Ravens roster needs after the 1st wave of free agency

Most of the top free agents have been signed but the Baltimore Ravens still have loads of needs they need to address this offseason.

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Tight end

Current roster: Mark Andrews, Nick Boyle, Charles Scarff

With the trade of Hayden Hurst, this suddenly becomes one of the Ravens’ needs. Baltimore uses tight ends like few other teams, often lining up in a two-tight end set to help block and give Jackson another option in the passing game without tipping their hand pre-snap on what type of play they’re going to run.

Like I noted immediately following Hurst’s trade, the Ravens have some flexibility here. Thanks to Boyle being an underrated option in the receiving game, Baltimore can find either a stout blocker to partially replace his role in the lineup or they can look for a good receiver and push Boyle back to being a blocker primarily. However, with both Boyle and Andrews only signed through the 2021 season and both likely being expensive to re-sign, the Ravens could be looking for some long-term options just as much as short-term.

The 2020 NFL Draft would probably be the best place to find a developmental prospect that can fill both the immediate need at a singular role with hopefully enough upside to become a starter in another year or two. But both the draft and free agency are seriously thin at tight end this year, so this is a need that might simply have to wait until next offseason to truly address.