PFF’s recent take on the Ravens’ secondary shouldn’t surprise anyone.
It feels like the regular season is never going to arrive. Yes, OTAs were fun. Mandatory minicamp was pretty cool. Neither portion of the Baltimore Ravens‘ offseason lasted long enough, but at the same time, that’s okay. Each stage’s ending means we’re one step closer to Week 1 of the regular season in September.
Here we are enduring this break. Every Sunday without football is depressing. The Ravens don’t report to training camp until July 15. That’s when the rookies arrive. The veterans report seven days later on July 22.
There’s an empty feeling in everyone’s stomach. It feels like a hunger pain, something that can only be satisfied with good food (or some football), but the appetizer is still days away. Dinner doesn’t come for several weeks, so every piece of Ravens info looks like something delicious to snack on.
The Ravens’ secondary earns an elite mention.
If we can endure the next few days, we’ll arrive at another training camp. There’s so much to talk about, especially this improving Ravens defense. Its secondary is expected to be elite thanks to its stars, Kyle Hamilton and Marlon Humphrey. Nate Wiggins is expected to take another step forward. Malaki Starks is the exciting rookie who has already demonstrated a phenomenal work ethic. Jaire Alexander is the new face.
Keep an eye on T.J. Tampa. He’ll be in the mix as well. Chuck Pagano has come home to lead this unit, one that is already drawing high praise.
Pro Football Focus recently ranked every NFL secondary, and Baltimore landed on top. John Kosko is the writer of this one. Here’s what he had to say, and here’s how we’ll end this.
“Safety Ar’Darius Washington suffered a torn Achilles tendon in May and is likely to miss the entire 2025 season. Baltimore’s philosophy of drafting the best player available has given the unit tremendous depth, assuming Starks lives up to his draft status… Don’t forget the Ravens selected Nate Wiggins in the first round of the 2024 draft and signed Chidobe Awuzie in free agency. This is a secondary that could be extremely difficult to throw against in 2025.”
It’s hard to deny any of that. Truth be told, everyone is trying to temper expectations and employ the ‘one game at a time’ approach, but it’s hard to avoid the temptation to be excited about what is coming for Baltimore in 2025.
