Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson did not seem to be on the same page with Rashod Bateman for much of the 2023 season.

Jackson threw more interceptions (three) than touchdown passes (one) when targeting Bateman in the year. Bateman did emerge as a go-to target for Jackson at times in the second half of the campaign, but in the end, he wound up posting career lows in several stats, including in receiving yards per game (22.9).

From Ravens head coach John Harbaugh’s standpoint, he did not see a disconnect between Jackson and Bateman during the season.

"Those guys are doing their jobs, and we’re trying to build the pass game around everybody we can," Harbaugh said during an end-of-season press conference on Friday. "Rashod Bateman has a great future. Yes, he runs great routes. He’s developed into a great, great route runner, and I know Lamar wants to get him the ball as much as he can.

"So, the idea that he didn’t maybe … you’re saying he didn’t get as many passes as you would have liked him to get or whatever. Hey, I agree. I want ‘Bate’ to flourish and make a bunch of plays, and he’s going to do that."

Harbaugh is hoping to see Bateman put together a promising campaign next season.

"I think he will be a bigger part of it next year, just by the fact that he was healthy all year this year, had a chance to establish himself that way, and he will be starting," Harbaugh said. "He will be playing all those snaps, and he will rise to the occasion."

The 2024 season could end up being Bateman’s final one with the Ravens. He has a fifth-year option in his rookie contract, and the Ravens have still yet to decide on whether they will exercise it.

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