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- This would mean the Ravens will have 6 inactives. Zay Flowers, Nnamdi Madubuike and Teddye Buchanan have already been declared out. Joe Fagnano will be emergency No.3 QB. So Ravens will need 2 more. Ronnie Stanley, John Simpson and Trey Hendrickson are all questionable. · Quoting Jeff Zrebiec: Ravens officially rule out WR Zay Flowers (hamstring). CB T.J. Tampa (knee) is placed on I.R. He’ll miss at least four games. ILB Carl Jones added to 53-man roster. Ravens also used a practice squad elevation on OT Gerad Lichtenhan, which may not bode well for Ronnie Stanley’s status.
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Joe Fagnano (BAL) QB -- Out
Sep 13: Fagnano (coach's decision) is inactive for Sunday's matchup with the Colts.
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Joe Fagnano (BAL) QB -- Out
Est. return: Sep 13
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- 6d Mike Garafolo (X) The #Ravens are dressing four TEs today. Jibes with rumblings they’re planning/hoping to run it a bunch against the #Colts today. Jovaughn Gwyn at center expected to be a big key there. He’s a powerful guy. Indy’s DL is too. Physical game incoming. · Quoting Jamison Hensley: Ravens inactives at Colts: DT Nnamdi Madubuike (neck) ILB Teddye Buchanan (knee) WR Devontez Walker (groin) WR Elijah Sarratt CB Chandler Rivers G Emery Jones QB Joe Fagnano (3rd QB) So, it's three injured players (Madubuike, Buchanan and Walker) and two rookie draft picks (Sarratt and Rivers). Plus, Jones, a third-round pick from last season, is also inactive.
- 6d ESPN NFL Injury Report Joe Fagnano (BAL) QB -- Out
- 6d Mike Garafolo (X) Ravens inactives at Colts: DT Nnamdi Madubuike (neck) ILB Teddye Buchanan (knee) WR Devontez Walker (groin) WR Elijah Sarratt CB Chandler Rivers G Emery Jones QB Joe Fagnano (3rd QB) So, it's three injured players (Madubuike, Buchanan and Walker) and two rookie draft picks (Sarratt and Rivers). Plus, Jones, a third-round pick from last season, is also inactive.+1
- 6d Jeff Zrebiec (unofficial mirror bot, Bluesky) Ravens inactives QB Joe Fagnano (emergency No. 3) WR Devontez Walker (groin) WR Elijah Sarratt OL Emery Jones Jr. DL Nnamdi Madubuike (neck) ILB Teddye Buchanan (knee) CB Chandler Rivers
- Joe Fagnano, the emergency No.3 QB, will be the 4th inactive. So Ravens will need 3 more. One will probably be the 9th OL (Vorhees or Jones?). Sarratt, Rivers and Burke also could be part of conversation. · Quoting Jeff Zrebiec: With the 2 PS elevations, the Ravens will need 7 inactives. DL Nnamdi Madubuike (neck) and ILB Teddye Buchanan (knee) have already been declared out. WR Devontez Walker (groin) is questionable, but he didn't practice fully all week, so he's probably a third inactive.
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Ravens initial 53-man roster breakdown
🏈Two defensive starters — DT Nnamdi Madubuike (neck) and ILB Teddye Buchanan (knee) — were not placed on IR, which means they’re eligible for first four games
🏈Two undrafted rookies — QB Joe Fagnano and OLB Ethan Burke — make the roster. Over last 23 years, 33 undrafted rookies have made Baltimore’s initial 53-man roster.
🏈Two reserves are placed on IR/Designated to Return: CB Bilhal Kone and RB Adam Randall. Baltimore can designate six more players to return off IR for the rest of the season.
🏈Two players from 2026 draft class were waived (both 7th-rounders): DL Rayshaun Benny and OL Evan Beerntsen. From the 2026 draft, eight picks made the 53-man roster and one (Randall) was placed on IR.
🏈Ravens keep 3 QBs (Lamar Jackson, Tyler Huntley and Joe Fagnano) for first time since 2023.
