As a lead-up to the 2023 NFL draft, we've broken down the current depth chart of every NFL team and identified the biggest draft and team needs for the Baltimore Ravens.
You can find additional team-by-team draft needs articles and other draft content on our 2023 NFL Draft hub.
Who did the Ravens pick in the NFL Draft?
The Baltimore Ravens selected Zay Flowers (WR, Boston College) with the 22nd pick in the 2023 NFL Draft.
The Ravens added Trenton Simpson (LB, Clemson) with the 86th pick.
Ravens Draft Needs: Top Positions of Need in 2023
- Cornerback
- Offensive Line
- EDGE
What Picks do the Baltimore Ravens have in 2023?
The Baltimore Ravens have five picks in the 2023 NFL Draft, including:
- Round 1 (22)
- Round 3 (86)
- Round 4 (124)
- Round 5 (157)
- Round 6 (199)
Baltimore Ravens Draft Capital Stats
Our Sharp Draft Value Rank is a valuation of draft capital based on a combination of average performance delivered and average dollars earned on second contracts.
This is based on two public models: performance delivered based on draft slot (the AV model created by Chase Stuart) and contractual earnings in non-rookie deals based upon draft slot (the OTC model created by Brad Spielberger and Jason Fitzgerald).
- Ravens Sharp Draft Value Rank: 29 of 32 teams
- Ravens AV Model Draft Value Rank: 28 of 32 teams
- Ravens OTC Model Draft Value Rank: 29 of 32 teams
Baltimore Ravens Draft Value vs Other Teams:
The Ravens' draft value is 37% lower than the league average of all 32 teams. Only three other teams have less draft value entering the 2023 NFL Draft.
Baltimore Ravens Draft Prediction:
The Ravens are predicted to draft Zay Flowers (WR, Boston College) with their 1st round pick (#22 overall) according to the most recent mock draft from Ryan McCrystal.
Another mock draft expert, Brendan Donahue, has the Ravens predicted to draft Deonte Banks (CB, Maryland) with their 1st round pick according to his most recent mock draft.
Baltimore Ravens Strength of Schedule, 2023
The Baltimore Ravens have the 11th hardest NFL strength of schedule for the 2023 NFL season.
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 2023 NFL Draft.
2022 Baltimore Ravens Offensive Rankings
Quarterback Depth Chart, Ravens:
- Lamar Jackson
- Tyler Huntley
- Anthony Brown
It has been an interesting offseason for the Ravens and Lamar Jackson.
Failing to come to terms on a new contract, Jackson requested a trade, but we have not even heard a whisper of potential candidates lining up to acquire him.
The Ravens also did not use the exclusive franchise tag on Jackson this offseason, instead opting to use the non-exclusive tag.
With that tag, the Ravens and Jackson have until July 17th this summer to come to a long-term extension. If not, Jackson will play the 2023 season at a $32.4 million cost.
The interesting part of the non-exclusive tag is that Jackson can still negotiate a contract with any other team.
If they were to reach an agreement, the Ravens would then have five days to decide whether to match that contract or not. If not, then they would receive two first-round picks in return.
In a way, the Ravens were going to allow Jackson and the league to negotiate the terms of the deal, but there has been barely a word on any team attempting to bring Jackson in.
Jackson and the Ravens have been a perfect match. It would behoove the organization to retain him for as long as possible.
For his career with the Ravens, Baltimore has a 48-19 record in games that Jackson has started. Over the past two seasons, the Ravens are 15-9 in his starts as opposed to 3-8 without him.
The entire Baltimore offense the past two seasons has been carried as far as Jackson could lift lackluster surrounding talent.
In the 11 games that Jackson has missed the past two seasons, the Ravens have:
- Scored a touchdown on 15-of-112 drives (13.4%), which is dead last in the NFL. With Jackson, that rate is 22.1%, which is 14th.
- Converted 34.7% of their third downs, which is 31st in the league. With Jackson, that rate is 41.1%, which is 12th.
- Averaged 5.3 yards per passing play, which is 31st in the league. With Jackson, it is 6.2 yards, which is 16th.
Jackson has failed to recapture the ceiling he showed in 2019 when he was the league’s MVP, but he still has been the engine of this offense.
Without him this offensive roster has been exposed as a bottom-level unit.
That is not to entirely shade Tyler Huntley, who has had moments in relief the past two seasons that show he can be a functional backup in the league.
But Huntley is the type of quarterback that is reliant on having some talent around him to lift the tides while Jackson is the inverse and raised the performance of a weak and beleaguered offensive roster due to injuries.
