With the NFL offseason almost wrapped up and training camp coming to a close soon, it’s a good time to take a look at each NFL team’s offseason recap as we get just a few weeks away from the start of the regular season. Let’s take a look at the Baltimore Ravens’ new team and analyze the team’s incoming and outgoing players as they shape up for the 2026 season.
The Baltimore Ravens are entering a new era under new head coach Jesse Minter after parting ways with former head coach John Harbaugh after 18 seasons with the team. The Ravens weren’t very active over the offseason, mainly making additions in the trenches, but a large focus entering the new year will be to get the most out of their contending roster under their new regime led by Minter.
Baltimore’s biggest move over the offseason was the addition of Trey Hendrickson, who the Ravens signed to a four-year, $112 million contract. After the Ravens initially made a huge trade for Maxx Crosby that ended up falling through, the Ravens finally got an elite pass rusher they had been looking to add. Hendrickson has been one of the most dominant and consistent pass rushers in the NFL since 2020, where his total of 74.5 sacks ranked behind only Myles Garrett and T.J. Watt entering the offseason. Hendrickson only played in seven games in 2025, where he totaled four sacks, but he recorded 17.5 sacks in both 2023 and 2024 and will be hoping to carry over that success to Baltimore.
The Ravens also signed guard John Simpson to a three-year, $30 million deal. Simpson previously played for Baltimore in 2023 before playing for the Jets for the past two seasons, but his return will help stabilize the offensive line group that lost Tyler Linderbaum and Daniel Faalele in free agency.
The Ravens also brought back league veteran Calais Campbell on a one-year deal. Campbell played for the Ravens from 2020-22 and will be returning for what will be his 19th NFL season. Despite Campbell turning 40 in September, he still racked up 6.5 sacks with the Cardinals last season and brings steady veteran leadership along the defensive line.
One of Baltimore’s biggest losses over the offseason was losing center Tyler Linderbaum to the Las Vegas Raiders. Linderbaum signed a massive three-year, $81 million deal and is now the highest-paid center in the NFL. Linderbaum had established himself as one of the best centers in the league in his four years in Baltimore, so it won’t be easy to replace his role on the offensive line. The Ravens aimed to replace Linderbaum by bringing in Ethan Pocic from the Browns as well as drafting Vega Ioane in the first round of the 2026 Draft.
Another loss Baltimore suffered in the trenches was losing defensive lineman DreMont Jones to the New England Patriots, where he signed a three-year, $39.5 million deal. Baltimore also had quite a few players leave in free agency to follow John Harbaugh to New York, where Harbaugh was hired as the new head coach of the New York Giants. Harbaugh was able to sign Isaiah Likely, Patrick Ricard, Jordan Stout and Ar’Darius Washington to contracts in New York.
Likely signed a three-year, $40 million deal with the Giants, giving him his first chance at a TE1 spot after being a backup to Mark Andrews for the past four seasons. With Andrews still leading the tight end group for the Ravens, Likely isn’t a huge loss, but still weakens the tight end group entering the new season. Similar to Likely, the Ravens also lost longtime fullback Patrick Ricard to the Giants as well. Ricard, who spent his entire nine-year career in Baltimore, was a crucial piece within Baltimore’s run-heavy offensive identity for years, and his presence as a blocker in the run game will be missed.
While Baltimore didn’t make a ton of free agent signings, they were able to remedy some of their losses through the NFL Draft, where they had 11 selections.
The Ravens used their first-round pick on IOL Vega Ioane to address one of the biggest weaknesses from last season. The Ravens struggled at guard heavily in 2025, and Ioane is projected to be the current starter at right guard. Baltimore will be hoping Ioane can make a positive impact right away, especially after the departure of Tyler Linderbaum.
The Ravens also selected edge Zion Young in the second round, as well as receivers Ja’Kobi Lane and Elijah Sarratt in the middle rounds.
Despite entering the 2026 season with a new head coach for the first time in nearly two decades, the Ravens haven’t signaled any signs of rebuilding or changing their core foundation of players. The main storyline for the Ravens this season will be their players in the trenches, with both their offensive and defensive lines undergoing significant changes during the offseason.
After already struggling with the interior O-line last season and the additional loss of Linderbaum, the Ravens will be hoping their new guard pairing of Simpson and Ioane can fix that issue. The defensive side of the line also has a new look as the Ravens brought in Trey Hendrickson, Zion Young and Calais Campbell to shore up their line and bring new head coach Jesse Minter’s vision of a physical and strong defense to life. This Ravens squad is still packed with the same talent and potential as their other teams of the 2020s, but head coach Jesse Minter’s tall task will be capitalizing on that potential while Lamar Jackson is still in his prime.
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