With the bye week almost complete, here’s a look at the highest and lowest grades for the Ravens’ offense and defense after the first six games via Pro Football Focus.
Baltimore is 1-5 and depending on how the next three weeks go, the team could be looking to make major changes at several key positions and the head coaching position. With 11 games remaining, most prognosticators believe the Ravens need to win at least nine to secure the likely double-digit wins needed to earn one of the AFC’s final wild card spots.
With the bye week almost complete, here’s a look at the highest and lowest grades for the Ravens’ offense and defense after the first six games via Pro Football Focus.
Best offensive ratings
- WR DeAndre Hopkins: 92.1 (97 plays)
- WR Devontez Walker: 92.0 (24 plays)
- WR Zay Flowers: 73.3 (294 plays)
- OL Tyler Linderbaum: 73.0 (336 snaps)
- Ronnie Stanley: 70.0 (200 snaps)
- RB Justice Hill: 64.6 (154 snaps)
The most efficient part of the Ravens’ offense has been their passing game, with touchdown scorers DeAndre Hopkins and DeVontez Walker leading the charge despite playing the fewest snaps. Flowers leads the Ravens with 34 receptions, for 423 yards and a touchdown on 46 targets. Linderbaum has a run blocking rating of 85.6. Hopkins and Walker are among the team leaders with two touchdowns each.
Better defense ratings
- DB Kyle Hamilton 81.9 (341 snaps)
- LB Trenton Simpson 75.6 (194 snaps)
- DT Nnamdi Madubuike 73.5 (102 snaps)
- CB Chidobe Awuzie 71.8 (251 snaps)
- OLB Odafe Oweh 69.2 (166 snaps) transferred to Chargers
- CB Nate Wiggins 68.8 (379 snaps)
- DT John Jenkins 67.0 (193 plays)
Hamilton is the NFL’s highest-graded safety according to PFF (81.9), and has an 89.1 coverage grade, with 35 tackles, one tackle for loss and one pass defensed. Simpson is fifth on the team with 30 tackles, while also recording 1.5 sacks and two tackles for loss. Awuzie is the 20th highest rated cornerback in the NFL and has 18 tackles and one pass defensed.
Worst offensive ratings
- TE Zaire Mitchell-Paden: 39.2 (74 plays)
- TE Isaiah Likely 41.9 (111 snaps)
- WR Tylan Wallace 52.9 (109 snaps)
- OL Joe Noteboom 53.0 (140 snaps)
- WR Rashod Bateman 56.0 (227 snaps)
- TE Charlie Kolar 56.3 (155 snaps)
- OL Daniel Faalele 57.3 (339 snaps)
Worst defense grades
- DE Broderick Washington 30.4 (102 snaps)
- CB Jaire Alexander 36.9 (61 snaps)
- CB Marlon Humphrey 38.6 (270 snaps)
- CB Keyon Martin 44.6 (115 snaps)
- Edge Mike Green 44.8 (251 snaps)
- LB Teddye Buchanan 49.4 (329 snaps)
- OLB David Ojabo 49.9 (59 snaps)
- DB Malaki Starks 52.3 (416 snaps)
Rookie linebacker Teddye Buchanan leads the Ravens with 49 tackles, half a sack and three tackles for loss. Starks is second on the team in tackles with 39, has one pass defended and one tackle for loss.