Over the past two seasons in relief of Jackson, Huntley has a higher completion rate than Jackson (65.0% to 63.4%), but out of 44 quarterbacks to attempt 200 or more passes the past two years, Huntley’s 6.0 yards per pass attempt rank 43rd, ahead of only Joe Flacco.
His 2.1% touchdown rate sits 42nd, ahead of only Kenny Pickett and Colt McCoy.
The team still has Huntley signed for this season while Anthony Brown is signed for the next two years.
Brown was thrown to the wolves in his lone start in Week 18 last season, completing 43.2% of his passes with two interceptions while taking four sacks.
Running Back Depth Chart, Ravens:
- J.K. Dobbins
- Gus Edwards
- Justice Hill
- Patrick Ricard (FB)
The Ravens were snakebit once again in the backfield in 2023 but were able to still field a solid running game regardless of who was running the ball.
Ravens running backs averaged a league-high 4.9 yards per carry and led the NFL in the rate of runs to result in a first down or touchdown (27.8%).
Their backs were seventh in success rate (40.9%) and ninth in yards after contact per carry (3.13 yards).
This was with Kenyan Drake leading the position with just 109 carries in the regular season.
Returning from a torn ACL that cost him all of the 2021 season, J.K. Dobbins played in just eight games.
When on the field, Dobbins showcased his upside as a runner.
Among all backs with 100 or more carries last season, Dobbins ranked:
- First in expected points added per rush (0.07)
- First in the rate of runs to result in a first down or touchdown (27.6%)
- First in the rate of runs to gain 10 or more yards (18.1%)
- First in yards before contact per carry (2.50)
While Dobbins has flashed, he does enter the 2023 season in the final year of his rookie contract with just one career game having more than 15 carries.
Gus Edwards is also in the final season of his current contract.
Edwards was also returning from an ACL injury last season and only appeared in nine games in 2022.
He returned in Week 7 and then missed another two games due to a hamstring injury.
Edwards was once again efficient in this scheme, averaging 5.0 yards per carry in the regular season. Through four seasons in the league, Edwards has never been below 5.0 yards per carry on the ground.
Edwards just missed that arbitrary threshold of 100 or more carries highlighted above, but out of 69 running backs with 50 or more carries on the season in 2022, Edwards was third in success rate (46.5%) and ninth in yards generated after contact per carry (3.48).
The only other running back that the Ravens have on the roster right now is Justice Hill, who has been more of a special teams player than utilized on offense.
With both Dobbins and Edwards in the final season of their current contracts paired with their absences over the past two seasons, the Ravens should be expected to add depth to this backfield.
They could use contractual depth via a Day 3 rookie, but even if they do not use one of their limited draft picks on a running back, they should add someone here after the draft.
Wide Receiver Depth Chart, Ravens:
- Rashod Bateman
- Odell Beckham
- Devin Duvernay
- Nelson Agholor
- Tylan Wallace
- James Proche
- Andy Isabella
- Mike Thomas
- Tarik Black
- Shemar Bridges
Nearly every team got more out of their wide receivers in 2022 than the Ravens.
Baltimore wideouts collectively were dead last in the NFL in targets (198), 31st in receptions (124), last in receiving yards (1,517), and 29th in touchdowns (seven).
Over the final 14 games of the regular season in 2022, Baltimore wide receivers caught one touchdown pass.
That is a real offensive stat from a team playing modern offensive NFL football.
To further highlight how bad the Ravens were down at the position last season, Demarcus Robinson led the receivers in targets (75), receptions (48), and yards (458), and he is not even currently on an NFL team.
Rashod Bateman has flashed the ability that made him a first-round pick in 2021, but like Dobbins, Bateman has had trouble staying on the field.
After missing five games as a rookie, Bateman played in just six games last season due to a foot injury.
When Bateman was on the field, he provided a wealth of splash plays. Even if unsustainable over a full season, Bateman was averaging 19.0 yards per reception and 10.2 yards per target before the injury.
He only played in six games and was still tied for third on the team with five receptions of 20 or more yards, behind Mark Andrews (nine) and Devin Duvernay (six).
Bateman still has two more years on his rookie contract with a potential fifth-year option in 2025.
The team just needs him to stay on the field this upcoming season.
Baltimore is going to attempt to squeeze out what is left in the tank of Odell Beckham after signing him to a one-year contract this spring.
Beckham sat out the entire 2022 season after tearing his ACL in the Super Bowl the year prior.
He will turn 31 this November and has not averaged more than 45.6 yards receiving per game in a season since 2019.
The last time we saw him in a uniform for the Rams, he was averaging a career-low 11.3 yards per reception.
