The Baltimore Ravens have a lot of depth at multiple different positions in 2021. Depth is always a good thing, but it can cause some tough decisions to have to be made when it’s time to cut the roster down to 53 players.
One of the deepest positions on Baltimore’s roster right now is cornerback. They have a mix of top-end talent as well as promising young guys, which makes their secondary dangerous. When asked about the heated competition that will ensue over the next couple of weeks, head coach John Harbaugh said that he’s “looking forward” to it.
“I think that’s a good term – heated. [I expect it to be] absolutely heated. I think [pass game coordinator/secondary] Coach [Chris] Hewitt and [defensive backs] Coach [D’Anton] Lynn have done a tremendous job with those guys throughout the course of the whole offseason, and those guys have responded very well. So, I’m looking forward to that competition that you’re talking about in training camp. It’s a very talented group, and the best players will be the guys that play the best. I can’t wait to watch it play out.”
It seems like the Ravens already have six cornerbacks who are locks to make their roster in Marlon Humphrey, Marcus Peters, Jimmy Smith, Tavon Young, Anthony Averett, and Shaun Wade. However, if the team does decide to keep only six at the position, that would mean talent players like Davontae Harris, Iman Marshall, Khalil Dorsey and other would be on the outside looking in.
As training camp and the preseason progress, certain players will begin to separate themselves from others as they fight for roster spots. However, with Baltimore already looking like they have their top six cornerbacks, it could be an uphill but fierce battle for any other available spots at the position.