The Ravens released their first regular-season depth chart of the Jesse Minter era on Tuesday, five days before Sunday's opener against the Colts at Lucas Oil Stadium. With the roster trimmed to 53, the chart is a leaner document than the four-deep sprawl of August — most positions now list two names, and the handful that go three deep tell you where Baltimore is carrying real insurance.
Two things stand out immediately. Jovaughn Gwyn is listed as the No. 1 center, ending a competition that began as a three-way race in early August, narrowed to Gwyn and Ethan Pocic once Danny Pinter picked up an injury designation, and now belongs to Gwyn alone. And rookie Vega Ioane, penciled in at right guard since the first preseason chart, held the spot all the way through — he'll be the only rookie starting on offense in Week 1.
The other name to circle is Carson Vinson, who appears twice: backup at left tackle behind Ronnie Stanley and backup at right tackle behind Roger Rosengarten. With David Sharpe and Gerad Lichtenhan off the chart, Vinson is the swing tackle, and an injury to either starter thins the line in a hurry.
Below is the full offense, defense, and special teams breakdown, exactly as released by the team.
Offense
| Pos | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
|---|---|---|---|
| WR | 4 Zay Flowers | 81 Devontez Walker | 10 LaJohntay Wester |
| WR | 7 Rashod Bateman | 6 Ja'Kobi Lane | 13 Elijah Sarratt |
| LT | 79 Ronnie Stanley | 76 Carson Vinson | — |
| LG | 74 John Simpson | 72 Andrew Vorhees | — |
| C | 54 Jovaughn Gwyn | 77 Ethan Pocic | — |
Gwyn has won the job outright after a competition that ran the length of the preseason. | |||
| RG | 71 Vega Ioane | 51 Emery Jones Jr. | — |
| RT | 70 Roger Rosengarten | 76 Carson Vinson | — |
Vinson is the listed backup at both tackle spots, leaving Baltimore with one true swing tackle on the 53. | |||
| TE | 89 Mark Andrews | 85 Josh Cuevas | — |
| TE | 80 Durham Smythe | 88 Matt Hibner | — |
| QB | 8 Lamar Jackson | 5 Tyler Huntley | 12 Joe Fagnano |
| RB | 22 Derrick Henry | 43 Justice Hill | 26 Rasheen Ali |
Defense
| Pos | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
|---|---|---|---|
| DT | 92 Nnamdi Madubuike | 96 Broderick Washington Jr. | — |
| NT | 98 Travis Jones | 94 John Jenkins | — |
| DE | 93 Calais Campbell | 90 Aeneas Peebles | — |
| RUSH | 91 Trey Hendrickson | 15 Mike Green | — |
| MLB | 0 Roquan Smith | 49 Jay Higgins IV | — |
| WLB | 32 Trenton Simpson | 40 Teddye Buchanan | — |
The only spot still marked "or" on the chart — Simpson and Buchanan remain in an open competition. | |||
| SAM | 95 Tavius Robinson | 9 Zion Young | 45 Ethan Burke |
| CB | 44 Marlon Humphrey | 27 T.J. Tampa Jr. | — |
| DB | 14 Kyle Hamilton | 38 Keyon Martin | 29 Chandler Rivers |
| SS | 21 Jaylinn Hawkins | 39 Keondre Jackson | — |
| FS | 24 Malaki Starks | 39 Keondre Jackson | — |
Keondre Jackson is the listed backup at both safety spots after K'Von Wallace came off the chart. | |||
| CB | 2 Nate Wiggins | 3 Chidobe Awuzie | — |
Special Teams
| Pos | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
|---|---|---|---|
| P | 30 Ryan Eckley | — | — |
| K | 33 Tyler Loop | — | — |
| H | 30 Ryan Eckley | — | — |
| LS | 46 Nick Moore | — | — |
| KOR | 26 Rasheen Ali | 10 LaJohntay Wester | 43 Justice Hill |
| PR | 10 LaJohntay Wester | 13 Elijah Sarratt | — |
What the Chart Tells Us
The front seven is the finished product. Trey Hendrickson, signed in March on a four-year, $112 million deal after leaving Cincinnati, opens at RUSH with second-year edge Mike Green behind him. Calais Campbell is at defensive end in his 19th NFL season, Nnamdi Madubuike and Travis Jones handle the interior, and Roquan Smith is at middle linebacker. Four of Baltimore's five season-long captains — Smith, Campbell, Kyle Hamilton and Lamar Jackson — are first-team names here.
Weakside linebacker is the lone unsettled job. Trenton Simpson and Teddye Buchanan have been separated by an "or" on every chart since the preseason opener, and Minter's staff still hasn't broken the tie. Expect both to play.
The safety alignment is worth watching. Jaylinn Hawkins is listed at strong safety with Malaki Starks at free safety, and Hamilton carries the generic "DB" designation the Ravens use for a player who moves around. Keondre Jackson is the only listed backup at either safety spot.
Ten rookies made the chart. Ioane and punter Ryan Eckley are the first-teamers. The rest — receivers Ja'Kobi Lane and Elijah Sarratt, tight ends Josh Cuevas and Matt Hibner, quarterback Joe Fagnano, edge defenders Zion Young and Ethan Burke, and cornerback Chandler Rivers — are backups with clear paths to snaps, particularly Young and Burke behind Tavius Robinson at SAM.
Tyler Loop keeps the kicking job, Eckley handles punts and holds. Baltimore opens the season with a second-year kicker and a rookie punter as its battery — and, for the second straight year, without a dedicated special teams captain, a role Justin Tucker held for 13 seasons.
Kickoff Information
Matchup: Baltimore Ravens at Indianapolis Colts
When: Sunday, Sept. 13, 1:00 p.m. ET
Where: Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis
TV: CBS
Underlined names indicate rookies. This depth chart is updated weekly at baltimoresportsfeed.com/ravens-depth-chart.html, where every previous week is archived and browsable, including Preseason Week 3's chart, Preseason Week 2's chart and Preseason Week 1's chart.