Baltimore Ravens 2026 NFL Draft Needs, Picks & Depth Chart

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No matter how well they did in free agency, all 32 NFL teams head into the 2026 NFL Draft with holes to fill on the roster.

Leading into the draft, we will identify the top needs for every team and break down the depth chart position by position.

What are the Ravens' top positions of need heading into the 2026 NFL draft?

Baltimore Ravens Needs: Top Positions of Need in 2026

1. Offensive Line
2. Pass Catchers
3. Edge Rusher

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Baltimore Ravens Offense: Depth Chart, Analysis & Draft Needs

Rich Hribar breaks down the offensive depth chart by position for the Baltimore Ravens, identifying areas where the team could improve in the upcoming 2026 NFL Draft.

Quarterback

1. Lamar Jackson
2. Tyler Huntley

Going 8-9, the Ravens failed to make the postseason for just the second time since Lamar Jackson took over as the starting quarterback.

Jackson still ended the year with strong stats, throwing for 8.4 yards per pass attempt (his third straight season with at least 8.0 yards per attempt), 21 touchdowns, and 7 interceptions.

But it was an uneven year with extreme highs and lows.

Through four weeks, Jackson completed 71.6% of his passes for 9.1 Y/A with 10 touchdowns and 1 interception.

He then suffered a hamstring injury that sidelined him until Week 9.

Returning in Week 9, Jackson threw 4 touchdowns in a win against Miami.

Then things took a turn.

Over his final eight starts, Jackson completed just 57.6% of his passes (28th) with 7 touchdowns and 6 interceptions.

He had the highest inaccurate throw rate in the league over that span (15.8%).

22.3% of his dropbacks resulted in a loss of -1.0 EPA or worse, which was ahead of only Shedeur Sanders (22.9%) and Geno Smith (23.2%).

The mounting injuries also prevented Jackson from utilizing his legs.

He ran for a career-low 26.8 yards per game.

His previous low as a starter was 51.3 rushing yards per game.

Jackson ended up with only 2.2 designed runs per game.

His previous low was 4.4 designed runs per game.

Jackson dealt with hamstring, back, knee, ankle, and toe issues that regularly had him missing practice time, while he also missed one more game in Week 17.

The Ravens went 2-2 without him, getting their record up to 6-11 in games Jackson has missed since he took over as the starter.

Jackson has now missed at least one game in every season but one, playing in more than 13 games in a season once since 2021.

We do not know the full truth about what was going on behind the scenes last year, but there appeared to be a schism between Jackson and the coaching staff.

Whether or not there was something larger going on under the surface between Jackson and John Harbaugh or Todd Monken, the Ravens have gone in a new direction this season, bringing in Jesse Minter as head coach and Declan Doyle as the offensive coordinator.

This is an interesting potential fulcrum point for Jackson, given the Ravens' new staff and the current state of the roster.

Jackson just turned 29 this January.

He is signed through 2027, but he carries a $84.3 million cap hit next year that the team will have to adjust.

Tyler Huntley was brought back as the backup.

Huntley made two starts last year, with the team winning both games.

He has now made 16 starts in the NFL (11 with the Ravens), posting a 7-9 record in those games.

Running Back

1. Derrick Henry
2. Justice Hill
3. Rasheen Ali

Derrick Henry was still a behemoth in his age-31 season, turning 322 touches into 1,745 yards and 16 touchdowns.

It was the seventh-most total yards gained by a running back 31 years or older in league history and the most since 2006 for a player of that age.

This was Henry’s eighth straight season with double-digit touchdowns.

Only nine other players in league history have as many seasons with double-digit touchdowns as Henry.

And he did that all in a row.

If he does it again this season, he will join Jerry Rice (10), LaDainian Tomlinson, Emmitt Smith, and Randy Moss as the only players with at least nine such seasons.

Over that span, Henry has scored 25 more touchdowns than the next closest players (Davante Adams and Christian McCaffrey).

This was the sixth time in seven seasons that Henry cleared 300 touches.

Since 2018, Henry has had 357 more touches than the next closest running back (Saquon Barkley).

Henry averaged 3.59 yards after contact per rush in 2025, which was fourth in the league.

All of that production came despite Henry running up against a light box for just 16.3% of his runs (42nd).

Henry turned 32 in January.

Father Time eventually catches up with everyone, but Henry is still performing at a high level.

He is still signed for the next two seasons at reasonable prices ($5.6 million cap hit this year and $16.3 million next season).

Henry still does not play any role in the passing game.

The Ravens ran the ball on 64% of Henry’s snaps last year, the highest rate for any running back.

Justice Hill has served as the passing-game complement to Henry, and he enters the final season of his current contract.

Rasheen Ali has only had 26 touches through two NFL seasons.

This is not an immediate “need,” but the Ravens are in play to explore adding another back to this depth chart.

