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Burks has not made a significant impact since being taken No. 18 overall two years ago. He has only accounted for 49 receptions for 665 yards and a touchdown in 22 games.
The coaching staff have said they plan to have Burks line up in multiple spots across the formation, just the same as they likely intend to utilize Boyd and Hopkins.
“He’s a first-round pick, obviously you can see all of the talent,” offensive coordinator Nick Holz has said of Burks. “But he’s going to get what he earns.”
Callahan has mentioned the slot position as an area where the Titans were lacking.
“We have to have someone emerge for us at the slot position receiver, when we’re in 11 personnel,” Callahan said before the draft. “You need depth at every position. Guys that are fast, explosive and physical, you can’t have enough of them.”
Having previously played mostly in the slot under Callahan, Boyd should fill that need in Tennessee.
Boyd started 13 of his 17 appearances last season — his eighth with the Bengals — and finished with 67 catches for 667 receiving yards and two touchdowns. He ranks sixth in franchise history in receiving yards (6,000) and fourth in receptions (513), while also scoring 31 touchdowns.
Boyd was one of the most instrumental players of Cincinnati’s turnaround from the NFL’s worst team to nearly winning the Super Bowl. The eighth-year player was one of four holdovers on last year’s roster whom coach Zac Taylor inherited from Marvin Lewis’ staff when he was hired in 2019.
