3 Ravens who must revive their crashing stock against the Jaguars

The Baltimore Ravens are going nowhere fast. They’re on a three-game losing streak, and with Lamar Jackson injured, they’ve hit a downward spiral. Things won’t get any easier in a short week, as they face a playoff-caliber Jacksonville Jaguars team on Thursday.

Everywhere you look, players have disappointed. The running game, passing attack, trenches, and secondary — Baltimore lacks certainty. Something has to give if they want to turn things around.

Here are three players who need to revive their crashing stock in Week 9.

3 Baltimore Ravens who need to play better in Week 9

Mark Andrews

When you talk about stock crashes, a couple come to mind: the 1929 Wall Street Crash and Black Monday. In the football world, Mark Andrews’ fall-off might be right up there.

What happened to Andrews, man?

Andrews was once a dangerous piece to the Ravens’ passing attack and one of the best tight ends in the NFL. Since then, he’s become a shell of himself. From dropped passes to nearly zero ability after the catch, the veteran isn’t much of a playmaker anymore.

It’s all been so sudden, too. Since his All-Pro campaign in 2021, he’s dropped like a rock. Just look at his air yards accounted for from 2021 to 2026.

Obviously Zay Flowers’ emergence changed things, but Andrews has gone from X-factor to a quiet weapon.

In Week 9, Andrews must play better. Anytime an undrafted rookie quarterback like Joe Fagnano starts, tight ends tend to be security blankets. Andrews needs to play that part well on Thursday.

Malaki Starks

Malaki Starks still hasn’t emerged eight games into his second NFL season. He’s flashed; he was actually putting together a solid stretch ahead of Week 8. Unfortunately, that loss to the Buffalo Bills saw him fall right back down.

Last Sunday, he missed a clutch tackle on what should’ve been a fourth-down stop and was toasted deep on a 23-yard touchdown pass to Dalton Kincaid.

As Baltimore’s deep safety, Starks plays a huge role in limiting explosive plays. He hasn’t done enough in 2026, and if he’s not on top of his game, Trevor Lawrence and the Jaguars passing attack could embarrass him.

Jacksonville’s offense thrives on big passing plays.

Numbers like those will put Starks at the center of attention. Lawrence may try to pick on him early and often. Starks needs to step up.

John Simpson

When will John Simpson start looking like the $30 million man Eric DeCosta paid for? The seventh-year guard isn’t playing well, and while he’s tolerable as a run blocker, his pass protection is nothing short of disastrous.

Simpson has allowed 16 pressures in 2026, and his Pro Football Focus grade sits at a terrible 53.7 (57th). That won’t work with Joe Fagnano out there.

Fagnano can’t play with a pocket like last week’s. He was pressured constantly, and way too many of those breakdowns came from the interior. If he stands any chance at actually producing, guys like Simpson need to hold their own up front.

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