Still, this was a relatively low-risk signing for a team with limited options for adding players to the position due to an extremely weak free agent class.
Even if Beckham is not the player he was early in his career, a glass-half-empty version of Beckham has a low bar to clear considering what this team put on the field at the position a year ago.
The Ravens also added veteran Nelson Agholor on a one-year deal to at least provide another potential downfield threat.
Agholor will be 30 this May and is coming off two down seasons with the Patriots.
After a 2020 breakout in which Agholor posted 896 yards and eight touchdowns, he had just 835 yards and five touchdowns over the past two seasons.
Baltimore still has Devin Duvernay here as depth to give them a better looking unit than the one that closed 2022.
With the top of their depth chart filled by older free agent signings that have underproduced the past two seasons, having only Bateman and Tylan Wallace under contract beyond this season is not ideal.
The team needs more youth and contractual depth here.
Tight End Depth Chart, Ravens:
- Mark Andrews
- Isaiah Likely
- Charlie Kolar
- Ben Mason
The Ravens have rarely met a tight end class they did not like, but this is one spot of the Baltimore offense that is an absolute strength and arguably the best overall tight end unit in the NFL.
The Ravens have Mark Andrews signed through 2025 paired with Isaiah Likely and Charlie Kolar on rookie contracts.
Andrews led the team in targets (113), catches (73), yards (847), and touchdowns (five) in 2022, but even he was beaten up along the way and saw an impact on his output last season.
Over the opening six weeks of the season, Andrews caught 39-of-57 targets for 455 yards and all five of his touchdowns.
He was once again neck-and-neck with Travis Kelce in terms of output over that span. Andrews was even leading the position in yards per route run (2.32) and target rate per route (29.1%).
Then Andrews picked up shoulder and knee injuries and was never quite the same the rest of the season.
Over the remaining 10 games he played, Andrews caught 39-of-66 targets for 465 yards and zero touchdowns.
Likely caught 36-of-60 targets for 373 yards and three touchdowns as a rookie while only playing 40% of the offensive snaps.
Likely was 10th among all tight ends last season in targets per route (21.4%).
In the three games Likely played 50% or more of the snaps due to injuries to Andrews, he had games of 6-77-1, 1-24-1, and 8-103-0.
The Ravens selected Charlie Kolar ahead of Likely in the fourth round last season, but injuries limited him to just two games and 36 total offensive snaps in 2022.
Offensive Line Depth Chart, Ravens:
LT: Ronnie Stanley/Patrick Mekari
LG: Ben Cleveland
C: Tyler Linderbaum
RG: Kevin Zeitler/John Simpson
RT: Morgan Moses/Daniel Faalele/David Sharpe
The Baltimore offensive line rebounded from a down 2021 season.
They were sixth in ESPN’s pass block win rate (66%) and first in run block win rate (77%).
At Pro Football Focus, Baltimore was second in overall pass blocking grade and second in run blocking grade.
That said, the Ravens still only had their starting offensive line on the field for 37.5% of their offensive snaps since Ronnie Stanley missed another six games in 2022.
He has now played in just 18 games in the past three seasons and has yet to play a full season through seven years in the league.
Even when on the field last season, Stanley ended up 39th in overall grade among offensive tackles per Pro Football Focus.
Stanley just turned 29 this March and is signed through the 2025 season.
The team also has starters Morgan Moses and Tyler Linderbaum signed for multiple seasons.
Moses had a nice rebound season in 2022, finishing 13th among tackles in grade per Pro Football Focus.
He allowed pressure on 4.3% of his pass blocking snaps, which was 21st among 95 tackles with 100 or more snaps in pass protection.
With Moses already 32 paired with Stanley’s missed time, the team could continue to add depth here outside of fourth-round pick Daniel Faalele from a year ago.
In his rookie season, Linderbaum was seventh in overall grade per PFF among centers and was seventh in Rookie of the Year voting.
He started all 18 games for the Ravens and took all but two snaps at center for them last season.
Where the Ravens will need to continue to add to this line is in the interior.
The team lost Ben Powers in free agency this spring. Powers took every single snap at left guard for the Ravens in 2022.
They selected Ben Cleveland in the third round of 2021 as a potential starter here, but Cleveland is largely untested.
He has started just five games over the past two years and played 43% and 16% of the snaps.
Kevin Zeitler is still a quality starter and anchor at right guard, but Zeitler is also 33 years old and in the final season of his contract.