🏈Two trades: DT C.J. Okoye (to Giants) and OT Diego Pounds (to Chiefs). Ravens gain a 2028 seventh-round pick for Okoye and a conditional 2028 sixth-rounder for…
6 more updatesfrom 3 sources
- Aug 30 Jamison Hensley (X) An impressive trend continues: the Ravens have had at least one undrafted rookie on their initial 53-man rosters for 22 of the last 23 years, including two this year: 2004: PR/KR B.J. Sams 2005: S B.J. Ward 2006: RB Cory Ross 2007: OLB Edgar Jones 2008: ILB Jameel McClain 2009: ILB Dannell Ellerbe 2010: LS Morgan Cox 2011: WR LaQuan Williams 2012: K Justin Tucker 2013: WR Marlon Brown, S Brynden Trawick 2014: ILB Zach Orr, OT James Hurst 2015: RB Terrence Magee 2016: NT Michael Pierce 2017: FB Patrick Ricard, CB Jaylen Hill, ILB Bam Bradley 2018: CB Darius Williams, ILB Chris Board, WR Janarion Grant 2019: OL Patrick Mekari, ILB Otaro Alaka 2020: No undrafted rookies made initial 53 2021: S Ar’Darius Washington 2022: ILB Josh Ross 2023: RB Keaton Mitchell, OLB Malik Hamm 2024: S Beau Brade 2025: CB Keyon Martin, S Reuben Lowery, ILB Jay Higgins 2026: QB Joe Fagnano, OLB Ethan Burke Of these undrafted rookies, four went on to become All-Pros: Morgan Cox, Justin Tucker, Zach Orr and…
- Aug 30 Jamison Hensley (X) Ravens initial 53-man roster breakdown 🏈Two defensive starters — DT Nnamdi Madubuike (neck) and ILB Teddye Buchanan (knee) — were not placed on IR, which means they’re eligible for first four games 🏈Two undrafted rookies — QB Joe Fagnano and OLB Ethan Burke — make the roster. Over last 23 years, 33 undrafted rookies have made Baltimore’s initial 53-man roster. 🏈Two reserves are placed on IR/Designated to Return: CB Bilhal Kone and RB Adam Randall. Baltimore can designate six more players to return off IR for the rest of the season. 🏈Two players from 2026 draft class were waived (both 7th-rounders): DL Rayshaun Benny and OL Evan Beerntsen. From the 2026 draft, eight picks made the 53-man roster and one (Randall) was placed on IR. 🏈Ravens keep 3 QBs (Lamar Jackson, Tyler Huntley and Joe Fagnano) for first time since 2023. 🏈Two trades: DT C.J. Okoye (to Giants) and OT Diego Pounds (to Chiefs). Ravens gain a 2028 seventh-round pick for Okoye and a conditional 2028 sixth-rounder for…
- Aug 30 Jamison Hensley (X) QB Joe Fagnano and OLB Ethan Burke both made the Ravens' final cutdown, which continues a remarkable trend. The Ravens have had at least one undrafted rookie make their initial 53-man roster in 22 of the last 23 years. This also continues great stories for Fagnano and Burke. Fagnano wasn’t part of the Ravens’ original undrafted rookie class and signed with Baltimore just before rookie minicamp. He moved up to No. 3 QB after Skyler Thompson was placed on IR on Aug. 12 and earned a roster spot with a strong preseason. Burke grew up in Baltimore and was once a high-profile lacrosse recruit. His outstanding play in the preseason — four tackles, one sack, two QB hits and 2 forced fumbles — forced Baltimore to make room for him on its roster.
- Aug 30 Jamison Hensley (X) RAVENS 2026 INITIAL 53-MAN ROSTER OFFENSE QB (3): Lamar Jackson, Tyler Huntley, Joe Fagnano RB (3): Derrick Henry, Justice Hill, Rasheen Ali WR (6): Zay Flowers, Rashod Bateman, Ja’Kobi Lane, Elijah Sarratt, Devontez Walker, LaJohntay Wester TE (4): Mark Andrews, Durham Smythe, Matthew Hibner, Josh Cuevas OL (9): Ronnie Stanley, John Simpson, Ethan Pocic, Olaivavega Ioane, Roger Rosengarten, Andrew Vorhees, Jovaughn Gwyn, Emery Jones Jr., Carson Vinson DEFENSE DL (6): Nnamdi Madubuike, Travis Jones, Calais Campbell, John Jenkins, Broderick Washington, Aeneas Peebles OLB (5): Trey Hendrickson, Tavius Robinson, Mike Green, Zion Young, Ethan Burke ILB (4): Roquan Smith, Teddye Buchanan, Trenton Simpson, Jay Higgins IV CB (6): Nate Wiggins, Marlon Humphrey, Chidobe Awuzie, T.J. Tampa, Chandler Rivers, Keyon Martin S (4): Kyle Hamilton, Malaki Starks, Jaylinn Hawkins, Keondre Jackson SPECIAL TEAMS K: Tyler Loop P: Ryan Eckley LS: NickMoore
- Aug 30 Jamison Hensley (X) Ravens QB Joe Fagnano will make the initial 53-man roster, per @AdamSchefter and @JFowlerESPN. That means Baltimore will keep three QBs on the initial 53-man roster for the first time since 2023. Fagnano, an undrafted rookie out of UConn, completed 74.7% of his passes (56-of-75) for 509 yards in the preseason, throwing three TDs and one interception. The Ravens' QBs: Lamar Jackson, Tyler Huntley and Joe Fagnano.
