Cornerback depth
Former Ravens general manager Ozzie Newsome once said teams can never have too many cornerbacks and it’s a philosophy that has only grown more apt every year. Baltimore’s got good depth on the outside with Jimmy Smith, Marlon Humphrey and Marcus Peters. But it’s inside that things get a little more questionable.
Slot cornerback Tavon Young missed all last season with a neck injury, making it the second season in his four-year career that he’s missed an entire year due to injury. To count on Young for a full 16 games could be an exercise in frustration for a team that is so stout everywhere else on defense. Behind him isn’t much better with a mish-mash of unproven talent after the Ravens declined Brandon Carr’s option.
Carr is still an option to come back on a more cap-friendly deal. And in the cuts following the 2020 NFL Draft, the free-agent market is going to get an influx of talent Baltimore can tap into. But finding an experienced slot corner is undoubtedly on the Ravens’ list of things to address before Week 1.