Baltimore Ravens Defense: Depth Chart, Analysis & Draft Needs
Dan Pizzuta breaks down the defensive depth chart by position for the Baltimore Ravens, identifying areas where the team could improve in the upcoming 2023 NFL Draft.
2022 Baltimore Ravens Defensive Rankings
Interior Defensive Line Depth Chart, Ravens:
- Justin Madubuike
- Broderick Washington
- Michael Pierce
- Travis Jones
- Brent Urban
- Rayshad Nichols
2020 third-round pick Justin Madubuike led this group with 60% of the defensive snaps played and made an impact against the pass.
Madubiuke had 5.5 sacks on nine quarterback hits. However, he left a bit to be desired in run defense.
2020 fifth-round pick Broderick Washington really came on strong in run defense when he got on the field.
Washington recorded a tackle on 22% of his run snaps and led the defensive line in tackles that produced a positive play for the defense.
Both 2020 picks are in the final year of their rookie contracts.
Travis Jones was a 2022 third-round pick, and the rookie played just under 30% of the defensive snaps. He didn’t have an immediate impact but there is hope for development in year two.
Michael Pierce returned to the Ravens last season but only played in three games due to a torn triceps in September.
At full health, Pierce is a space-eater inside who can open up lanes for the other linemen.
EDGE Depth Chart, Ravens:
- Odafe Oweh
- Tyus Bowser
- David Ojabo
- Daelin Hates
- Jeremiah Moon
Odafe Oweh had a solid pressure rate, but just 7.7% of his pressures converted to sacks in 2022.
Oweh has been a low sack converter but has shown the ability to get to the quarterback consistently.
Baltimore’s other pass rushers are recovering from injury.
Tyus Bowser returned midseason following a torn Achilles suffered in the 2021 finale. He signed a four-year deal before the 2021 season which featured seven sacks.
Then there is David Ojabo, a 2022 second-round pick who appeared in two games following a torn Achilles suffered during his Pro Day.
There is upside with Baltimore’s top three, but there are questions surrounding each of them.
Off-ball Linebacker Depth Chart, Ravens:
- Roquan Smith
- Patrick Queen
- Malik Harrison
- Kristian Welch
- Josh Ross
- Del’Shawn Phillips
The entire Ravens defense changed when Roquan Smith was acquired.
Overall, Smith was second in tackles that produced a positive play for the offense, and 56.2% of his tackles were positive. He also had a tackle on 24.7% of his run snaps.
Those rates were 58.1% and 24.8%, respectively, on the Ravens.
With Smith on the field, Patrick Queen could play more downhill.
After the Smith trade, 64.1% of Queen’s tackles produced a positive play for the defense. That rate was 49.1% before the trade.
He is in the final year of his rookie contract with a fifth-year option looming – it’s likely to be declined.
Cornerback Depth Chart, Ravens:
- Marlon Humphrey
- Brandon Stephens
- Damarion Williams
- Daryl Worley
- Jayln Armour-Davis
- Trayvon Mullen
- Bopete Keyes
Marlon Humphrey remains a top corner and is still in his prime.
Entering year seven, Humphrey won’t turn 27 years old until July.
Last season he ranked 32nd among outside corners in adjusted yards allowed per coverage snap and was eighth in that metric among slot corners, showing off high-quality versatility.
With Marcus Peters still a free agent, Brandon Stephens is slated to be the team’s No. 2 corner at the moment.
Stephens played 41.5% of the defensive snaps last season but struggled in coverage when he was on the outside.
Baltimore has had a depth issue over the past few seasons at cornerback, and injuries have forced many players to see more playing time than would be expected.
The Ravens got through most of the 2022 season unscathed on the outside with Humphrey and Peters, but the depth could be a question going forward.
Safety Depth Chart, Ravens:
- Kyle Hamilton
- Marcus Williams
- Geno Stone
- Ar’Darius Washington
Kyle Hamilton found his groove as a big slot corner during the second half of his rookie season.
It is a role that allows him to be closer to the ball. He was able to stay with slot receivers in coverage and then patrol the shallow middle of the field in zone.
Marcus Williams played 58.8% of the defensive snaps.
Williams had a team-leading eight passes defensed and four interceptions as the team’s deep safety.
With Chuck Clark traded to the Jets, there will be more playing time for Geno Stone.
Stone played 41.3% of the defensive snaps last season (Clark played 100%). The 2020 seventh-round pick spent most of his time on the field playing deep, but he can play in the box.
The Ravens have three young, versatile, and productive safeties — even Ar’Darius Washington, a 2021 undrafted free agent brings versatility — and that made Clark expendable.
Baltimore might want more than four bodies on the depth chart, but the top of the position is quite good.
