The Baltimore Ravens’ first unofficial depth chart is out, and even with the usual training-camp caveat that nothing is locked in, it offers a few clear hints about where some of the biggest battles stand heading into Saturday’s preseason opener against the Philadelphia Eagles.
This is still a projection built off what coaches and coordinators have seen in practices open to fans and media, not a final verdict. Jesse Minter has already said Lamar Jackson and several other established starters won’t play this weekend, so the first units on the field Saturday won’t necessarily match the group that opens Week 1 against the Indianapolis Colts. Even so, the chart gives a decent read on who’s been stacking good days and who still has ground to make up.
One of the most closely watched competitions is at center, where Ethan Pocic arrived with the expectation he could replace three-time Pro Bowler Tyler Linderbaum after Linderbaum left in free agency. That hasn’t played out so far.
Pocic still hasn’t taken a snap with the first-team offense, while Pinter has handled most of those reps. Pocic’s slow start isn’t a mystery: he’s still getting back up to speed after spending the offseason unsigned and returning from the torn Achilles he suffered in December.
"We're still a ways away from being able to determine exactly who that guy is," offensive coordinator Declan Doyle said Wednesday. "Obviously, Ethan is coming off of that injury and so we want to make sure it's a fair battle, but all those guys are doing a good job with the offense."
Doyle also said the Ravens are putting a premium on communication in his offense, and that matters here. If Pinter keeps building that connection with Jackson and the starting offensive line, he’ll have a real edge in a battle that could take him from long-time backup to full-time starter.
On defense, the unofficial chart points to a different kind of rise. While a lot of people around the team expect second-year pro Mike Green to make the biggest leap in production and impact at the position, Tavius Robinson has been the steadier disruptive force in camp.
He’s flashed as a hybrid pass rusher, kicked inside at times, and given guards and tackles trouble. The Ravens have him listed as the starting SAM, with Green rotating with four-time Pro Bowler Trey Hendrickson at the RUSH spot.
Robinson has also shown a steady climb in the sack column every season he’s been in the league, including a career-high 4.5 in 2025 despite playing in only 10 games. The 2023 fourth-rounder looks like the kind of Day 3 edge defender Baltimore has turned into a real asset before - and maybe a pricey one eventually, if his breakout keeps rolling.
"When you look up what it means to be a Baltimore Raven, Tavius Robinson is that guy," outside linenbackers coach Harland Bower said. "You look him up in the dictionary, you look that up, that is who you see.
'T-Rob' exemplifies everything in terms of what it means to be a Baltimore Raven. He is violent-minded.
He plays with his hair on fire. He does every little thing right."
There’s also a more practical roster note tied to the interior offensive line. After losing his starting job by default when the Ravens remade the entire group, and after a wildly inconsistent 2025 season for the line as a whole, the fourth-year pro looked like a fringe case.
But being listed as John Simpson’s top backup at left guard, plus the fact that he recently agreed to a revised contract that cut his cap hit from $3,699,528 to $1,725,528 and created $1.974 million in cap relief, makes it hard to imagine him going anywhere. He brings proven depth as a former 20-game starter.
At cornerback, the depth chart lines up with the buzz from camp. The third-year corner has been one of the standout performers and was already on track for a bigger rotational role before the Ravens’ top two players at the position picked up minor injuries. Minter said during his time running the defense for the Los Angeles Chargers, he liked to rotate his outside corners, and the same pattern looks likely in Baltimore with Tampa Jr. and 10th-year veteran Chidobe Awuzie both making plays and showing they deserve meaningful snaps.
"'Chido' - this guy has played a ton of football, played at a really high level," Minter said. "I think he's had a great camp up to this point.
T.J. Tampa [Jr.] has done a lot of great things.
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The receiver group gives the chart another interesting wrinkle. The third-round rookie sensation and third-year pro Devontez Walker are both listed behind Zay Flowers and Rashod Bateman, but only one of them has been consistently working with the first team from the start of camp and making plays every day: Lane.
"He's made these plays in high school [and] in college," wide receiver coach Keary Colbert said. "He's really just being himself.
He's working hard [and] he's taking advantage of opportunities that come his way. He's a talented receiver, and he has some really good hands.
I'm excited about how he's performing."
How much of that sticks will be one of the major preseason questions. The Ravens are expected to use 11-personnel much more often under Doyle than they have in the Jackson era, and that should give the first-year pro a real chance to hold onto a prominent role.
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