Cornerback 1:
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th |
| Marcus Peters | Jimmy Smith | Iman Marshall | Jeff Hector Josh Nurse |
The Ravens split their cornerback groups into those that play on the outside and those that can play inside. For the “cornerback 1” group that will play nearly exclusively outside, they’ll need to be taller and have a bigger frame to handle the bigger outside wide receivers they’ll see.
While Peters doesn’t fit that description as well as the rest of this depth chart, he’s clearly their top outside cornerback, playing a majority of the defensive snaps but only seeing the slot 6.3% of the time. Smith got bumped into the backup spot when Baltimore traded for Peters and, when re-signed this offseason, is pretty firmly relegated to that role in 2020.
Marshall spent most of the season on injured reserve, playing just four snaps over the three games he was active for. But he’s the most experienced player of those remaining here with Hector and Nurse each being freshly-signed UDFAs. Marshall being taken in the fourth round of the 2019 NFL Draft should insulate him some from competition for a roster spot but he’s pretty clearly on the back end of the depth chart.