Wide Receiver

1. Zay Flowers
2. Rashod Bateman
3. Devontez Walker
4. Dayton Wade
5. LaJohntay Wester
6. Cornelius Johnson

Zay Flowers took another step forward last season, catching 86 passes for 1,211 yards and 5 touchdowns.

He added another 62 yards and a touchdown on the ground.

Flowers has increased his yardage every year in the NFL.

He accounted for 29% of Baltimore's targets (WR5) and 35.7% of the air yards (35.7%) last season, posting 2.53 yards per route run (WR6).

If there has been one minor bugaboo for Flowers, it has been the lack of usage near the end zone.

He has 16 touchdowns through three NFL seasons.

That has been due to low utilization in that area of the field.

Flowers has received 18 career targets in the end zone.

He had only 5 last year.

His career target shares in the red zone have been 20.3%, 11.5%, and 19.2%.

Outside of the red zone, they have been 23.1%, 27.5%, and 30.4%.

Flowers is not the biggest receiver, which plays a part in his limited usage near the paint, but a new coaching staff could design more for him.

Flowers is in the final season of his rookie deal.

The Ravens have already picked up his fifth-year option for 2027 ($27.3 million), as a potential extension will be upcoming.

Beyond Flowers, the depth chart here lacks any tangible production.

The Ravens have been waiting for a full breakout for Rashod Bateman, but it just has not happened to this point.

Bateman caught only 19 passes for 224 yards and 2 touchdowns across 13 games in 2025.

Bateman has yet to catch 50 passes in a year through five NFL seasons.

He is still signed through 2029.

Devontez Walker has 7 receptions (4 for touchdowns) through two NFL seasons.

Walker could finally have a larger role in 2026, but we have not seen him log significant snaps.

He went from 57 snaps as a rookie in 2024 up to 163 snaps last year, but that was still only 24% of the plays.

Tight End

1. Mark Andrews
2. Durham Smythe

Mark Andrews had the worst season of his career in 2025.

Hitting 30 years old, Andrews caught 48 passes for 422 yards and 5 touchdowns.

His 8.8 yards per catch were by far the fewest of his career.

He posted only 2.1 yards after the catch.

His previous career low was 3.1 yards after the catch per reception.

As a byproduct, his 1.23 yards per route run were also a new career-low and ranked 43rd in the league among tight ends with 100 or more routes run.

Andrews has been on the field for fewer than 70% of the dropbacks in each of the past three seasons.

Interestingly enough, the Ravens extended Andrews last season, but his cap hits are modest.

Andrews will only count as a $6.9 million cap hit in 2026 (2.3%) and $14.7 million next season (4.5%).

The Ravens need Andrews to rebound.

Baltimore lost both Isaiah Likely and Charlie Kolar this offseason.

The team added veteran Durham Smythe on a one-year contract, but they are live to add another young tight end to the roster.

Offensive Line

LT: Ronnie Stanley, Gerad Lichtenhan
LG: Andrew Vorhees, Emery Johnson
C: Danny Pinter, Corey Bullock, Jovaughn Gwyn
RG: John Simpson, Jared Penning
RT: Roger Rosengarten, Carson Vinson

The Ravens have good tackles in place in Ronnie Stanley and Roger Rosengarten.

Stanley has stayed healthy the past two seasons.

Rosengarten took a solid step forward in his second season, playing 100% of the snaps.

He allowed a 5.2% pressure rate after a 6.6% rate in his first season.

Both of those tackles are on the books for multiple seasons.

The state of this offensive line's interior is where the questions lie.

Baltimore brought John Simpson back (who was with the Ravens in 2023) to play right guard after Daniel Faalele was their weakest link up front last year.

Interestingly enough, Simpson ranked 56th in overall grade last season among guards at Pro Football Focus, while Faalele was 57th.

Andrew Vorhees was 65th on that list.

Vorhees started all 17 games at left guard in his second season.

It was just his second season in the league and first as a starter, but Vorhees was only a seventh-round pick in 2023, so expectations are in check for a turnaround.

The biggest hole will be filling the void left by Tyler Linderbaum, who left the team in free agency.

There will surely be a competition at the center spot that could involve a rookie.

Danny Pinter was added to the roster on a one-year deal.

Pinter started 10 games over the past five seasons with the Colts.

Corey Bullock has played 13 NFL snaps, while Jovaughn Gwyn has played just 11 snaps over three seasons in the league.

Baltimore Ravens Defense: Depth Chart, Analysis & Draft Needs

Raymond Summerlin breaks down the defensive depth chart by position for the Baltimore Ravens, identifying areas where the team could improve in the upcoming 2026 NFL Draft.