- Aug 30 Adam Schefter (X) Undrafted free-agent QB Joe Fagnano made the Ravens initial 53-man roster.
- Aug 30 Ravens Team Site How Undrafted Rookies Joe Fagnano and Ethan Burke Made Ravens' 53-Man Roster
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There are always surprises, but presumably, the Ravens will get to 53 by subtracting a number of these names (either via waivers or IR or trades) from the current roster. · Quoting Jeff Zrebiec: So 9 spots w/these guys still on
QB Joe Fagnano
RB Rasheen Ali
OL: Gerad Lichtenhan, Corey Bullock, Andrew Vorhees
DL: Nnamdi Madubuike, Aeneas Peebles, Rayshaun Benny, David Olajiga
OLBs Adisa Isaac, Ethan Burke
ILBs Teddye Buchanan, Dom DeLuca, Carl Jones
CB Marquise Robinson
2 more updatesfrom 2 sources
- Aug 29 Jeff Zrebiec (unofficial mirror bot, Bluesky) There are always surprises, but presumably, the Ravens will get to 53 by subtracting a number of these names (either via waivers or IR or trades) from the current roster. · Quoting Jeff Zrebiec: So 9 spots w/these guys still on QB Joe Fagnano RB Rasheen Ali OL: Gerad Lichtenhan, Corey Bullock, Andrew Vorhees DL: Nnamdi Madubuike, Aeneas Peebles, Rayshaun Benny, David Olajiga OLBs Adisa Isaac, Ethan Burke ILBs Teddye Buchanan, Dom DeLuca, Carl Jones CB Marquise Robinson
- Aug 29 Jeff Zrebiec (unofficial mirror bot, Bluesky) So 9 spots w/these guys still on QB Joe Fagnano RB Rasheen Ali OL: Gerad Lichtenhan, Corey Bullock, Andrew Vorhees DL: Nnamdi Madubuike, Aeneas Peebles, Rayshaun Benny, David Olajiga OLBs Adisa Isaac, Ethan Burke ILBs Teddye Buchanan, Dom DeLuca, Carl Jones CB Marquise Robinson · Quoting Jeff Zrebiec: By best count, the Ravens have 62 players still on roster, leaving them w/9 moves to make. Could be fewer as moves may have went unreported.
- Aug 29 CBS Sports NFL Headlines 2026 NFL preseason Week 3 rookie QB grades: Ravens undrafted signal caller shines
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- There are tiers within undrafted rookies -- out of these 45 that made initial 53-man rosters, 15 of them got $200,000+ in guaranteed money and 27 in all got $100k+, almost like an eighth round with more guaranteed money than a seventh. What's even more impressive are those who got little or no guaranteed money and still made 53s: Ravens QB Joe Fagnano: $0 Chiefs T Kahlil Benson: $0 Patriots LB Khalil Jacobs: $0 Dolphins FB D.J. Herman: $0 Bucs LB Caden Fordham: $2,000 Commanders K Drew Stevens: $2,500 Chargers CB Rodney Shelley: $5,000 Chargers C Jacob Spomer: $10,000 Giants LS Ben Mann: $10,000 (@spotrac for contract figures) · Quoting Ryan Paganetti: All 45 UDFAs from the 2026 class who made an NFL initial 53-man roster: ARI: Wydett Williams Jr., S, Ole Miss ATL: Malcolm DeWalt IV, CB, Akron ATL: Jack Strand, QB, Minnesota State Moorhead BAL: Ethan Burke, OLB, Texas BAL: Joe Fagnano, QB, UConn CAR: Aaron Hall, DT, Duke CAR: Haynes King, QB, Georgia Tech CAR: Albert Reese IV, OT,…
- Joe Fagnano called making the Ravens roster “pretty surreal.”
