2026 Team Previews: Baltimore Ravens
Baltimore Ravens 2026 Preview
All ADP data is courtesy of Fantasy Pros.
** = target in drafts at this ADP
Drafted Everywhere
**Derrick Henry, RB (ADP: 22, RB12): 2025 was a very disappointing year for the Ravens in terms of team success and offensive output. It was a typically dominant season from Henry though, who continued to defy all rules of aging, workload deterioration, and whatever norms you can think of. Henry missed time in 2021, and fell short of 1,000 yards. Since then he hasn’t rushed for fewer than 1,100 yards or scored fewer than 12 touchdowns. Henry’s logged 300+ carries in three of the last four seasons, averaged more than five yards per tote since joining the Ravens, and finished second in the NFL in yards per game last year at age 32. I am sure at some point, Father Time will eventually take Henry’s effectiveness from him, but there really isn’t any evidence that it’ll happen in 2026.
There is one thing to understand about Henry, however. He remains as lethal a threat as there is for monster output in any given week, but he has become a little more volatile on a game to game basis. Henry had eight games in which he rushed for 100 or more yards, but four with 50 or fewer. He also is liable to disappear from the game flow when Baltimore falls behind big early, and while that isn’t likely to happen a ton with a healthy Lamar Jackson at QB, it should be noted. Still, even in games where he’s getting less volume or being bottled up, he is the premier goal line hammer in the NFL. We keep waiting for the fall-off, and it hasn’t come. Maybe this is the year, but even if he declines I don’t see Henry becoming a true bust because of his TD security.
**Zay Flowers, WR (ADP: 40, WR17): I’m never going to quit on Zay Flowers as a possible WR1. He’s gotten better in each of his three NFL seasons, putting up 1,211 yards on 86 receptions in 2025, both career highs while Jackson either missed time or battled inaccuracy and ineffectiveness. Because he’s small, Flowers is pigeonholed as some kind of slot/flanker popgun option who needs volume. Of course volume is good for any WR, but Flowers is actually very efficient. His yards per reception has comfortably sat at 14 yards for the past two seasons, his yards per target have risen each year, and he’s still the clear-cut top target of the offense. So that volume he “needs?” He’s going to get it.
On top of the very good situation Flowers is in, he’s straight up one of the best receivers in football. Flowers had a 72.5% success rate vs. man coverage, a 73rd percentile mark. He was at 75% vs. press coverage, a 76th percentile mark, and he faced press nearly 20% of the time. And against zone, he was devouring defenses at an 85.4% clip, 92nd percentile. Flowers was unguardable on digs, outs, corners and especially go routes. You want big plays? 9.8% of his routes were nines, and he was beating the defense 68.2% of the time. Flowers is a stud, and people are fooled because he doesn’t have prototype size. Neither did Antonio Brown, and he spent a chunk of seasons as the best WR in football. I don’t know if Flowers has quite that level of success in him, but he’s damn good.
Lamar Jackson, QB (ADP: 38, QB2): 2025 was tough for Jackson, especially coming off an MVP caliber 2024 season. He battled injuries, saw his passing stats crater across the board, and his touchdown total nosedive by 20. His 196.1 yards per game was reminiscent of days we thought were long gone, when he was viewed as a running back taking snaps. To make matters worse, due to some nicks and scratches, and then even bigger physical issues, Jackson’s rushing fell off a cliff too. His yards per game on the ground dropped to 26.8, and he scored only twice on the ground. Prior to 2025, Jackson had never rushed for fewer than 695 yards, and he hadn’t averaged fewer than 51 yards per game since his rookie year.
