The Baltimore Ravens have seen positive contributions on the field from practice squad elevations all season long. With how many injuries they have gone through, they’ve needed production from elsewhere, and so far they’ve done a good job of finding it.
Ahead of their Week 9 game with the Minnesota Vikings, Baltimore elevated two players from their practice squad to the active roster in tight end Eric Tomlinson and offensive lineman/defensive lineman Kahlil McKenzie according to Jeff Zrebiec of The Athletic. The team also promoted offensive tackle Cedric Ogbuehi to the active roster.
Ravens do not activate TE Nick Boyle from IR by today's 4 p.m. roster deadline. He will not make his '21 debut tomorrow.
They did add OT Cedric Ogbuei to 53-man roster and use standard practice squad elevations on TE Eric Tomlinson and G/DT Kahlil McKenzie.— Jeff Zrebiec (@jeffzrebiec) November 6, 2021
As Zrebiec notes the Ravens ended up not activating tight end Nick Boyle from injured reserve, so he will not play on Sunday. Baltimore has two games in a span of five days over the next two weeks, so it makes sense for the Ravens to not want to activate Boyle and put him through two full games in such a short amount of time.
Tomlinson will play Boyle’s role once again on Sunday, as he has been for the entire season up to this point. McKenzie is an interesting activation, as Zrebiec notes.
The McKenzie move is an interesting one. He's been cross training as a G/DT. So by calling him up, he gives the Ravens 8 active OL, which is necessary for a team to get the 2 standard PS elevations. Plus, he is insurance if NT Brandon Williams can't play with a shoulder injury. https://t.co/eHtwEGh8RS
— Jeff Zrebiec (@jeffzrebiec) November 6, 2021
Now that Ogbuehi is officially on the 53-man roster, he will provide some depth at the offensive tackle position, while even potentially being asked to play big snaps depending on who the team decides to roll with at right tackle.