The Baltimore Ravens are making vast improvements to their team this offseason. After hiring Jesse Minter as their next head coach, the 42-year-old is making some additions to his coaching staff.
Those moves are coming in key areas in which Baltimore struggled in 2025. They added Mike Mickens as their defensive backs coach and defensive pass game coordinator, and Dwayne Ledford is expected to become the offensive line coach and run game coordinator.
Still, in the wake of all of these moves, John Harbaugh isn’t going to make life easy for Minter and the Ravens’ coaching staff. After being fired, he quickly landed on his feet with the New York Giants. He is expected to acquire several Ravens in free agency and is already poaching members of the coaching staff.
One of Harbaugh’s more recent additions was Baltimore’s longtime special teams coach Chris Horton. The Ravens initially blocked teams from stealing Horton, but once Minter arrived, he allowed Horton to seek other opportunities.
While losing Horton obviously isn’t a huge deal, the problems could arise in free agency.
Ravens must make Jordan Stout a priority ahead of free agency
With Harbaugh and Horton being special teams minds, they’ll undoubtedly be targeting some key special teamers from Baltimore. That could include players like wide receiver Tylan Wallace and linebacker Jake Hummel. The most notable player of that group, though, could be punter Jordan Stout.
The Giants need a punter. Current punter Jamie Gillan struggled in 2025, and with Harbaugh at the helm, that definitely won’t stand. For them, Stout could become a priority. The Ravens can’t let them get the chance to make that addition.
Stout was one of, if not the best, punters in the NFL last season. He had a career year, averaging 50.1 yards per punt and pinning 24 punts inside the 20-yard line. After such a strong season, the 24-year-old earned his first Pro Bowl and All-Pro first-team honors.
Stout’s ability to flip the field was essential to Baltimore even having a shot at making the playoffs. Their defense was horrendous, but Stout helped make the ensuing defensive drives competitive.
Outside of Stout, the special teams unit largely struggled. He was possibly the most consistent part of the team. General manager Eric DeCosta cannot afford to let him work and should pay him as soon as possible.