Baltimore Beatdown
Ranking which offensive positions are the most and least pressing to address in the coming months.
The Baltimore Ravens are heading into the 2025 offseason without nearly as many question marks or glaring needs to address as they will have in 2026. A year from now, several starters and key players will be up for new deals if they aren’t extended before then. Nevertheless, in order to put themselves in the best position to get over the proverbial hump and make it to the Super Bowl, they’ll have to address some of their top needs on both sides of the ball.
Here is a ranking of the Ravens top offensive offseason needs from most to least pressing:
Securing the future of who will protect Lamar Jackson’s blindside is the Ravens’ top priority this offseason especially now that they have become more balanced on offense since Todd Monken became the offensive coordinator. Whether two-time Pro Bowl veteran Ronnie Stanley will continue serving in that role with the team moving forward remains to be seen at this time. He is coming off a resurgent season where he appeared in every game for the first time in his career and returned to his former glory following years of being plagued with injuries.
Stanley isn’t just the Ravens’ top pending free agent but he is slated to be one of the top unrestricted free agents regardless of position if he is not retained via franchise tag or extension. According to spotrac, he is expected to command a market value of $20.7 million which is just north of the $19.75 million average he garnered on his first mega-extension. Given that he would be the top offensive lineman available if he were to make it to the open market, that projected price could and most likely would be driven up.
Retaining the stalwart veteran leader of their offensive line, who was one of their top performers in 2024, would ensure a greater level of continuity and all but guarantee he retires a Raven. However, in the event that moving on from him is part of the next stage of the rebuild they began last offseason when they let three starters walk in free agency, finding his replacement would remain of the utmost importance.
The Ravens’ next franchise left tackle could already be on the roster in 2024 second-rounder Roger Rosengarten who shined at right tackle as a rookie but was a blindside protector in college at Washington. They’ve been linked to several of the top offensive tackle prospects in numerous mock draft projections as pundits anticipate them finding Stanley’s successor in the first round.
Both of the Ravens starting wideouts broke out in 2024 and combined for 1,815 receiving yards and 13 touchdowns. Zay Flowers reached the 1,000-yard receiving mark for the first time in his career and became the franchise’s first homegrown Pro Bowler at the position. Rashod Bateman finally stayed healthy and set career highs...
