 2020, one of which saw Baker throw a touchdown pass to offensive lineman Kendall Lamm.
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The sky is the limit for the Browns in 2021 and Baker will look to lead the charge on a potential Super Bowl run. Don’t be surprised if Mayfield gets some MVP votes this year.