The Ravens are entering the 2023 NFL season with growing expectations as an under-the-radar Super Bowl contender with just as many questions as star players.
Lamar Jackson returns with a massive chip on his shoulders after signing a 5-year, $260 million contract extension during the offseason.
Buy Ravens TicketsCritics and pundits wonder if Odell Beckham Jr. can stay healthy, while Rashod Bateman will look to adjust his role again after adding Zay Flowers.
Defensively, Jadeveon Clowney and Ronald Darby were late summer additions, and the team will enter Week 1 with Marlon Humphrey’s status uncertain.
With preparation for the Texans underway, we’re looking at a roster comparison between the 2022 defense and the retooled, 2023 version.
DL
| 2022 | 2023 |
| Calais Campbell | |
| Michael Pierce | Justin Madubuike |
| Justin Madubuike | Travis Jones |
| Travis Jones | Michael Pierce |
| Broderick Washington | Broderick Washington |
| Brent Urban |
The group lost Campbell to free agency, but they’re a year wiser and primed for a huge season.
OLB
| 2022 | 2023 |
| David Ojabo | Odafe Oweh |
| Justin Houston | David Ojabo |
| Odafe Oweh | Tavius Robinson |
| Jadeveon Clowney | |
| Tyus Bowser | |
This group has its core intact with Oweh and Ojabo, but swapped Jadeveon Clowney for Justin Houston, and drafted former Ole Miss outside linebacker Tavius Robinson.
MLB
| 2022 | 2023 |
| Patrick Queen | Patrick Queen |
| Josh Bynes | Roquan Smith |
| Malik Harrison | Malik Harrison |
| Josh Ross | Del’Shawn Phillips |
| Kristian Welch | Trenton Simpson |
Baltimore traded for Roquan Smith, so he wasn’t on the initial 53-man roster at the end of last summer. Baltimore added Clemson’s Trenton Simpson in the draft, while Del’Shawn Phillips played his way onto the roster.
CB
| 2022 | 2023 |
| Marlon Humphrey | Ronald Darby |
| Marcus Peters | Rock Ya-Sin |
| Kyle Fuller | Marlon Humphrey |
| Brandon Stephens | Jalyn Armour-Davis
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| Jalyn Armour-Davis | Brandon Stephens/Damarion “Pepe” Williams |
| Damarion “Pepe” Williams | Arthur Maulet/Kevon Seymour |
Baltimore moved on from Marcus Peters, signing Rock Ya-Sin in free agency. The team then added Ronald Darby after Marlon Humphrey had foot surgery.
Safety
| 2022 | 2023 |
| Marcus Williams | Ar’Darius Washington |
| Chuck Clark | Marcus Williams |
| Kyle Hamilton | Kyle Hamilton |
| Geno Stone | Geno Stone |
