The Baltimore Ravens had themselves a major cornerback scare this past week. Nate Wiggins suffered a left leg injury that had everyone holding their breath, and Marlon Humphrey left practice early the following day. Thankfully, it seems like the Ravens avoided a disaster.
Wiggins avoided ligament damage in his tangle-up with rookie wide receiver Ja’Kobi Lane, and Humphrey’s injury is a minor one. On Thursday, Minter cleared up any remaining concerns, painting what appears to be the best-case scenario.
“Both are trending very well to potentially be back next week,” Minter said. “Both just dealing with a couple small things. Got good reports on both of them.”
That'll certainly have everyone in Baltimore breathing way easier.
Nate Wiggins and Marlon Humphrey updates will have Baltimore Ravens breathing a sigh of relief
It doesn’t get much scarier than watching your top two cornerbacks go down with an injury in back-to-back practices. And for the Ravens, losing either Wiggins or Humphrey was something they couldn’t afford. They would’ve been in crisis mode.
Baltimore’s secondary was horrible in 2025. Every time an opposing quarterback dropped back to pass, fans probably had to cover their eyes. It was big play after big play given up through the air, tying for the second-worst passing defense in the NFL at 247.9 passing yards allowed per game.
Wiggins and Humphrey in particular need to be better. A lot better. The duo was No. 1 and No. 2 in yards allowed in coverage—Humphrey allowed 831 yards and 810 yards.
Of course, most of those struggles can be tracked back to two obvious weaknesses that opposing offenses hunted every week: poor scheming and an abysmal pass rush. Each of those should be fixed in 2026.
Head coach Jesse Minter will call the plays this upcoming season, and in addition to being one of the best defensive minds in the game, he’s also a former defensive backs coach. He’ll know how to pull the strings correctly and get Wiggins and Humphrey firing on all cylinders.
Luckily, the team’s secondary shouldn’t have to sit back in coverage for what feels like a decade like they did last year either. In 2025, the defense posted just 30 sacks (tied for second-worst) and had a 30% pass rush win rate (28th), which directly correlated to the leaky pass defense. With a dramatically improved defense front headed by the additions of Trey Hendrickson and Zion Young, though, that’s bound to change.
Regardless, it’ll be up to Wiggins and Humphrey to flip the script in 2026. People will be looking for Wiggins to unlock his full potential, and Humphrey should be out to prove the previous season was an outlier. Following their encouraging injury updates, they'll get that chance.
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