Raymond appears to have solidified himself as the No. 3 wide receiver behind Amon-Ra St. Brown and Jameson Williams, Colton Pouncy of The Athletic reports. Raymond is positioned to replace Josh Reynolds as the No. 3 wide receiver for Detroit, though given the importance of TE Sam LaPorta (hamstring) and RB Jahmyr Gibbs (hamstring) in the passing game, that isn't a role that will necessarily translate to regular targets. Pouncy notes that Donovan Peoples-Jones and Daurice Fountain have also made some noise at training camp, but barring any additions to the wide receiver room, Raymond looks set to start in three-wide sets. He will have a chance to further entrench himself during Saturday's preseason game against the Chiefs.
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Kalif Raymond Career Stats
Career Stats
Receiving
Year | GP | REC | TGTS | YDS | AVG | TDS | LNG | YAC | YDS/G |
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2023 | 17 | 35 | 44 | 489 | 14 | 1 | 41 | 214 | 29 |
2022 | 17 | 47 | 64 | 616 | 13 | 0 | 56 | 218 | 36 |
2021 | 16 | 48 | 71 | 576 | 12 | 4 | 75 | 262 | 36 |
2020 | 15 | 9 | 15 | 187 | 21 | 0 | 61 | 38 | 13 |
2019 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 170 | 19 | 1 | 52 | 14 | 21 |
2017 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 2 |
2016 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rushing
Year | GP | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG | FUM |
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2023 | 17 | 7 | 75 | 11 | 0 | 40 | 0 |
2022 | 17 | 7 | 36 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
2021 | 16 | 4 | 28 | 7 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
2020 | 15 | 1 | -3 | -3 | 0 | -3 | 0 |
2019 | 8 | 1 | -5 | -5 | 0 | -5 | 0 |
2017 | 6 | 1 | -1 | -1 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
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Kalif Raymond Fantasy Projections
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Full season projectionsREC 33.0REC YDS 439.0LNG 41.0TD 1.0
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Kalif Raymond Latest News
Looks set as No. 3 receiver
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Raymond appears to have solidified himself as the No. 3 wide receiver behind Amon-Ra St. Brown and Jameson Williams, Colton Pouncy of The Athletic reports. Raymond is positioned to replace Josh Reynolds as the No. 3 wide receiver for Detroit, though given the importance of TE Sam LaPorta (hamstring) and RB Jahmyr Gibbs (hamstring) in the passing game, that isn't a role that will necessarily translate to regular targets. Pouncy notes that Donovan Peoples-Jones and Daurice Fountain have also made some noise at training camp, but barring any additions to the wide receiver room, Raymond looks set to start in three-wide sets. He will have a chance to further entrench himself during Saturday's preseason game against the Chiefs.
Taking part in OTAs
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Raymond (knee) participated in OTAs Wednesday. Raymond was pictured making a catch during Wednesday's session. He missed the entirety of the Lions' playoff run last season after being injured in the regular-season finale. Raymond is currently penciled in as the Lions' third receiver behind Amon-Ra St. Brown and Jameson Williams after Josh Reynolds left as a free agent. Detroit didn't draft a single wideout last month. Raymond's competition will be in the form of Donovan Peoples-Jones and 2023 seventh-rounder Antoine Green.
Best game of season
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Putting together his most productive game since 2021, Raymond stepped up big on Thanksgiving Day with three catches of at least 20 yards. He only needed 23 offensive snaps to do so, too, which is extra impressive considering No. 2 receiver Josh Reynolds has totaled just 54 yards over the 204 offensive snaps he has logged over the past four games. Now sitting on a career-high 16.2 yards per reception average in 2023, Raymond should remain an efficient complementary receiver in Week 13 against the Saints.