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All 45 UDFAs from the 2026 class who made an NFL initial 53-man roster:
ARI: Wydett Williams Jr., S, Ole Miss
ATL: Malcolm DeWalt IV, CB, Akron
ATL: Jack Strand, QB, Minnesota State Moorhead
BAL: Ethan Burke, OLB, Texas
BAL: Joe Fagnano, QB, UConn
CAR: Aaron Hall, DT, Duke
CAR: Haynes King, QB, Georgia Tech
CAR: Albert Reese IV, OT, Mississippi State
CHI: Beau Gardner, LS, Georgia
CHI: Hayden Large, TE, Iowa
CHI: Jayden Loving, DT, Wake Forest
CHI: Skyler Thomas, S, Oregon State
CLE: Michael Coats Jr., CB, West Virginia
DAL: Camden Brown, WR, Georgia Southern
DET: Eric O’Neill, EDGE, Rutgers
GB: J. Michael Sturdivant, WR, Florida
HOU: Sam Hagen, OT, South Dakota State
HOU: Sabastian Harsh, DE, NC State
HOU: Collin Wright, CB, Stanford
IND: Tahj Chambers, LB, Ole Miss
JAX: Bryan Thomas Jr., DE, South Carolina
KC: Kahlil Benson, OT, Indiana
KC: Xavier Nwankpa, S, Iowa
KC: Diego Pounds, OT, Ole Miss
LAC: Rodney Shelley, CB, Georgia Tech
LAC: Jacob Spomer, C, Fresno State
LAR: Wesley…
1 more updatefrom 1 source
- Aug 31 PFF (YouTube) Joe Fagnano finished preseason with 509 yards and 3 TDs for the Ravens 😤 #ravens #joefagnano #nfl #nflfans
- Aug 31 Greg Auman (X) All 45 UDFAs from the 2026 class who made an NFL initial 53-man roster: ARI: Wydett Williams Jr., S, Ole Miss ATL: Malcolm DeWalt IV, CB, Akron ATL: Jack Strand, QB, Minnesota State Moorhead BAL: Ethan Burke, OLB, Texas BAL: Joe Fagnano, QB, UConn CAR: Aaron Hall, DT, Duke CAR: Haynes King, QB, Georgia Tech CAR: Albert Reese IV, OT, Mississippi State CHI: Beau Gardner, LS, Georgia CHI: Hayden Large, TE, Iowa CHI: Jayden Loving, DT, Wake Forest CHI: Skyler Thomas, S, Oregon State CLE: Michael Coats Jr., CB, West Virginia DAL: Camden Brown, WR, Georgia Southern DET: Eric O’Neill, EDGE, Rutgers GB: J. Michael Sturdivant, WR, Florida HOU: Sam Hagen, OT, South Dakota State HOU: Sabastian Harsh, DE, NC State HOU: Collin Wright, CB, Stanford IND: Tahj Chambers, LB, Ole Miss JAX: Bryan Thomas Jr., DE, South Carolina KC: Kahlil Benson, OT, Indiana KC: Xavier Nwankpa, S, Iowa KC: Diego Pounds, OT, Ole Miss LAC: Rodney Shelley, CB, Georgia Tech LAC: Jacob Spomer, C, Fresno State LAR: Wesley…
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W/no more than 9 moves to make, these guys still on roster (at least that we know):
QB Joe Fagnano
RB Rasheen Ali
OL: Lichtenhan, Bullock, Vorhees
DL: Madubuike, Peebles, Benny, Olajiga
OLBs: Isaac, Burke
ILBs Buchanan, Dom DeLuca, Carl Jones, Higgins
CB: Marquise Robinson
1 more updatefrom 1 source
- Aug 30 Jeff Zrebiec (unofficial mirror bot, Bluesky) Probably a team to keep in mind as Ravens ponder status of Joe Fagnano
- Aug 30 Jeff Zrebiec (unofficial mirror bot, Bluesky) W/no more than 9 moves to make, these guys still on roster (at least that we know): QB Joe Fagnano RB Rasheen Ali OL: Lichtenhan, Bullock, Vorhees DL: Madubuike, Peebles, Benny, Olajiga OLBs: Isaac, Burke ILBs Buchanan, Dom DeLuca, Carl Jones, Higgins CB: Marquise Robinson
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