Defensive Line

1. Travis Jones
2. Nnamdi Madubuike
3. Broderick Washington Jr.
4. John Jenkins
5. David Olajiga
6. Aeneas Peebles
7. C.J. Okoye

The Ravens were midpack against running backs last season, allowing 4.2 yards per carry to the position (13th) and finishing 12th in yards before contact allowed per carry.

This is an unsettled group because of the serious neck injury Nnamdi Madubuike suffered early last year.

There reportedly is “growing optimism” Madubuike will be ready for the 2026 season, but that remains up in the air.

Broderick Washington has consistently been brought up as a cap cut, and he was limited to three games last season because of an Achilles injury.

Travis Jones is coming off a very good season and is under contract for several more years, but he is the one solidified piece of this defensive line.

John Jenkins was second on the defensive line in snaps last year, but while he can certainly fill a role as a rotational option, he probably should not be more than that in a high-level unit.

Madubuike returning healthy would go a long way to helping out the defensive line, but even if he does, this should be considered a need.

Edge Defenders

1. Trey Hendrickson
2. Mike Green
3. Tavius Robinson
4. Adisa Isaac
5. Kaimon Rucker
6. Carl Jones

The Ravens’ pass rush bottomed out in 2025, finishing 28th in pressure rate (31.5%) and sacks (30).

It originally looked like Baltimore made its big move by bringing in Maxx Crosby via trade, but they voided that deal before signing Trey Hendrickson in free agency.

Hendrickson played just seven games for the Bengals last year, but he averaged better than a 17% pressure rate for the four seasons prior to 2025.

He recorded back-to-back 17.5 sack seasons in 2023 and 2024.

In short, he has been one of the most productive pass rushers in the league over the last five years.

A second-round pick last year, Mike Green played a lot of snaps as a rookie, but he struggled to make an impact, recording a bottom-tier 8.9% pressure rate and 3.5 sacks.

2024 third-round pick Adisa Isaac missed all of last season with an elbow injury, and he played just four games as a rookie.

2023 fourth-round pick Tavius Robinson did not shine in his 10 healthy games last year.

The Ravens do have youth on rookie contracts on the edge, which means they could hope for some internal development, but this still looks like a need even after adding Hendrickson.

Linebacker

1. Roquan Smith
2. Teddye Buchanan
3. Trenton Simpson
4. Jay Higgins IV

Baltimore has no question at the top of the linebacker depth chart.

Roquan Smith remained a productive player against the run in 2025, and he allowed just 6.0 yards per target in coverage.

The spot next to him is more interesting.

A fourth-round pick last year, Teddye Buchanan was thrust into a big role as a rookie, and he showed relatively well before a torn ACL ended his season in December.

That injury puts him in question for Week 1.

Trenton Simpson started the rest of the way, but he enters the final year of his rookie deal having not proven he can be a capable starter, though he was better last year.

The Ravens have too many other needs to really focus on linebacker in the draft, but this position is not settled.

Cornerback

1. Nate Wiggins
2. Marlon Humphrey
3. Chidobe Awuzie
4. T.J. Tampa
5. Bilhal Kone
6. Keyon Martin
7. Amani Oruwariye
8. Robert Longerbeam
9. Marquise Robinson

The Ravens fielded a middling pass defense in 2025, finishing 17th in yards per attempt allowed and 20th in EPA per pass allowed.

Baltimore is in good shape at the very top of the depth chart with Nate Wiggins, who has allowed 7.0 yards per target and a 73.0 quarterback rating in his coverage through two seasons.

The No. 2 spot looks good on paper given how Marlon Humphrey has played throughout his career, but he is coming off a terrible season.

Humphrey finished 137th among 140 qualified cornerbacks in yards allowed per coverage snap last year.

The Ravens brought back Chidobe Awuzie, who played well in his first season with the team, but both he and Humphrey come with injury concerns.

There is some youth here, but T.J. Tampa did not force his way onto the field last year, Bilhal Kone missed his rookie season because of a preseason knee injury, and Robert Longerbeam suffered the same fate.

On paper, the Ravens have a solid trio of starters and young depth, but there are questions throughout this cornerback group.

Humphrey and Awuzie are also scheduled to be free agents after the season, raising some long-term concerns.

Safety

1. Kyle Hamilton
2. Malaki Starks
3. Jaylinn Hawkins
4. Keondre Jackson

The Ravens lost both Alohi Gilman and Ar’Darius Washington in free agency, but they added Jaylinn Hawkins, who played 838 snaps for the Patriots last season.

Hawkins gives Baltimore a replacement for Gilman as the third safety, which should free up Kyle Hamilton to play his dynamic role in the defense, something that should continue despite the coaching change.

Hamilton finished fifth among qualified defensive backs in run stuffs last season, and he allowed just 5.3 yards per target in coverage.

He is pretty good.

A first-round pick last year, Malaki Starks was nearly an every-down player as a rookie and showed well.

If he can take a step forward, the Ravens have the makings of an elite safety group.

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