The 2026 season is the Baltimore Ravens' 31st in the National Football League (NFL), their eighth under general manager Eric DeCosta and their first season under head coach Jesse Minter. The Ravens will look to improve upon their 8–9 record from 2025, return to the playoffs after a one year absence and reclaim the AFC North title.

This is the first season since 2007 without longtime head coach John Harbaugh, as Harbaugh was dismissed on January 6, 2026. Jesse Minter was eventually hired as the 4th head coach in franchise history; Minter had coached with the team between 2017 and 2020. The Ravens unveiled new uniforms on April 16.

This is also the first season since 2016 without either tight end Isaiah Likely, fullback Patrick Ricard, offensive lineman Daniel Faalele, punter Jordan Stout, or safety Ar'Darius Washington, as they joined Harbaugh, who became the head coach for the New York Giants.

Offseason Free agents PositionPlayer2026 teamContract CB Chidobe Awuzie UFA Baltimore Ravens 1 year, $5 million DE Taven Bryan UFA OG Daniel Faalele UFA New York Giants 1 year, $1.4 million FS Alohi Gilman UFA Kansas City Chiefs 3 years, $24 million WR DeAndre Hopkins UFA ILB Jake Hummel UFA Houston Texans 2 years, $4.75 million QB Tyler Huntley UFA Baltimore Ravens 2 years, $11 million DT John Jenkins UFA Baltimore Ravens 1 year, $2.1 million OLB Dre'Mont Jones UFA New England Patriots 3 years, $36.5 million TE Charlie Kolar UFA Los Angeles Chargers 3 years, 24.3 million TE Isaiah Likely UFA New York Giants 3 years, $40 million C Tyler Linderbaum UFA Las Vegas Raiders 3 years, $81 million RB Keaton Mitchell RFA Los Angeles Chargers 2 years, $9.25 million LS Nick Moore UFA Baltimore Ravens 4 years, $1.1 million OT Joseph Noteboom UFA OLB David Ojabo UFA Miami Dolphins 1 year, $1.4 million FB Patrick Ricard UFA New York Giants 2 years, $8.5 million P Jordan Stout UFA New York Giants 3 years, $12.3 million DT Brent Urban UFA NT C.J. Okoye EFRA Baltimore Ravens 1 year, $1 million OLB Kyle Van Noy UFA C Corey Bullock EFRA Baltimore Ravens 1 year, $1 million WR Tylan Wallace UFA Cleveland Browns 1 year, $1.4 million WR Dayton Wade ERFA Baltimore Ravens 1 year, $885,000 ILB Carl Jones Jr. EFRA Baltimore Ravens 1 year, $1 million FS Ar'Darius Washington UFA New York Giants 1 year, $3 million

Signings Position Player Previous team Date signed Contract OG John Simpson New York Jets March 9, 2026 3 year, $30 million DE Trey Hendrickson Cincinnati Bengals March 11, 2026 4 year, $112 million S Jaylinn Hawkins New England Patriots March 11, 2026 2 year, $10 million TE Durham Smythe Chicago Bears March 11, 2026 1 year, $3 million C Jovaughn Gwyn Atlanta Falcons March 12, 2026 1 year, $1.2 million C Danny Pinter Indianapolis Colts March 17, 2026 1 year, $2.75 million DE Calais Campbell Arizona Cardinals April 30, 2026 1 year, $5.5 million QB Skylar Thompson Pittsburgh Steelers May 4, 2026 1 year, $1.14 million S K'Von Wallace Houston Texans May 11, 2026 1 year, $1.22 million C Ethan Pocic Cleveland Browns July 17, 2026 1 year, $4.5 million

Players lost Position Player Reason 2026 team Date QB Cooper Rush Released Atlanta Falcons March 12, 2026

Extensions Below are players who are under contract through 2026 and received a contract extension. Position Player Date signed Notes WR Zay Flowers August 4, 2026 4 years, $140 million

Draft

+ 2026 Baltimore Ravens draft selections Round Selection Player Position College Notes 1 14 Vega Ioane OG Penn State 2 45 Zion Young OLB Missouri 3 80 Ja'Kobi Lane WR USC 4 115 Elijah Sarratt WR Indiana 133 Matthew Hibner TE SMU From 49ers 5 142 Traded to the Tennessee Titans From Jets 154 Traded to the San Francisco 49ers 162 Chandler Rivers CB Duke From Chargers 173 Josh Cuevas TE Alabama Compensatory selection 174 Adam Randall RB Clemson Compensatory selection 6 194 Traded to the New York Jets 211 Ryan Eckley P Michigan State From Eagles 7 232 Traded to the Los Angeles Rams 250 Rayshaun Benny DT Michigan Compensatory selection 253 Evan Beerntsen OG Northwestern Compensatory selection

Draft trades

+ 2026 Baltimore Ravens undrafted free agents Name Position College Ref. Cortez Braham WR Memphis Ethan Burke OLB Texas Nick Dawkins C Penn State Dominic DeLuca ILB Penn State Joe Fagnano QB UConn Aaron Graves DT Iowa Matthew McDoom CB Cincinnati Dontae McMillan RB Eastern Michigan Diego Pavia QB Vanderbilt Tyler Pezza TE Brown Diego Pounds OT Ole Miss Jahquez Robinson S Auburn Octavian Smith Jr. WR Maryland Trevonte Sylvester OT Louisville Elijah Tau-Tolliver RB Michigan State Silas Walters S Miami (OH) Lardarius Webb Jr. CB Wake Forest Reid Williford ILB Charlotte Dion Wilson Jr. DT Syracuse

