The Baltimore Ravens are loaded with exciting storylines this year. How will the new era under Jesse Minter look? Is the offense going to unlock another gear thanks to Declan Doyle's leadership? Are we going to see the defense come back to life? Baltimore’s aggressive offseason has really brought a ton of hype to the surface.
Even the undrafted rookie class is garnering attention. The Diego Pavia signing was polarizing, and everyone will be keeping an eye on his performance, but someone Ravens fans might be more psyched for is the son of a former player: Lardarius Webb Jr.
Webb followed in his father’s footsteps, making the NFL as a defensive back, and will be donning the purple and black…for now. Unfortunately, he has his work cut out for him. He joins a cornerback room that is absolutely loaded. Safe to say, he’s a roster longshot.
Baltimore Ravens’ undrafted darling staring down big-time roster troubles
It’s early in the offseason; however, Webb was quiet at rookie minicamp and OTAs. As he sits deep down the roster, reps could be hard to come by, and he’ll need to be much louder by the time we get to mandatory minicamp and training camp. If he makes it there.
This isn’t to say Webb can’t be an NFL-caliber corner. He made the league for a reason. The talent is there. However, it’s just that, well, if you look at who he’s competing with, it’s a very unrealistic chance that he’ll crack the 53-man roster.
Webb starred as an outside corner at Wake Forest, but at 5-foot-9, it’s almost guaranteed that he’ll have to move inside to the slot. If that’s the case, he’ll have to duke it out with the likes of Chandler Rivers, Keyon Martin, and Robert Longerbeam to even have a shot at making the team.
Webb’s hopes will likely lie in making the practice squad. With a long summer lying ahead, that’s certainly possible. It also helps a ton that he brings some versatility to the table, like his dad.
Webb is listed as a cornerback, per the Ravens website, but he has safety experience. He came to Oklahoma State as a safety in 2023, and although he made just four appearances, he trained and developed as a safety. From that point on, it was outside cornerback duties.
Still, problems could arise there, too. The Ravens might already have the best safety room in the league. Not only that, but each of their safeties possesses versatility that can make them positionless weapons for Jesse Minter. While that aspect of Webb’s game is certainly a plus, he’s not alone, so he’ll need to make a name for himself in almost every way possible.
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