It was a nightmare for sure, and now the Ravens do not have the stability of John Harbaugh on the sideline. There’d been lots of smoke that the Jackson-Harbaugh relationship was broken, so perhaps this is a boon to him, but we now have an unknown factor. Personally, I’m throwing last year in the trash and treating Jackson as one of the best dual threats the league has. With that said, he’s only ever had more than five rushing touchdowns once in his career. This ADP is fine if he’s the player we’ve come to know, but if 2025 was more of a warning of a new normal, this ADP becomes a disaster. I would take a RB or WR at this point rather than a QB, so I cannot say he’s a value. However, if you get 2024 Lamar then you’ll be very happy.
Interesting Players
Mark Andrews, TE (ADP: 115, TE14): Andrews has a new contract and no more Isaiah Likely in his way, so there might be renewed optimism for one of fantasy’s longest running stalwarts. 2024 was a tricky evaluation because he was very valuable for managers, but it was because of a ridiculous TD total (11). Last season Andrews was a similar player – meaning low volume – but the touchdowns never came. He dropped from 11 to five, and his value dropped with it. Now, a better Lamar season likely equals a better Andrews season, but it’s clear he’s finished as the focal point of the passing game. Andrews is a fine player to draft in the late stages, but he’s fairly boring, and he’s a bit of a painful watch during the season as you have to sweat out low numbers until the Ravens are in the red zone while praying for a touchdown.
Deep Cuts
Ja’Kobi Lane, WR (ADP: 233, WR77): Lane was drafted out of USC and has all the size that Flowers doesn’t. Perhaps the goal is to have a big bodied target on the outside, but Lane’s game seems to have some warts. His Reception Perception profile is a mess to say the least, with a 2nd percentile finish vs. man coverage, an abysmal 50.9% success rate. His work vs. zone isn’t much better, at 70.1% and a 7th percentile finish. His profile also notes that he almost exclusively lined up on the right side, which usually portends NFL disaster. Never say never, but I can’t see myself taking a risk at any point in the draft on Lane.
Elijah Sarratt, WR (ADP: 279, WR102): Sarratt was drafted after Lane, but is a far more interesting player to me. He comes to Baltimore from the National champion Indiana Hoosiers, and he was an extremely trusty target for Fernando Mendoza. Sarratt put up 65 catches for 830 yards while scoring 15 touchdowns. Like Lane, he also took an alarming amount of his snaps from one side, and he also struggled in college vs. man and press. The good news is that he was dynamite vs. zone, posting an 83.3% success rate that placed him in the 81st percentile. Sarratt looks like someone who would benefit from playing primarily out of the slot, and Flowers’ versatility allows him to do that. If Baltimore wants to provide Lamar with desperately needed upgrades in the pass catching corps, Sarratt could definitely be a contributor. I’m not convinced this leads to fantasy goodness as a rookie, but there is a void at WR2 on this team.
Rashod Bateman, WR (ADP: 284, WR100): Bateman’s been around since 2021, and aside from randomly scoring nine touchdowns in 2024, he just hasn’t been that guy. The Ravens have tried and tried, but their draft activity this year tells us it’s time to turn the page on Bateman as a fantasy option. Even when he scored nine times in a season, it came on 45 receptions. This is just not a serious fantasy contributor.
Justice Hill, RB (ADP: 235, RB65): Hill’s just a handcuff, and even if Henry gets hurt, he’s unlikely to receive bell cow work. Hill would likely be playable in the FLEX in the event of a Henry absence, but there’s very little room between his floor and ceiling.
Adam Randall, RB (ADP: 320, RB88): Randall, a converted WR out of Clemson, would be pretty interesting if he wasn’t behind Derrick Henry. He’ll be someone to watch in the preseason for pop plays, because he might become interesting if he can supplant Justice Hill. If Randall shows us something, and then Henry got beat up, there may be a fantasy option in this RB room.
Devontez Walker, WR (ADP: N/A): Walker’s been completely forgotten by the fantasy world, and I guess it makes sense. He arrived on a team dying for outside receiver help and has seven catches in two seasons. Walker is very big and very fast, but he’s rarely ever on the field and the front office invested in the position in the third and fourth round.