Staff Coaching changes 2026 Baltimore Ravens staff changes Coach Position Reason left Replacement Ref. John Harbaugh Head coach Dismissed Jesse Minter Todd Monken Offensive coordinator Accepted job with Cleveland Browns Declan Doyle Zach Orr Defensive coordinator Dismissed Anthony Weaver Chris Horton Special teams coordinator Accepted job with New York Giants Anthony Levine Sr. Tee Martin Quarterbacks coach Dismissed Israel Woolfork Willie Taggart Running backs coach Accepted job with New York Giants Eddie Faulkner Greg Lewis Wide receivers coach Accepted job with Tennessee Titans Keary Colbert George Godsey Tight end coach Accepted job with Georgia Tech Zach Grossi Travis Switzer Run game coordinator Accepted job with Cleveland Browns Dwayne Ledford George Warhop Offensive line coach Accepted job with Cleveland Browns Dennis Johnson Defensive line coach Accepted job with New York Giants Lou Esposito Matt Robinson Outside linebackers coach Accepted job with Las Vegas Raiders Harland Bower Donald D'Alesio Defensive backs coach Accepted job with New York Giants Mike Mickens

Current roster

Trades 2026 Baltimore Ravens trades Team Received Compensation Date New York Giants 2028 NFL draft 7th round selection DT C.J. Okoye August 29 Kansas City Chiefs 2028 NFL draft 6th round selection OT Diego Pounds August 29 Philadelphia Eagles C Cam Jurgens 2027 NFL draft 7th round selection 2027 NFL draft 5th round selection 2028 NFL draft 2nd round selection October 7

Maxx Crosby canceled trade On March 7, 2026, the Las Vegas Raiders agreed to trade DE Maxx Crosby in exchange for the Ravens' first-round selections in the 2026 and 2027 NFL draft before the NFL's new year on March 11. However, three days later, the Ravens backed out of the agreement after Crosby failed his physical, at which point the Ravens announced a deal for former Cincinnati Bengals player Trey Hendrickson.

Preseason Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap 1 Philadelphia Eagles W 24–7 1–0 M&T Bank Stadium Recap 2 at Minnesota Vikings W 13–3 2–0 U.S. Bank Stadium Recap 3 Washington Commanders W 41–3 3–0 M&T Bank Stadium Recap

Regular season Schedule Week Date Time () Opponent Result Record Venue Network Recap 1 September 13 1:00p.m. at Indianapolis Colts W 41–23 1–0 Lucas Oil Stadium CBS Recap 2 September 20 1:00p.m. New Orleans Saints L 17–24 1–1 M&T Bank Stadium CBS Recap 3 September 27 4:25p.m. at Dallas Cowboys W 34–31 2–1 Maracanã Stadium CBS Recap 4 October 4 1:00p.m. Tennessee Titans W 24–18 3–1 M&T Bank Stadium CBS Recap 5 October 11 8:20p.m. at Atlanta Falcons Mercedes-Benz Stadium NBC 6 October 18 1:00p.m. at Cleveland Browns Huntington Bank Field Fox 7 October 25 1:00p.m. Cincinnati Bengals M&T Bank Stadium CBS 8 November 1 1:00p.m. at Buffalo Bills Highmark Stadium CBS 9 8:15p.m. Jacksonville Jaguars M&T Bank Stadium Prime Video 10 8:15p.m. Los Angeles Chargers M&T Bank Stadium ESPN 11 November 22 1:00p.m. at Carolina Panthers Bank of America Stadium Fox 12 November 29 1:00p.m. at Houston Texans Reliant Stadium CBS 13 Bye 14 December 13 1:00p.m. Tampa Bay Buccaneers M&T Bank Stadium Fox 15 December 20 1:00p.m. at Pittsburgh Steelers Acrisure Stadium CBS 16 December 27 1:00p.m. Cleveland Browns M&T Bank Stadium CBS 17 8:15p.m. at Cincinnati Bengals Paycor Stadium Prime Video 18 January 9/10Pittsburgh Steelers M&T Bank Stadium Notes Intra-division opponents are in bold text. Networks and times from Weeks 5–17 and dates from Weeks 12–17 are subject to change as a result of flexible scheduling, for the exceptions of Weeks 9 and 10. The date, time and network for Week 18 will be finalized at the end of Week 17.

Week 1: Baltimore Ravens 41, Indianapolis Colts 23

For the first time in Ravens history, they had a 300-yard passer (Lamar Jackson), a 150-yard receiver (Zay Flowers) and a 100-yard rusher (Derrick Henry) in the same game. Henry passed Marcus Allen for 3rd most rushing touchdowns in NFL history with his 124th. With the blowout win, the Ravens start the season 1–0.

Week 2: New Orleans Saints 24, Baltimore Ravens 17

Despite leading 17–9 at the end of the third quarter, the Ravens would be outscored 15–0 in the fourth resulting in a 24–17 loss, dropping them to 1–1.

Week 3: Baltimore Ravens 34, Dallas Cowboys 31 NFL Brazil games

Cowboys kicker Brandon Aubrey kicked a field goal that tied the score at 31–31 with 7 seconds left. After the touchback, Lamar Jackson found Zay Flowers for a 27-yard gain and called a timeout with one second left, leaving Tyler Loop to make a 56-yard game-winning field goal as time expired.

During the game, Derrick Henry moved to ninth all-time in career rushing yards, moving ahead of Hall-of-Famer Eric Dickerson. He also moved to second in all-time Ravens rushing touchdowns, moving ahead of Ray Rice.

Week 4: Baltimore Ravens 24, Tennessee Titans 18

Week 5: at Atlanta Falcons

Standings Division

Conference

Individual awards

Regular season Recipient Award(s) Statline Tyler Loop Week 3: AFC Special Teams Player of the Week XP 4/4 FG 2/2 Game winning 56 yard field goal

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