The Baltimore Ravens’ offensive line was an issue entering the 2025 campaign, and three weeks into the season, it has yet to get any better. Stars Ronnie Stanley and Tyler Linderbaum are playing like the Pro Bowl-caliber players they are, but the guys the Ravens bet big on coming into the year have been scuffling.
Second-year pro right tackle Roger Rosengarten is enduring a sophomore slump. After two weeks of not allowing a single pressure, he gave up six to the Detroit Lions in Week 3. He has also seemed lost in the run game, posting a 51.5 run blocking grade thus far, per Pro Football Focus (PFF). The offensive guard play is the real problem, though.
Guards Andrew Vorhees and Daniel Faalele have failed to hold up their end of the bargain early on. Vorhees is being given complete control of the starting left guard job, but is struggling. He has a 43.1 overall grade, per PFF, a mark that ranks 87th among 95 qualifying offensive guards. In Faalele’s case, he has found more success in recent weeks, but inconsistencies remain, as they did in 2024.
Faalele is locked into the starting right guard spot for the foreseeable future, but Vorhees is feeling the pressure. He won the job over veteran Ben Cleveland in the offseason, and although it looks likely that Cleveland could be back in contention for starting reps, he has yet to prove worthy of those duties across his five-year career.
The real answer could be rookie third-round pick Emery Jones Jr.
Emery Jones Jr. may be the team’s answer at offensive guard
Jones had impressive college tape at LSU, but has not had the chance to prove himself at the NFL level. He injured his shoulder during the team's rookie minicamp, and his recovery has taken far longer than expected. He has been on the non-football injury list since July.
Head Coach John Harbaugh has not provided an update on Jones as of late, but it is hard to imagine that he will not be back on the field sometime soon. He will be eligible to return ahead of Baltimore’s Week 5 game against the Houston Texans. Still, even then, he would need some extra time to ramp back up into football shape and prepare for the pace of the professional level.
Once the 21-year-old is ready for football action, though, he should immediately find himself engulfed in the competition for the left or right guard job. By that point, the Ravens will have seen enough from Vorhees and Faalele to see if changes need to be made up front. Right now, it is already obvious they do.
Baltimore’s offensive line as a whole has registered a 58.5 pass blocking grade (19th in the NFL) and 65.1 run blocking grade (ninth in the NFL), according to PFF. While the run blocking grade is encouraging, for a team that is supposed to be the best rushing team in the league, it is disappointing. It is clear where the Ravens need to improve, and Jones could be a key catalyst in steering the offense back on the right course.