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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Safety

Current roster: Earl Thomas, Chuck Clark, DeShon Elliott, Anthony Levine Sr., Jordan Richards

The Ravens have their starting lineup already figured out with Earl Thomas and Chuck Clark. But Baltimore doesn’t have much depth behind them.

Elliott, while he’s shown plenty of flashes, has yet to remain healthy. His rookie season ended on injured reserve before it ever began and 2019 wasn’t much better, ending after six games due to a knee injury. Though the Ravens should be high on him when healthy, he remains a question mark thanks to his injury history. Richards was brought back for next season but really seems to be a safety in name since he’s used as a special teams ace and only got one defensive snap for Baltimore over nine games last season.

At the very least, finding another versatile safety is needed to provide more depth. Better would be finding a true free safety and a true strong safety to be depth behind Thomas and Clark respectively. Luckily, the Ravens have plenty of experience already in the lineup, so they can find cheap help in the draft instead of spending valuable cap space on a free agent.