The Ravens (12-3) have ruled out six players for Saturday afternoon’s season finale against the Steelers (9-7) at M&T Bank Stadium.
Baltimore will be the No. 1 seed in the AFC and has the luxury of resting players, while Pittsburgh will roll with Mason Rudolph at quarterback, as Mike Tomlin’s team needs a win and some help to get in the tournament.
With kickoff fast approaching, here’s an updated 53-man roster for the regular season finish.
#0 LB Roquan Smith
Smith and Patrick Queen were both named Pro Bowlers, and he’s fifth in the NFL with 158 tackles.
#2 QB Tyler Huntley
With Lamar Jackson avoiding any significant injuries, Tyler Huntley will the first start of the season in Week 18.
#3 WR Odell Beckham Jr.
The veteran wide receiver will miss the regular season finale as key starters rest.
#4 WR Zay Flowers
The rookie wide receiver is doubtful for Sunday, and we’ll finish his rookie season with a team leading 77 catches and 854 yards.
#6 LB Patrick Queen
The running mate for Roquan Smith, Queen made his first Pro Bowl this season after logging a career-high 125 tackles (78 solo) and matched a career high with six passes defensed, while adding 3.5 sacks, nine tackles for loss, one interception, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery for the best defense in the league. Queen is the only NFL defender to produce at least 400 tackles (445), 10 sacks (13.5), and 10 takeaways (four interceptions and six fumble recoveries) since he entered the league in 2020.
#7 WR Rashod Bateman
#8 QB Lamar Jackson
The runaway favorite to win his second MVP, Jackson has been ruled out and will finish the regular season with career bests in completions (307), completion percentage (67.2) and passing yards (3,678), while also rushing for 821 yards.
Jackson likely clinched the MVP during Baltimore’s current six-game winning streak, throwing for 14 touchdowns with just two interceptions and a 109.8 quarterback rating, while dismantling the 49ers and Dolphins.
#9 K Justin Tucker
Entering the regular season finale, Tucker is still the best kicker in the game, maintaining his status his as the most accurate kicker ever (90.2%) after connecting on 31-of-36 field goal attempts and 50-of-51 point after tries, scoring a career-high, team-record and AFC-best 143 points in 2023.
#10 DB Arthur Maulet
#11 P Jordan Stout
#12 QB Malik Cunningham
Cunningham will be active on Saturday, and could see action at multiple positions.
#14 DB Kyle Hamilton
A Swiss army knife, Hamilton is the first NFL defender since Tyrann Mathieu in 2015 to notch four interceptions and 10 tackles for loss in a single season. Hamilton also has three sacks and 13 passes defensed.
#15 WR Nelson Agholor
#16 WR Tylan Wallace
#17 QB Josh Johnson
#18 WR Laquon Treadwell
The veteran wide receiver will be active after being elevated to the 53-man roster.
#21 DB Brandon Stephens
#22 CB Damarion Williams
#23 CB Rock Ya-Sin
#24 DE Jadeveon Clowney
The most impactful offseason signing in the NFL, Clowney’s logged a career high 9 sacks, along with 50 QB hurries, 10 QB hits and 69 QB pressures.
#26 DB Geno Stone
A Pro Bowl snub, Stone is still second in the NFL and leads all safeties with 7 interceptions.
#28 CB Ronald Darby
#30 LB Trent Simpson
#32 DB Marcus Williams
#33 RB Melvin Gordon III
Gordon III could be making his final appearance on the roster after Dalvin Cook signed to the Ravens practice squad.
#35 RB Gus Edwards
Entering the season finale, Edwards 762 yards are second to Lamar Jackson (821) on the Ravens, but he’s a physical ball-carrier who’s logged a team leading 13 touchdowns, and 56 first downs.
#40 LB Malik Harrison
#41 DB Daryl Worley
#42 FB Patrick Ricard
#43 RB Justice Hill
#44 CB Marlon Humphrey
#50 LB Kyle Van Noy
#53 LB Del'Shawn Phillips
#58 DT Michael Pierce
#61 OL Sam Mustipher
#64 OL Tyler Linderbaum
#65 OL Patrick Mekari
#66 OL Ben Cleveland
#69 OL Tyler Ott
#70 OL Kevin Zeitler
Zeitler’s streak of Pro Bowl snubs continued.
#71 OL Sala Aumavae-Laulu
#76 OL John Simpson
#77 OL Daniel Faalele
#78 OL Morgan Moses
#79 OL Ronnie Stanley
#80 TE Isaiah Likely
Likely has 28 catches, for 380 yards and four touchdowns, excelling with Mark Andrews out.
#88 TE Charlie Kolar
#92 DT Patrick Madubuike
Madubuike leads all NFL defensive linemen with 13 sacks. He leads Baltimore’s pass rush, which has a league-high 57 sacks. This season, Madubuike tied the NFL record with at least a half sack in 11 straight games.
#95 LB Tavius Robinson
#96 DE Broderick Washington
#97 DT Brent Urban
#98 DT Travis Jones
#99 LB Odafe Oweh
