Baltimore Ravens: 3 Dark horse candidates at their positions
By Joe Schiller
Maurice Canady
The Baltimore Ravens 2016 draft class was a major success. The likes of Ronnie Stanley, Alex Lewis, Kenneth Dixon and Tavon Young had very solid rookie seasons. But we didn’t hear much from last pick in the draft class, Maruice Canady. Canady suffered a hamstring injury last October and it forced him on to the injured reserve list for the rest of his rookie season. Now healthy and back for his second season, Canady is a dark horse candidate at the cornerback.
Looking at the cornerback position for the Ravens, there finally seems to be depth. They made some great offseason additions in free agency and the draft. But as we know, injuries occur in the NFL, especially to the Ravens secondary. There is no guarantee that players are going to stay healthy. We’ve seen this happen to the secondary before and they become a weak link on the defense.
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I’m not saying that Canady will start, but I think he comes in as a guy that can make some plays in the secondary. At 6″1′, he’s above-average height at the position. Whether it’s on third down or other special situations, I think he can develop into a guy where you don’t feel like there’s a drop-off when he comes in. That’s been the problem with the Ravens secondary and Canady helps fix this.