The Ravens are heading into trade deadline week with one eye on the standings and the other on the roster math. Baltimore has until 4 p.m. on Tuesday, November 10, to make a move, and after falling to 4-5 in Week 9, the situation is murky. They’re on the outside looking in, but not completely buried, sitting one game out of a wild card spot.
Lamar Jackson is on IR, but the Ravens did add Jacoby Brissett, giving them a more stable option at quarterback than Tyler Huntley or Joe Fagnano. With the AFC wild card picture still open and four AFC North games left on the schedule, Baltimore could still decide to hold rather than sell if Brissett keeps them afloat and Jackson comes back as expected.
NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport reported Jackson is expected to be out for six to nine weeks, and Jackson told his teammates he intends to return this season. That matters because it changes the tone of the week. If the Ravens believe they can hang around, the deadline becomes less about unloading pieces and more about preserving a roster that could still matter later.
One name that appears to be staying put is Derrick Henry. Teams have called, but Baltimore has shut down every effort.
Henry is under contract for one more year after 2026, and his cap number climbs to $16.28 million in 2027, which makes his future worth watching given the team’s cap situation next season. Even so, the Ravens still see themselves as contenders, and Henry could still be part of that picture if they get better injury luck next year.
Justice Hill, though, is drawing interest from the New York Giants. Hill is in the final year of his deal, and if Baltimore chooses to sell, moving him could bring back a mid-round pick.
Rookie fifth-rounder Adam Randall is also nearing a return, which could factor into the backfield picture. At the same time, Hill’s all-around value may be hard to replace.
He’s more than just a backup, and Baltimore may decide his blocking and receiving are worth keeping around rather than cashing out.
There are also a few names that fit the “available if the right offer comes” category. Rashod Bateman has been mentioned in mock trades, and ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler gave him just a 15% chance of being dealt.
Bateman is under a team-friendly contract through 2029 and has shown real signs of becoming a legitimate WR2 behind Zay Flowers this season. Lamar Jackson’s injury interrupted what had been shaping up as a strong year, but Bateman’s route running and ability to threaten defenses underneath and downfield make him the kind of player Baltimore won’t move unless someone overpays.
Calais Campbell is another possible trade piece, though the decision would be more emotional than financial. He’s 40, on a one-year deal, and nearing retirement.
Campbell hasn’t had a dominant season, but he’s still useful as a run defender and can still flash as a pass rusher. A contender could use him, and Baltimore wouldn’t get much back in a trade.
The bigger issue is what it would mean to lose a veteran leader from the defense.
Chidobe Awuzie also fits the profile of a player who could be moved if teams come calling. He signed a one-year deal to return last offseason, but his role under Jesse Minter has been uneven, with most of his snaps coming when Marlon Humphrey and Nate Wiggins have been out.
Awuzie looked solid in relief of Wiggins on Thursday, but the season as a whole has been forgettable for the defense. If Baltimore does decide to open up more playing time for T.J.
Tampa, Awuzie could be part of that equation.
As for the draft capital Baltimore has to work with, the Ravens are in decent shape in 2027. They’re projected to have eight picks: Round 1, Round 2, Round 3, Round 5 via the Cardinals, two projected compensatory fifths, a projected compensatory sixth, and a seventh-rounder from the Eagles via the Cowboys. They still hold their own picks in the first four rounds, plus selections in each of the last three rounds through comp picks and trades.
But there’s a catch. If Eric DeCosta wants to buy, he can’t trade those compensatory picks.
Baltimore has already dealt away its own fourth-, fifth-, sixth-, and seventh-round picks. The fourth went to Arizona in the Jacoby Brissett trade, with the Cardinals’ fifth coming back in return.
The fifth was part of the Cam Jurgens trade. The sixth was used to move up for Matt Hibner in the 2026 NFL Draft.
The seventh went with Jaire Alexander to the Philadelphia Eagles, and Baltimore got a 2026 sixth-round pick back, which became Ryan Eckley.
The 2028 draft is thinner at the top but still stocked in the later rounds. The Ravens currently hold a first, third, fourth, fifth, two sixths, and a seventh from the Giants. Their own second-round pick went to the Eagles in the Cam Jurgens trade, and they also sent their own seventh-rounder to Arizona in the Brissett deal.
DeCosta also made two other moves before roster cuts this offseason. Baltimore sent C.J. Okoye to John Harbaugh’s New York Giants squad for a 2028 seventh-round pick, and moved undrafted rookie offensive tackle Diego Pounds to the Kansas City Chiefs for a 2028 sixth-rounder.
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