Last Year: 

Record: 5-11

Offense: 359.3 YPG (14th), 20.5 PPG (25th)

Defense: 337.4 YPG (8th), 25.1 (24th)

Injuries derailed the Ravens’ season in 2015. They lost their best defensive player in Suggs the first game of the season, Flacco only played in 10 games, and the Ravens ended up using 4 different QBs last season. Their best receiver, Steve Smith, got hurt and their 1st-round pick, Perriman, got hurt. With so many injuries, it was just difficult for the Ravens to overcome. Offensively, the only viable option they had to throw to was Kamar Aiken, the run game faultered, and the offensive line play was erratic. Yards-wise, the Ravens did good defensively last season finishing in the top 10. But the struggles of the offense turning the ball over and not sustaining drives put Baltimore in poor spots at times and it often resulted in the Ravens giving up more points than they should.

Offseason: 

Key Acquisitions: WR. Mike Wallace, TE. Ben Watson, S. Eric Weddle, CB. Jerraud Powers

Key Loses: OT. Eugene Monroe, OG. Kelechi Osemele, DE. Chris Canty, LB. Daryl Smith, S. Will Hill

2016 Draft Picks

RD(PK)	PLAYER	POS	SCHOOL
1(6)	Ronnie Stanley	OT	Notre Dame
2(11)	Kamalei Correa	OLB	Boise State
3(7)	Bronson Kaufusi	DE	BYU
4(6)	Tavon Young	CB	Temple
4(9)	Chris Moore	WR	Cincinnati
4(32)	Alex Lewis	OT	Nebraska
4(34)	Willie Henry	DT	Michigan
4(36)	Kenneth Dixon	RB	Louisiana Tech
5(7)	Matt Judon	DE	Grand Valley State
6(7)	Keenan Reynolds	WR	Navy
6(34)	Maurice Canady	CB	Virginia

2016 Outlook

Coaching Staff

HC: John Harbaugh

OC: Marc Trestman

DC: Dean Pees

ST: Jerry Rosburg

 

Projected Depth Chart

Offense

QB. Joe Flacco, Ryan Mallett

RB. Justin Forsett, Kenneth Dixon

FB. Kyle Juszczyk

WR. Steve Smith, Breshad Perriman

WR. Kamar Aiken, Michael Campanaro

WR. Mike Wallace

TE. Benjamin Watson, Crockett Gillmore,

LT. Ronnie Stanley, Blaine Clausell

LG. John Urschel, James Hurst

C. Jeremy Zuttah, Ryan Jensen

RG. Marshall Yanda, Vladimir Ducasse

RT. Ricky Wagner, Alex Lewis

 

Defense

DE. Timmy Jernigan, Kapron Lewis-Moore

NT. Brandon Williams, Carl Davis

DE. Lawrence Guy, Bronson Kaufusi

OLB. Terrell Suggs, Za’Darius Smith

MLB. C.J. Mosley, Brennen Beyer

MLB. Arthur Brown, Zach Orr

OLB. Elvis Dumervil, Kamalei Correa

CB. Jimmy Smith, Kyle Arrington

SS. Lardarius Webb, Kendrick Lewis

FS. Eric Weddle, Terrence Brooks

CB. Shareece Wright, Will Davis

NB. Jerraud Powers

 

Special Teams

K. Justin Tucker

P. Sam Koch

 

Breakdown

Offense: 

The Baltimore Ravens have plenty of talent on offense to make some noise this season. At the skill positions, the receivers are the top group. Steve Smith is back for what is most likely his last season, Kamar Aiken broke out last season, the team added Mike Wallace via free agency and if he can ever get healthy, their 2015 1st round pick Breshad Perriman can also contribute. At running back, Forsett had a down year, but with more consistent line play, maybe he can bounce back, and if not, Kenneth Dixon, their 2016 4th round pick, has a lot of talent and may be ready to start. And of course, veteran QB Joe Flacco has lead a Super Bowl run before and if he can stay healthy in 2016, the Ravens should be fine under center. The biggest question for them is gonna be how the offensive line performs. They lost the entire left side of the line and in their place are starting 3rd-year guard John Urschel who has limited experience and a rookie at left tackle Ronnie Stanley, their 6th overall pick in this year’s draft. They do have the best guard in the NFL in Marshall Yanda and center Jeremy Zuttah isn’t bad but Ricky Wagner is average at best at the RT position so the 2 tackles spots could be a issue.

Defense: 

The Ravens have the pieces in place to be a good defense this upcoming season.  Up front, the Ravens should be good. Brandon Williams is 1 of the best interior defenders in the NFL and is an absolute beast of a run stopper. Jernigan is a pretty good player as well and they drafted some nice players that should add plenty of depth in Kaufusi and Henry. At linebacker, future Hall-of-Famer Terrell Suggs is back after missing all of last season. On the other edge, Dumervil is starting to get up there in age, but is more a specialist pass rusher these days which means 2nd-round pick Kamalei Correa should get snaps as well. C.J. Mosely mans the middle at LB and Arthur Brown, the former 2nd-round pick in 2013, will get his first opportunity to be a full time starter. In the secondary the Ravens are going undergoing changes. Things will be completely different at safety with Webb moving from corner to strong safety and pro bowl free safety Eric Weddle coming over from San Diego. At corner, Jimmy Smith is the best of the bunch and Powers comes over from Arizona to man the slot where he thrived last year. The other outside corner spot is up for grabs as Wright, Davis, and Arrington are all competing.